Chord The Great Deception by Van Morrison

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 .