Status Quo - Fame Or Money: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Fame Or Money" 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.

    F#                         E
He showed you no interest, he gave you no love
  B                       F#
From time to time he was funny
                              E
He loved only two things, but one was enough for him
 B                      F#
Was it the fame or the money?

Chorus:
F#
Was it fame or money?
C#           F#
Lethal vice, cold as ice
F#
Was it fame or money?
C#                  D             A    E   F#
Holding tight, 'til everything is all right
D             A    B
Everything is all right

Up to his eyeballs, always in debt
He's suddenly off and running
So what motivation lay at the heart of it?
Was it the fame or the money?

Chorus:
Was it fame or money?
Lethal vice, cold as ice
Was it fame or money?
Holding tight, 'til everything is all right
Everything is all right
Everything is all right

E     B           A     B
We're all in the running
E    B           A   B
With all of the money
E    B   D               A
Take all over and over again

Back in his schooldays, four-eyed and zits
No good at games, and skinny
Locked in the boys' room left him no choice at all
Had to be fame and money

Chorus:
So it's fame and money
Lethal vice, cold as ice
So it's fame and money
Holding tight, 'til everything is all right
Fame and money
Lethal vice, cold as ice
So it's fame and money
Holding tight, 'til everything is all right
Everything is all right
Everything is all right



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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

F#

Guitar chord F#

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Fame Or Money" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Fame Or Money" by Status Quo.

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