Chords for David Bowie - Kooks [Acustic Live]

Tempo:
129 bpm
Chords used:

D

Am

C

A

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie - Kooks [Acustic Live] chords
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I'd been listening to the new Young Island and they phoned through and said that my wife had had a baby on Sunday morning
and I wrote this about the baby.
It's called Kootz.
Kootz.
K-O-O-T-Z.
I'm not too sure of the words because it is new, so here we go.
[D]
[Am]
[D]
[Am]
[D]
Will you stay in our love [Am] story?
If you stay, you won't be sorry
[C] because we believe in you.
[Am]
Soon [D] you'll [Am] grow, so take a [D] [Am] chance
with a couple of [D] [Am] kooks, hung up [F] on [C]
[D] romancing.
Will you stay in our love story?
[Am] If you stay, you won't be [C] sorry
because we believe in you.
[Am] [D] Soon you'll grow, [C] so [D] take a [Am] chance
with a [D] couple of [Am] kooks, hung up on [F]
[C] romancing.
[D] Bought some things to [A] keep you warm and dry and a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry.
[D] I bought [G] you a pair of shoes, [D] trumpet you can blow [G] and a book of rules
[A] and what to say to people if they pick on you, because if you stay with us you'll grow a pretty kooky too.
[D] If you stay in our love [Am] story, won't you stay, you won't be [C] sorry
because we believe in you.
[Am] [D] Soon you'll grow, [Am] so [D] take a chance
[Am] with a couple [D] of [Am] kooks, hung up [F] on
[C] [D] romancing.
[F#] [Am]
[D] And if you ever [A] have to go to school, [D] remember what they did [A] to the soulful.
[D] Don't pick fights [G] with the bullies or the cats, [D] I'm not much of a [G] punch in other people's stats.
[D] And if the homework [A] brings you down, then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown
and we'll watch the crazy people race around.
[D] Will you stay in our love [Am] story?
If you stay, you won't be [C] sorry
because we believe in you.
[Am] Soon [D] you'll grow, [Am] so take [D] a chance
[Am] with a couple [D] of [Am] kooks, hung up [F] on
[C] romancing.
[D] [Am]
[D]
[Am]
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
A
1231
F
134211111
D
1321
Am
2311
C
3211
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To start learning David Bowie - (In Concert: John Peel, Stereo) Kooks chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: D, Am, D, C and Am. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 64 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 129. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: A# Minor.

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_ _ I'd been listening to the new Young Island and they phoned through and said that my wife had had a baby on Sunday morning
and I wrote this about the baby.
It's called Kootz.
Kootz.
K-O-O-T-Z.
I'm not too sure of the words because it is new, so here we go.
_ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
Will you stay in our love [Am] story? _
If you stay, you won't be sorry
[C] because we believe in you.
_ _ _ [Am]
Soon [D] you'll [Am] grow, so take a [D] [Am] chance
with a couple of [D] [Am] kooks, hung up [F] on _ [C] _
[D] romancing.
_ Will you stay in our love _ story?
[Am] If you stay, you won't be [C] sorry
because we believe in you. _ _
[Am] _ [D] Soon you'll grow, [C] so [D] take a [Am] chance
with a [D] couple of [Am] kooks, hung up on [F] _ _
[C] romancing.
[D] Bought some things to [A] keep you warm and dry and a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry.
[D] _ I bought [G] you a pair of shoes, [D] trumpet you can blow [G] and a book of rules
[A] and what to say to people if they pick on you, because if you stay with us you'll grow a pretty kooky too.
[D] _ If you stay in our love [Am] story, _ won't you stay, you won't be [C] sorry
because we believe in you. _ _
_ [Am] [D] Soon you'll grow, [Am] so [D] take a chance
[Am] with a couple [D] of [Am] kooks, hung up [F] on _
[C] _ [D] romancing. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ And if you ever [A] have to go to school, [D] remember what they did [A] to the soulful.
_ [D] Don't pick fights [G] with the bullies or the cats, [D] I'm not much of a [G] punch in other people's stats.
_ [D] And if the homework [A] brings you down, then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown
and we'll watch the crazy people race around.
[D] _ Will you stay in our love [Am] story?
_ If you stay, you won't be [C] sorry
because we believe in you. _ _
[Am] Soon [D] you'll grow, [Am] so take [D] a chance
[Am] with a couple [D] of [Am] kooks, hung up [F] on _
[C] romancing.
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was penned by David Bowie.

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