{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":17004,"song":"Big Brother","artist":"David Bowie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/17004-big-brother-chords-by-david-bowie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/17004?type=chord","rating":4.9501,"votes":33,"content":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\r\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\r\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\r\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\r\nDate: Fri, 7 Jul 95 16:00:56 EDT\r\nFrom: Winston Campbell <jieuryli@eden.rutgers.edu>\r\nSubject: BIG BROTHER by David Bowie\r\n\r\nthis is one of my favourite bowie songs of all time.  it is off of the great\r\nand enigmatic album -diamond dogs-.  it post-cedes 1984.  bowie is just so\r\ngreat.  but anyway, here we go:\r\n\r\n\r\n(music starts, bass plays an A note)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\ndon~t talk of dust and roses[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nor should we powder our noses?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\ndon~t live for last year~s capers[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\ngive me steel, give me steel, give me pulses unreal[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwe~ll build a glass asylum[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nwith just a hint of mayhem[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nyou~ll build a better whirlpool[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwe~ll be living from sin, then we can really begin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nplease savior, save your shores[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]Gb[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nhelp me, i~m graphically yours[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to claim us, some one to follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to shame us, some brave apollo[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to fool us, some one like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]-[ch]B5[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]\r\nwe want you big brother, big brother[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nbreak: [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]Bm[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]\r\n[ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ni know you think you~re awful square[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]G[/ch]\r\nthat you~ve made every one and you~ve been everywhere[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nlord, i~d take an overdose if you knew what~s going down[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to claim us, some one to follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to shame us, some brave apollo[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to fool us, some one like you[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to claim us, some one to follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to shame us, some brave apollo[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to fool us, some one like you[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to claim us, some one to follow[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to shame us, some brave apollo[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nsome one to fool us, some one like you[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                 [ch]E[/ch]\r\nwe want you big brother[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n(this song submerges into the chant to big brother, which i will not\r\n transcribe.  comment, questions, answers, direct your attention to\r\n jieuryli@eden.rutgers.edu)\r\n\r\n                        bye-bye","plain_text":"#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#\n#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #\n#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #\n#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##\nDate: Fri, 7 Jul 95 16:00:56 EDT\nFrom: Winston Campbell \nSubject: BIG BROTHER by David Bowie\n\nthis is one of my favourite bowie songs of all time.  it is off of the great\nand enigmatic album -diamond dogs-.  it post-cedes 1984.  bowie is just so\ngreat.  but anyway, here we go:\n\n\n(music starts, bass plays an A note)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nbreak: Bm   A   G    Bm   A   G   Bm   A   G\nE    G     E    G\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(this song submerges into the chant to big brother, which i will not\n transcribe.  comment, questions, answers, direct your attention to\n jieuryli@eden.rutgers.edu)\n\n                        bye-bye","chords":["A","Bm","G","D","E","Gb","B5","Em","C"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}