Chords for David Bowie on The Man Who Sold The World and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) / includes Lulu's version!

Tempo:
143.45 bpm
Chords used:

Gm

Eb

A

Dm

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie on The Man Who Sold The World and Kurt Cobain (Nirvana) / includes Lulu's version! chords
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[G] We passed upon the [D] stair.
We spoke of wars and [G] wins.
Although [Gb] I wasn't [Ab] there.
He said I was his [Bb] friend.
Which came as [Fm] some surprise.
I spoke into [G] his eyes.
I thought you died alone.
A long, long time [Fm] ago.
Oh no, not [Bbm] me.
I never lost control.
[A] Your [Fm] face, [Gm] your face.
Is the man who [Ab] sold the world.
[Dbm] [Gb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Abm] [E]
[D] [Dbm]
I laughed and [Ab] shook.
Made my way back [Bbm] [Dbm] home.
I searched for a phone [Ebm] [Ab] number.
It's a very sad rendition [Gb] of course.
[F] Because it's so [E] tied up.
Life and [Gb] death.
So it takes on all these different shades for me.
Because I also remember fairly clearly my state of mind when I was actually writing it.
Which was I guess some as near to a mystical state that a 19 year old can get into.
At [G] a time when I was sort of studying Buddhism.
For my 15 minutes of Buddhism.
So it's interesting that it changed.
It really had two mystical states.
The time that I wrote it and recorded it.
And the time when he wrote it.
When he wrote it again.
When he recorded it.
And the things that led [E] up to his end after that.
So I guess it still retains for me a sense of the mystical.
You play the song?
Yeah.
Again we do yet another very different version.
[Gm] [Dm] It's kind of trance like [F] still.
Well it always was trance like.
[B]
[Am] [F]
[Am]
[Dm]
[Gm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[C]
[Dm]
[Gm] [C]
To [Dm] fight.
With the [Eb] madness of the [A]
world.
[Eb] [A]
[Em] [Am] Oh
[E] [Eb]
[C] [Am]
[F]
[Eb] [C] no.
Not [Dm] me.
We [F] never lost [Gm] control.
[C] [Gm]
With the madness of the world.
[C] Oh no.
[Dm] Not me.
I never [Bb] lost control.
[Gm] [C] Your life.
Your [Dm] life.
With [Eb] the madness of [Gm] [Eb] the world.
[A] [Eb]
[A]
[Eb] [A]
[Am] [B] [G]
[Bb] [A]
Key:  
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
A
1231
Dm
2311
C
3211
Gm
123111113
Eb
12341116
A
1231
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Lulu - The Man Who Sold The World chords, practice playing Dm, Gm, C, Dm, Bb, Gm, A, Eb and A in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 71 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 143. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: D Minor.

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[G] We passed upon the [D] stair.
_ We spoke of wars and [G] wins.
_ _ _ Although [Gb] I wasn't [Ab] there.
_ _ He said I was his [Bb] friend. _ _
Which came as [Fm] some surprise.
_ _ I spoke into [G] his eyes.
I thought you died alone.
_ A long, long time [Fm] ago. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh no, _ not [Bbm] me.
_ _ I never lost _ control.
_ [A] Your [Fm] face, _ [Gm] your face. _
Is the man who [Ab] sold the world.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dbm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ _
[Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ _ I laughed and [Ab] shook. _
_ _ _ _ Made my way back [Bbm] [Dbm] home.
_ _ I searched for a phone [Ebm] [Ab] number. _ _ _
It's a very sad rendition [Gb] of course.
[F] Because it's so [E] tied up.
_ _ _ Life and [Gb] death.
_ _ _ So it takes on all these different shades for me.
Because I also remember _ fairly clearly my state of mind when I was actually writing it.
_ Which was I guess some as near to a mystical state that a 19 year old can get into. _ _ _ _
_ _ At _ [G] _ a time when I was sort of studying Buddhism.
_ For my 15 minutes of Buddhism. _ _ _
So _ _ _ _ _ it's interesting that it changed.
It really had two mystical states.
The time that I wrote it and recorded it.
And the time when he wrote it.
When he wrote it again.
When he recorded it.
And the things that led [E] up to his end after that.
So I guess it still retains for me a sense of the _ mystical. _ _ _
You play the song?
Yeah. _ _ _
Again we do yet another very different version.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ It's kind of trance like [F] still.
Well it always was trance like.
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ To [Dm] fight.
_ With the [Eb] madness of the _ [A] _
world. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] [Am] Oh _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [C] no. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Not [Dm] me.
_ We [F] never lost [Gm] control.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ With the madness of the world.
_ [C] _ Oh no.
[Dm] Not me.
_ I never [Bb] lost control.
[Gm] _ _ [C] Your _ life.
Your [Dm] life.
With [Eb] the madness of _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] the world.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [A] _

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This song was penned by David Bowie.

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