Van Morrison - The Great Deception

intro :

A

verse 1 :

F#m E D
did you ever hear A – bout the great de – ception?
A F#m
well , the plastic revolutionaries take the money and run .
A F#m E D
have you ever been down to love city?
F#m E A
where they rip you off with a smile , and it don’t take a gun .

verse 2 :

A F#m E D
don’t it hurt so bad in love city?
A F#m
don’t it make you not want to bother at all?
A F#m E D
and don’t they look so self righteous ,
F#m E A
when they pin you up A – gainst the wall?

chorus 1 :

E D
did you ever , ever see the people ,
C#m D
with the tear drops in their eyes?
E D
i just can’t stand it , stand it no how ,
C#m A ( n . D )
living in this world of lies .

verse 3 :

F#m E D
did you ever hear A – bout the rock and roll singers?
A F#m
got three or four cadil – lacs .
A F#m E D
saying power to the people , dance to the music;
F#m E A
wants you to pat him on the back .

verse 4 :

F#m E D
have you ever heard A – bout the great rembrandt?
A F#m
have you ever heard A – bout how he could paint?
A F#m E D
and he didn’t have E – nough money for his brushes;
F#m E A
and they thought it was rather quaint .

chorus 2 :

E D
but you know it’s no use re – peating ,
C#m D
and you know it’s no use to think about it .
E D A ( n . D )
’cos when you stop to think A – bout it; you don’t need it .

verse 5 :

F#m E
have you ever heard A – bout the great ,
D
hollywood motion picture actor ,
A F#m
who knew more than they did?
A F#m E D
and the newspapers didn’t cover the story;
F#m E A
just decided to keep it hid .

verse 6 :

F#m E D
somebody started saying it was an inside job;
A F#m
whatever happened to him?
A F#m E D
last time they saw him , down on the bow’ry;
F#m E A
with his lip hanging off an old rusty bottle of gin .

verse 7 :

F#m E D
have you ever heard A – bout the so – called hippies?
A F#m
down on the far side of the tracks .
A F#m E D
they take the eyeballs straight out of your head ,
F#m E A
say son , kid , do you want your eyeballs back?

chorus 3 :

E D
did you ever , ever see the people ,
C#m D
with the tear drops in their eyes?
E D
i just can’t stand it , stand it no how ,
C#m A ( n . D )
living in this world of lies .

verse 8 :

F#m E D
did you ever hear A – bout the great de – ception?
A F#m
well , the plastic revolutionaries take the money and run .
A F#m E D
have you ever been down to love city?
F#m E A
where they rip you off with a smile , and it don’t take a gun .

outro :

F#m E F#m
have you ever heard about . . .
the great deception .