It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame
It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame

It Wasn't Me, It Was The Fame easy guitar chords by Epmd

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    • Verse 1

    As 
    the 
    wind 
    sets 
    the mood, 

    it's 
    time to 
    let 
    off 

    A 
    sucker 
    tried to 
    play 

    me, the 
    E I'm 
    not 
    soft 

    I'm 
    very 
    hardcore, 

    droppin 
    bombs 
    like Warsaw 

    It reminds 
    me, 
    back 
    in 
    1984 

    When I 
    went 
    to a 
    party 
    with 
    the 
    master 
    plan 

    To 
    step 
    up, 
    and 
    put the 
    mic 
    in my 
    hand 

    Every
    body 
    was 
    there, from 

    junior 
    high to 
    high schools 

    Dy
    in 
    to get busy, 

    because 
    I 
    knew 
    I had the 
    tools 

    Then 
    I got the 
    heart 

    and went 
    by 
    the set 

    I said, 
    "Yo, 

    I wanna 
    rock 
    the set" 
    "Yeah 
    no 
    sweat" 

    Kickin 
    rhymes 
    in the 
    place, 

    people 
    couldn't 
    take 
    it 

    The 
    style 
    I flowed, 

    the 
    way I 
    shaked 
    and baked 
    it 

    Later 
    on 
    I made 
    a record, 

    and 
    got 
    recog
    nition 

    Everybody's 
    jockin, now 
    nobody's 

    dissin 

    Written and produced 
    by the 
    new 
    rap 
    duo 

    Yes 
    EPMD, now 
    I'm 
    known 
    in school 

    I see the 
    backstabbers, and 

    the elderly 
    creature 
    features 

    That 
    used to 
    diss 
    me, 

    when I was 
    tryin 
    to reach 
    the 

    Tip 
    tip- 
    top 
    and I 
    won't stop 

    To be 
    the 
    master, 
    in 
    the field 
    of 
    hip- 
    hop 

    I 
    did 
    that, 
    and got 
    a 
    name for 
    myself 

    The image 
    of 
    E, 
    and 
    all 
    of my wealth 

    I 
    see my 
    fake 
    friends, 

    but 
    things 
    ain't 
    the same 

    Oh what a 
    shame, 
    I diss 
    em 

    Who 
    to 
    blame? 
    It wasn't 

    me 
    it was 
    the "Fame!" 

    Verse 2
    It 
    wasn't 
    me 
    it was 
    the "Fame!" 

    Verse 3
    Before 
    I cut records 
    I had dreams 

    of livin 
    large 

    Earnin 
    crazy 
    cash 
    flow, 

    the 
    whole 
    nine yard
    s 

    But 
    when 
    I told my 
    college 
    friends 

    they kicked 
    back 
    and laughed 

    Said, 
    "You 
    better 
    grab 
    your books 

    and take your be
    hind 
    to class" 

    They 
    said, 
    "You couldn't 
    make 
    a record 

    and expect 
    to 
    get paid 

    Cause there's 
    too many 
    def 

    rappers 
    in 
    the 
    world 
    today" 

    I said, 
    "Yo, my 
    name 
    is 
    M.D. and my 

    style 
    is def" 

    They said, 
    "Your 
    name 
    is Parrish 
    son, 

    you're like 
    all the rest 

    Frontin 
    you gettin 
    a contract, 

    but 
    then 
    you 'fess" 

    But 
    when you 
    heard my 
    record 
    playin, 

    your mouth 
    was 
    wide 
    open 

    Your head was 
    tilted 
    back 
    that you was 

    almost 
    chok
    in 

    But I just 
    lounge, 

    an
    d cool 
    with the 
    fellas 

    Like my 
    roomie D- Wade, 

    Top 
    Notch, 
    and James 
    Ellis 

    I 
    never 
    hung 
    with girls, 

    only 
    one 
    and she was 
    mellow 

    First 
    name 
    was Terry, 

    last 
    name 
    Romanello 

    My records 
    started 
    sellin 
    then 
    P withdrew 

    From 
    the college 
    Southern 
    Con, 

    known as 
    SCSU 

    But when I 
    often 
    go 
    and visit 
    they say, 

    "P bust 
    a rhyme" 

    I shake 
    my head 
    and then chuckle, 

    and 
    throw 
    up the peace 
    sign 

    They 
    wanna 
    feel my 
    gold 

    and sport 
    my 
    Rolex 

    But P reply 
    it's really 
    nothin, 

    and 
    don't like 
    to flex 

    And when 
    I 
    step 
    up on the 
    scene 

    I always 
    hear 
    them whisper 

    "Yo 
    P's 
    not the 
    same, 

    did 
    you 
    see 
    him diss 
    you?" 

    I go 
    deep 
    into my 
    thoughts, 

    then 
    I 
    questioned 
    my brain 

    It wasn't 
    me, 
    the money, 
    or the 
    fortune, 

    it was 
    the 
    "Fame!" 

    Verse 4
    It wasn't 
    me 
    it was 
    the "Fame!" 

    Verse 5
    Oh! 

