Chords for David Bowie - Big Brother/Chant of the ever circling skeletal family

Tempo:
180.85 bpm
Chords used:

A

D

G

Bm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie - Big Brother/Chant of the ever circling skeletal family chords
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[B]
[Bm]
[E]
[C#m]
[C]
[Am] [A]
[B] Don't talk [A] of dust and roses,
[Bm] or should [A] we powder our noses?
Don't live [G] for last year's K-Fas.
Give me [D] steel, give me steel, give me [B] nonsense unreal.
We'll build [A] a glass asylum,
[B] with just a [A] hint of mayhem.
We'll build [G] a better world, we'll be [D] living from sin, and we [E] can relive again.
[D] Heal us, save [G] us, save your
[D] shores, [G]
[D] help me, [G] I'm rapidly
[F#] yours.
[A] Someone to [Bm] blame us, [G] someone to [A] bother.
Someone to [Bm] shame us, [G] some brave [A] unforever.
Someone to [Bm] root us, [G] someone [A] to kill.
We want you, [E] big brother, big brother.
[D] [A]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[Bm]
[A] [G]
[B]
[A] [G]
[A]
[C]
[A]
[C]
Now [G]
you think [Em] you're all full square, but [Am] you've made [G] everyone, you've been everywhere.
[C] Lord, I [G] think you've overdosed, thinking you were [A] slowing down.
[G] Someone to [Bm] blame us, [G] someone [D] to [A] bother.
Someone [E] to
[Bm] shame us, [G] some brave [A]
unforever.
Someone [Em] to [Bm]
rule us, [G] someone to [A] kill.
Someone to [Bm] blame us, [G] someone to [A]
bother.
[E] Someone to [Bm] shame us, [G] someone to [A] kill.
[D] Someone to root us, [Bm] [G] someone [D] to [A] blame
[Am] [E] [Bm]
us.
[G] Someone to [A] bother,
[Bm] shame us, [D] [A]
someone [D] to kill.
Someone to [A] root us, we want you, big [N]
[A] [E]
brother.
[A] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[A] [D]
[E] Brother!
[G]
[A] [D]
[A] Chigga [E] chigga, [A]
[D] [A]
booyah booyah,
[D] [E] brother!
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Chigga [E] chigga,
[A] [D]
[A] booyah [Em] booyah,
[A] [Em]
brother!
[D]
[A] [D]
Chigga [E] chigga, [A]
[D] [A] booyah booyah, [Em] [A]
[Bm] [Em] brother!
[D] [A] [D]
[A] Chigga [Em] chigga,
[A] [D]
[A] booyah [E] booyah, [A]
[D] brother!
[G] [A]
[D] [Am] Chigga [E] chigga, [A]
[D] booyah booyah, [Bm]
[A] [D]
[E] brother!
[D]
[A] [E] [A]
Chigga chigga, [Em] [A]
booyah booyah, [Em] [A]
[G] brother!
Key:  
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Bm
13421112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
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Let's start jamming David Bowie - (2016 Remaster) Big Brother chords, practice the chord sequence G, A, Bm, E, A, D, A, D and E. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 90 BPM before aiming for the song's 181 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ Don't talk [A] of dust and roses, _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] or should [A] we powder our _ noses? _ _ _ _ _
_ Don't live [G] for last year's K-Fas.
_ _ _ Give me [D] steel, give me steel, give me [B] nonsense unreal. _ _ _
_ We'll build [A] a glass _ asylum, _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ with just a [A] hint of _ mayhem. _ _ _ _ _
_ We'll build [G] a better world, _ _ _ _ _ we'll be [D] living from sin, and we [E] can relive _ again. _ _
[D] Heal us, save [G] us, save your _
_ [D] shores, _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] help me, [G] I'm rapidly _
[F#] _ _ yours. _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ Someone to _ [Bm] blame us, _ [G] someone to [A] bother.
_ _ Someone to _ [Bm] shame us, [G] some brave [A] _ _ unforever.
_ Someone to [Bm] root us, _ [G] someone [A] to kill.
_ We want you, [E] big brother, _ _ big brother.
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
Now _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ you think [Em] you're all full square, but [Am] you've made [G] everyone, you've been everywhere.
[C] _ Lord, I [G] think you've overdosed, thinking you were [A] slowing down.
_ [G] _ Someone to [Bm] blame us, [G] someone [D] to [A] bother.
_ _ Someone [E] to _
[Bm] shame us, [G] some brave _ [A] _
unforever.
_ Someone [Em] to [Bm]
rule us, _ [G] someone to [A] kill.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Someone to [Bm] blame us, [G] _ someone to [A] _
bother.
_ _ [E] Someone to [Bm] shame us, [G] someone to [A] kill.
_ _ _ [D] Someone to root us, [Bm] _ _ [G] someone [D] to [A] blame _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _
us.
_ [G] Someone to [A] bother, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] shame us, _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ someone [D] to kill. _
_ _ Someone to [A] root us, we want you, big [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [E]
brother. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] Brother!
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ Chigga [E] chigga, _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A]
booyah booyah, _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ brother!
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] Chigga [E] chigga, _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] booyah [Em] booyah, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ brother!
_ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
Chigga [E] chigga, _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] booyah booyah, [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [Em] _ brother! _ _
[D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] Chigga [Em] chigga, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] booyah [E] booyah, _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ brother!
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ [Am] Chigga [E] chigga, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ booyah booyah, [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ brother!
_ _ [D] _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _
Chigga chigga, [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ booyah booyah, _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ brother! _ _ _ _
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