Van Morrison - The Great Deception Chords

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


Intro
A

Verse 1
Did you ever hear a-F♯mbout The GEreat De-cDeption?
A Well, the plastic revolutionaries take the money and F♯mrun.
A Have you ever been F♯mdown tEo Love CDity?
F♯m Where they rip you off with a smile, and it dEon't take a gAun.

Verse 2
A Don't it hurt so F♯mbad iEn Love cDity?
A Don't it make you not want to bother at F♯mall?
And don't they Alook F♯mso sEelf rDighteous,
When they F♯mpin you up a-gEainst the wAall?

Chorus 1
Did you Eever, ever see the Dpeople,
With the C♯mtear drops in their eDyes?
I just Ecan't stand it, stand it Dno how,
Living C♯min this world of lAies.    D

Verse 3
Did you ever hear a-F♯mbout the REock and Roll sDingers?
A Got three or four Cadil-F♯mlacs.
Saying Apower to the F♯mpeople, dEance to the Dmusic;
F♯m Wants you to pat him oEn the bAack.

Verse 4
Have you ever heard a-F♯mbout the gEreat RDembrandt?
Have you ever heard a-About how he could F♯mpaint?
And he didn't have e-Anough F♯mmoney fEor his bDrushes;
And they F♯mthought it was rEather qAuaint.

Chorus 2
But you Eknow it's no use re-Dpeating,
And you C♯mknow it's no use to tDhink about it.
'Cos when you Estop to think a-Dbout it; Ayou dDon't need it.

Verse 5
Have you ever heard a-F♯mbout the gEreat,
D Hollywood motion picture actor,
A Who knew more than they F♯mdid?
And the Anewspapers F♯mdidn't cEover the sDtory;
F♯m Just decided to kEeep it hAid.

Verse 6
Somebody F♯mstarted sEaying it was an iDnside job;
A Whatever happened to F♯mhim?
A Last time they F♯msaw him, dEown on the bDow'ry;
With his F♯mlip hanging off an old rEusty bottle of gAin.

Verse 7
Have you ever heard a-F♯mbout the sEo-called HDippies?
A Down on the far side of the F♯mtracks.
They take the Aeyeballs F♯mstraight oEut of your hDead,
Say son, F♯mkid, do you want your eEyeballs bAack?

Chorus 3
Did you Eever, ever see the Dpeople,
With the C♯mtear drops in their eDyes?
I just Ecan't stand it, stand it Dno how,
Living C♯min this world of lAies.    D

Verse 8
Did you ever hear a-F♯mbout The GEreat De-cDeption?
A Well, the plastic revolutionaries take the money and F♯mrun.
A Have you ever been F♯mdown tEo Love CDity?
F♯m Where they rip you off with a smile, and it dEon't take a gAun.

Outro
Have you ever heard about...F♯m     E        F♯m
The Great Deception.