    Now you 
    wanna 
    know 
    me, be

    fore you 
    wasn't 
    speakin 

    Now 
    you 
    watch 
    "Yo! MTV 

    Raps" 
    every 
    weekend 

    Just to 
    see 
    me, 
    the 
    E, 
    and 
    the P 

    Coolin 
    out on 
    the scene, 

    with 
    Fab 
    5 Freddy 

    Back 
    then you 
    didn't 
    know, 

    that I was 
    determined 

    To 
    be a 
    def 
    rap
    per 
    with the 

    name 
    Erick 
    Sermon 

    To 
    be a 
    crowd 
    mover, 

    someone 
    that 
    cause trouble 

    Then I 
    thought, 

    and 
    came 
    up with 
    E Double 

    I can't 
    forget, 
    how they 
    used 
    to dis
    s 

    Sayin 
    he can't 
    rap, because 

    he talks 
    with 
    a lisp 

    But 
    I got 
    paid, 
    now you 
    feel stupid 

    Amazed 
    by the 
    style 
    the sound 

    and 
    how we 
    looped it 

    Now 
    I clock G's, 
    trunk 
    jewels, 

    and star 
    trims 

    Cool 
    around 
    town, 

    and flex 
    my 
    black 
    Benz 

    Definitely 
    hooked 
    up, 

    with the 
    system 
    that cranks 

    Livin 
    well 
    off, 

    with dinero 
    in the 
    bank 

    EPMD, is 
    Erick 
    Par
    rish 
    Makin 
    Dollars 

    Always 
    on 
    tour, so 
    you can 

    call 
    us Rhodes 
    Scholars 

    You 
    saw me 
    in eighty- 
    sev
    en, where 

    have you 
    been because 
    we 
    miss 
    you 

    I dis
    missed 
    you, 
    it wasn't 
    me 
    who dissed 

    you, it 
    was 
    the "Fame!" 

    Verse 6
    It wasn't 
    me it 
    was 
    the "Fame!" 

    Verse 7
    As 
    I freak 
    a funky 
    style, 

    to 
    a 
    funky 
    fresh 
    rhythm 

    I use my 
    crazy 
    def 
    talent, 

    that God 
    has 
    given 

    Me 
    to flow 
    slow, 
    and 
    still 
    live large 

    To 
    drop 
    a 
    def 
    LP, 

    and catch 
    MC's off guard 

    Because my 
    friends 
    started 

    buggin, we used 
    to cool 
    at the mall 

    But on 
    the S.T., 

    the 
    Sneak 
    Tip, they 
    prayed for 
    my downfall 

    I used 
    to cruise 
    by in my 
    rock 
    and always 

    hear 
    them mumble 

    "They got 
    lucky 
    on Strictly 
    Biz 

    but watch 
    the 
    next 
    one crumble" 

    My 
    father 
    always 
    told 
    me to 
    wisen up son 

    Cause if 
    you hung with 
    nine 
    broke friends, 

    you're bound 
    to be the 
    10th one 

    So 
    I cut 
    my friends 
    off, 
    and P went 
    for 
    self 

    Me 
    and Erick 
    Sermon, 
    and no 
    one 
    else 

    Strictly 
    writin 
    def 
    lyrics 
    to my 

    best 
    abil
    ity 

    With the 
    crazy 
    imagination 

    as my 
    only 
    utility 

    Cause 
    MC's around 
    my way 

    brag 
    how 
    def 
    they 
    are 

    But now 
    they 
    workin 
    full time, 

    and 
    sharin 
    their mom's 
    cars 

    Always 
    frontin 
    to the 
    girls, 

    how hard 
    you 
    can rock

    But 
    you 
    leave 
    out how 
    you 
    carpin to go 

    punch 
    the clock

    Yeah 
    we 
    came 
    hittin 
    hard, so 
    all 

    the talkin 
    had to 
    halt 

    But don't 
    blame 
    us, 

    blame 
    God, it's 
    his fault 

    For 
    assistin us on 
    the mission 

    of 
    a point 
    of no 
    return 

    To do 
    a crab 
    MC, 
    who did 
    not learn 

    Now 
    when 
    you're 
    hot 
    you're hot, 

    and when 
    you're 
    not 
    you're not 

    And when 
    it 
    comes 
    to funky 
    music, 

    the two 
    rock 
    the 
    spot 

    So next 
    time 
    you see me 
    coolin, 

    bite 
    your lip 
    and respect 

    Between 
    me 
    and you sonny, 

    straight 
    up, I'm 
    like death 

    I 
    cooled 
    on 
    the Run 
    tour, 

    with Flavor 
    and Chuck 

    Jazzy Jeff 
    and the Fresh 
    Prince 
    but 

    I 
    guess that 
    was 
    luck 

    I did shows 
    in crazy 
    countries, 

    like Europe 
    and France 

    Copenha
    gen, 
    Denmark, 

    an
    d Amsterdam 

    I even 
    been 
    to our 
    country, 

    that they 
    call 
    Africa 

    Keep your 
    eyes 
    on your girl, 

    cause 
    P'll be watch
    in 
    around 
    the 

    Tick 
    tick'n, yo check 
    out P 
    rippin 

    A new way 
    to 
    sway, 

    cause 
    brothers 
    keep 
    vickin 

    Flows 
    and echoes, 
    that sound 
    exact 

    But 
    you're 
    rhymin 
    in circles, 

    and 
    you ain't sayin 
    jack 

    So 
    take it 
    in stride, 

    by 
    the way 
    I'm still 
    the same 

    First 
    name 
    is still Par
    rish, 

    Sue's 
    my girl, 
    nuttin 
    changed 

    You 
    in
    sist 
    I act funny, 

    but 
    who's 
    to blame? 

    It wasn't 
    Yo! 
    MTV 
    Raps, 

    the money, 
    or Soul 
    Train 

    It was 
    the 
    "Fame!" 

    Verse 8
    It wasn't 
    me 
    it was 



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    "Fame!" 







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