Ashley McBryde - Fat and Famous: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fat and Famous" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

  A
Frissy hair and glasses
        D            A
At the back of the class
     A                        E
You made fun of me on Friday nights

       A
I was down there in the band
             D
And you were up there in the stands
               A
And now who's voted
      E
Most likely
               A
To hate their life,

Chorus:
         D
You got fat, I got famous
            A
Ain't that funny how it changes
          E
You made fun of me for years
       A
I get paid to sing my songs
         D
I got a headline gig in Austin
            A
You got a closet drinkin' problem
       E
And a juvenile delinquent
      A
Souvenier from senior prom
         D
I got a Budweiser endorsement
          A              F#
You're refinancing your mortgage
          Bm
How's it feel to make those payments
         E              A    E A E A
You got fat, and I got famous

You cheated off my papers
And ignored me in the hall
And drove a daddy's money Mustang around town
I drove a rusty pile of tin
That you loved to go by me in
It looks a lot like that heap you're driving now

Chorus:
You got fat, I got famous
Ain't that funny how it changes
You made fun of me for years
I get paid to play my songs
I got a headline gig in Austin
You got a prayer-chain gossip column
And a pack of crappy friends
And an ass just like your mom
My guitar player says I'm sexy
I strum his Tele, when he lets me
It's a bitch the way life changes
You got fat and I got famous

 D
Woo hoo,
That was the night I found out
      A                         F#       Bm E A
That karma and gravity are the same thing

                D
'Cause I got a Budweiser endorsement
          A              F#
You'er refinancing your mortgage
            Bm
Ain't it a bitch the way life changes
                E                   A B D A
'Cause you got fat, and I got famous


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

B

Guitar chord B

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Fat and Famous" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fat and Famous" by Ashley McBryde.