Chords for David Bowie - Life on Mars (Tonight Show 1980)
Tempo:
115.15 bpm
Chords used:
D
C
G
Eb
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
To [G]
[C] the [B]
girl with the mousy hair, [Em] [G] and her mother is yelling [Dbm] no, and her [A] father has told her [D] to go.
But her [Gbm] friend is nowhere to be [C] seen, as she [B] walks through her sunken [E] dream, [Em]
[D] to the seat
with the [A] clearest view, and she's hooked to the silver [C] screen.
[Db] But the film is a sad thing [D] for, [Eb] cause she's lifted ten sides [Bb] on war.
[Gb] It's about to be lit [Gm] again, [Ab] as she's asked you to focus [G] on, sailors, [C] fighting in the battle.
[Em]
Oh man, [Eb] look at those [D] cavemen go, [Dm] it's a freaky [Am] show.
[C] Take a [G] look at the, oh man, [C] beating up the wrong [Em] guy.
Oh man, [Eb] wonder if he'll ever [D] know,
[Dm] is in the [Am] best selling show, [Cm] is the life [E] of, oh.
[Eb] [D]
[A] [D]
[Eb] [Em]
[F] [Gbm]
[G] [D] [Gm] It's all [D] around.
[Db] So is every custodian [C] proud.
[B] Mickey Mouse has grown up [E] a cow, [D] and the workers have struck [Db] a fine.
[A] Just lend them some [D] sailor gang.
See the mice in the middle of your [Dm] horse, [B] from Ibiza to the [E] North Prose.
[G] Robert and Henry shot [Db] the bow
[A] Jumped right out of my dock
[C] But [Db] the film is not sad [D] anymore
Cause [Eb] I wrote it ten [Bb] times or more
[Gb] And it's about something really sad, [Gm] hey
[Ab] As I ask you to focus [G] on Seeing us
[C]
Fighting in the [Em] dance hall
Oh [Eb] man, I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
[Dm]
It's the best [A] selling show
[C]
Take a [G] look at her
[C] Feeding up the wrong [Em] cries
Oh man, [Eb] I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
[Dm]
It's the best selling [A] show
[C] Is there life [Em] on
More
[Eb] [D] [Db]
[D] [Eb]
[Em] [G]
[C] [Cm]
[G]
[E]
[C] the [B]
girl with the mousy hair, [Em] [G] and her mother is yelling [Dbm] no, and her [A] father has told her [D] to go.
But her [Gbm] friend is nowhere to be [C] seen, as she [B] walks through her sunken [E] dream, [Em]
[D] to the seat
with the [A] clearest view, and she's hooked to the silver [C] screen.
[Db] But the film is a sad thing [D] for, [Eb] cause she's lifted ten sides [Bb] on war.
[Gb] It's about to be lit [Gm] again, [Ab] as she's asked you to focus [G] on, sailors, [C] fighting in the battle.
[Em]
Oh man, [Eb] look at those [D] cavemen go, [Dm] it's a freaky [Am] show.
[C] Take a [G] look at the, oh man, [C] beating up the wrong [Em] guy.
Oh man, [Eb] wonder if he'll ever [D] know,
[Dm] is in the [Am] best selling show, [Cm] is the life [E] of, oh.
[Eb] [D]
[A] [D]
[Eb] [Em]
[F] [Gbm]
[G] [D] [Gm] It's all [D] around.
[Db] So is every custodian [C] proud.
[B] Mickey Mouse has grown up [E] a cow, [D] and the workers have struck [Db] a fine.
[A] Just lend them some [D] sailor gang.
See the mice in the middle of your [Dm] horse, [B] from Ibiza to the [E] North Prose.
[G] Robert and Henry shot [Db] the bow
[A] Jumped right out of my dock
[C] But [Db] the film is not sad [D] anymore
Cause [Eb] I wrote it ten [Bb] times or more
[Gb] And it's about something really sad, [Gm] hey
[Ab] As I ask you to focus [G] on Seeing us
[C]
Fighting in the [Em] dance hall
Oh [Eb] man, I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
[Dm]
It's the best [A] selling show
[C]
Take a [G] look at her
[C] Feeding up the wrong [Em] cries
Oh man, [Eb] I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
[Dm]
It's the best selling [A] show
[C] Is there life [Em] on
More
[Eb] [D] [Db]
[D] [Eb]
[Em] [G]
[C] [Cm]
[G]
[E]
Key:
D
C
G
Eb
Em
D
C
G
_ To _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ the _ [B]
girl with the mousy hair, [Em] _ _ [G] and her mother is yelling [Dbm] no, _ _ and her [A] father has told her [D] to go. _ _
But her [Gbm] friend is nowhere to be [C] seen, _ as she [B] walks through her sunken [E] dream, _ [Em] _
[D] to the seat
with the [A] clearest view, _ and she's hooked to the silver [C] screen. _
_ [Db] But the film is a sad thing [D] for, _ _ [Eb] cause she's lifted ten sides [Bb] on war.
