Capo 2 fret

[Chorus: Sting]
      Em             D               Am     B
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
Em                              D               Am  B
And it seems as though the writing is on the wall
       Em                  D
Superstar you finally made it
                   Am              B
But once your picture becomes tainted
                 Em        D
It's what they call
                Am         B
The rise and fall
 
 
[Verse 1: Craig David]
Em                   D               Am     B
I always said that I was gonna make it
B                                 Em
Now it's plain for everyone to see
Em                   D                     Am
But this game I'm in don't take no prisoners
      B
Just casualties
Em                   D               Am     B
I know that everything is gonna change
               B
Even the friends I knew before may go
Em                   D                         Am     B
But this dream is the life I've been searching for
Em                   D               Am
Started believing that I was the greatest
                         B
My life was never gonna be the same
Em                   D               Am
Cause with the money came a different status
            B
That's when things change
Em                   D                      Am
Now I'm too concerned with all the things I own
           B
Blinded by all the pretty girls I see
Em          D        Am      B
I'm beginning to lose my integrity
 
 
[Chorus: Sting]
      Em             D               Am     B
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
         Em                     D               Am  B
And it seems as though the writing is on the wall
       Em                  D
Superstar you finally made it
                   Am              B
But once your picture becomes tainted
                 Em        D
It's what they call
                Am         B
The rise and fall
 
 
[Verse 2: Craig David]
Em                   D               Am
I never used to be a troublemaker
              B                        Em
Now I don't even wanna please the fans
            D                           Am
No autographs, no interviews, no pictures
        B          Em
Endless demands
         D                       Am
Given advice that was clearly wrong
               B                               Em
The type that seems to make me feel so right
                    D                           Am    B     Em
But some things you may find can take over your life
                 D                             Am
Burnt all my bridges, now I've run out of places
                     B               Em
And there's nowhere left for me to turn
                D               Am
Been caught in compromising situations
   B                       Em
I should have learned
                   D                   Am
From all those times I didn't walk away
         B                        Em
When I knew that it was best to go
           D           Am          B
Is it too late to show you the shape of my heart?
 
 
[Chorus: Sting]
 
      Em             D               Am     B
Sometimes in life you feel the fight is over
Em                              D               Am  B
And it seems as though the writing is on the wall
       Em                  D
Superstar you finally made it
                   Am              B
But once your picture becomes tainted
                 Em        D
It's what they call
                Am         B
The rise and fall
 
 
[Bridge]
C          Bm
Now I know I made mistakes
Am
Think I don't care
G
But you don't realize what this means to me
C              Bm
So let me have just one more chance
Am
I'm not the man I used to be