_ [Gb] It's about to be lit [Gm] again, _ _ [Ab] as she's asked you to focus [G] on, _ sailors, [C] fighting in the battle.
[Em] _
Oh man, [Eb] look at those [D] cavemen go, _ _ [Dm] _ it's a freaky [Am] show.
_ _ [C] _ Take a [G] look at the, oh man, [C] beating up the wrong [Em] guy.
Oh man, [Eb] wonder if he'll ever [D] know, _
_ _ [Dm] is in the [Am] best selling show, _ _ [Cm] _ is the life [E] of, _ oh.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] It's all [D] around.
_ _ [Db] So is every custodian [C] proud.
_ _ [B] Mickey Mouse has grown up [E] a cow, _ _ [D] and the workers have struck [Db] a fine.
_ [A] _ Just lend them some [D] sailor gang.
_ See the mice in the middle of your [Dm] horse, _ [B] from Ibiza to the [E] North _ Prose.
[G] Robert and Henry shot [Db] the bow
_ [A] Jumped right out of my dock
[C] _ _ _ But [Db] the film is not sad [D] anymore
_ Cause [Eb] I wrote it ten [Bb] times or more
[Gb] And it's about something really sad, [Gm] hey
_ [Ab] As I ask you to focus [G] on _ Seeing us
[C]
Fighting in the [Em] dance hall
Oh [Eb] man, I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
_ _ _ [Dm] _
It's the best [A] selling show
_ _ [C] _
Take a [G] look at her
_ _ _ [C] Feeding up the wrong [Em] cries
Oh man, [Eb] I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
_ _ _ [Dm] _
It's the best selling [A] show
_ _ [C] Is there life [Em] on
More
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ the _ [B]
girl with the mousy hair, [Em] _ _ [G] and her mother is yelling [Dbm] no, _ _ and her [A] father has told her [D] to go. _ _
But her [Gbm] friend is nowhere to be [C] seen, _ as she [B] walks through her sunken [E] dream, _ [Em] _
[D] to the seat
with the [A] clearest view, _ and she's hooked to the silver [C] screen. _
_ [Db] But the film is a sad thing [D] for, _ _ [Eb] cause she's lifted ten sides [Bb] on war.
_ [Gb] It's about to be lit [Gm] again, _ _ [Ab] as she's asked you to focus [G] on, _ sailors, [C] fighting in the battle.
[Em] _
Oh man, [Eb] look at those [D] cavemen go, _ _ [Dm] _ it's a freaky [Am] show.
_ _ [C] _ Take a [G] look at the, oh man, [C] beating up the wrong [Em] guy.
Oh man, [Eb] wonder if he'll ever [D] know, _
_ _ [Dm] is in the [Am] best selling show, _ _ [Cm] _ is the life [E] of, _ oh.
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] It's all [D] around.
_ _ [Db] So is every custodian [C] proud.
_ _ [B] Mickey Mouse has grown up [E] a cow, _ _ [D] and the workers have struck [Db] a fine.
_ [A] _ Just lend them some [D] sailor gang.
_ See the mice in the middle of your [Dm] horse, _ [B] from Ibiza to the [E] North _ Prose.
[G] Robert and Henry shot [Db] the bow
_ [A] Jumped right out of my dock
[C] _ _ _ But [Db] the film is not sad [D] anymore
_ Cause [Eb] I wrote it ten [Bb] times or more
[Gb] And it's about something really sad, [Gm] hey
_ [Ab] As I ask you to focus [G] on _ Seeing us
[C]
Fighting in the [Em] dance hall
Oh [Eb] man, I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
_ _ _ [Dm] _
It's the best [A] selling show
_ _ [C] _
Take a [G] look at her
_ _ _ [C] Feeding up the wrong [Em] cries
Oh man, [Eb] I wonder if they'll ever [D] know
_ _ _ [Dm] _
It's the best selling [A] show
_ _ [C] Is there life [Em] on
More
_ [Eb] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
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