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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1812463,"song":"Blackstar","artist":"David Bowie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1812463-blackstar-chords-by-david-bowie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1812463?type=chord","rating":4.75329,"votes":81,"content":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n             Blackstar – David Bowie\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\nWritten by: David Bowie\r\nFrom: \"Blackstar\" (2015)\r\n\r\nTabbed by: maguri\r\nTuning: Standard\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]CHORDS\r\n          E-A-D-G-B-e\r\nF#        x-x-4-3-2-2\r\nC#/F      x-x-3-1-2-1\r\nE         x-x-2-1-0-0\r\nGm7/D#    x-x-1-4-4-4  or x-x-1-1-0-2\r\nD6        x-x-0-4-3-2\r\nF#/C#     x-4-x-3-2-2\r\nDdim7     x-5-6-4-6-x  or x-x-0-1-0-1\r\nC#        x-4-3-1-2-1[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n\r\n[tab]FRAME, intro\r\n  B Bsus4 B   C    B           C    B           Am   B           C\r\n  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +\r\ne|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|\r\nB|----5---4---5---|------------5---|4-----------1---|------------5---|\r\nG|4---4---4---5---|4-----------5---|4-----------2---|4-----------5---|\r\nD|4---4---4---5---|4-----------5---|4-----------2---|4-----------5---|\r\nA|2-----------3---|2-----------3---|2-----------0---|2-----------3---|\r\nE|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\r\n_____\r\nFRAME\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]  \r\n In the Villa of Ormen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     In the Villa of Ormen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     Stands a solitary candle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\nYour eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ [ch]Am[/ch] ] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n        On the day of execution[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     On the day of execution[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     Only women kneel and smile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\nYour eyes,               your eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ [ch]B[/ch] ]\r\nAah, aah, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] | [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ [ch]B[/ch] ]\r\nAah, aah, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]  \r\n In the Villa of Ormen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     In the Villa of Ormen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     Stands a solitary candle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\nYour eyes,              your eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ [ch]B[/ch] ]\r\nAah, aah, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n\r\n| [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | \r\n[tab]| [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | \r\n                 [ no chord, freely ][/tab]\r\n| [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] |     (oooh, oooh ...)\r\n\r\n_________________\r\nB L A C K S T A R\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]F#[/ch] | [ch]C#/F[/ch] | [ch]E[/ch] | [ch]G#m7/D#[/ch] |\r\n| [ch]D6[/ch] | [ch]F#/C#[/ch] | [ch]Ddim7[/ch] | [ch]C#[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]C#/F[/ch]\r\n Something happened on the day he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]G#m7/D#[/ch]\r\n Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D6[/ch]                            [ch]F#/C#[/ch]\r\nSomebody else took his place, and bravely cried[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]C#/F[/ch]\r\n How many times does an angel fall?[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]G#m7/D#[/ch]\r\n How many people lie instead of talking tall?[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D6[/ch]                              [ch]F#/C#[/ch]\r\nHe trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]                   [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar (I'm not a gangstar)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can’t answer why (I’m a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nJust go with me (I’m not a filmstar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’m-a take you home (I’m a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nTake your passport and shoes (I’m not a pop star)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAnd your sedatives, boo (I’m a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nYou’re a flash in the pan (I’m not a Marvel star)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’m the great I am (I’m a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                    [ch]C#/F[/ch]\r\n I'm a blackstar, way up, oh honey, I've got game[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                      [ch]G#m7/D#[/ch]\r\n I see right so white, so open-heart it's pain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D6[/ch]                           [ch]F#/C#[/ch]\r\nI want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]F#[/ch]                         [ch]C#/F[/ch]\r\n Something happened on the day he died[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                       [ch]G#m7/D#[/ch]\r\n Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D6[/ch]                            [ch]F#/C#[/ch]\r\nSomebody else took his place, and bravely cried[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Ddim7[/ch]\r\nI'm a blackstar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C#[/ch]               [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI'm a star star (I'm a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Middle 8]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nI can’t answer why (I’m not a gangstar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nBut I can tell you how (I’m not a flam star)[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C[/ch]\r\nWe were born upside-down (I’m a star star)[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nBorn the wrong way ‘round (I’m not a whitestar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI’m a blackstar[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI’m not a gangstar (I’m a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\n I’m a blackstar[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nI’m not a pornstar, I’m not a wandering star[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]\r\nOooh, ooh, ooh, ooh[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ [ch]B[/ch] |\r\nI’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)[/tab]\r\n\r\n_____\r\nFRAME\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n| [ch]B[/ch] [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]  \r\n In the Villa of Ormen[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     Stands a solitary candle[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nIn the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]   [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch] |\r\nYour eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ [ch]Am[/ch] ] [ch]B[/ch]\r\n        On the day of execution[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]B[/ch]\r\n     Only women kneel and smile[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAh, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nAt the centre of it all[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]   | [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] |\r\nYour eyes,               your eyes[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]   [ [ch]B[/ch] ]\r\nAah, aah, aaaaah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n| [ch]B[/ch]  [ch]Bsus4[/ch] [ch]B[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch] | \r\n| [ch]B[/ch]        [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch] | [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]C[/ch] | \r\n\r\n(playback peters out)","plain_text":"---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n             Blackstar – David Bowie\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nWritten by: David Bowie\nFrom: \"Blackstar\" (2015)\n\nTabbed by: maguri\nTuning: Standard\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------------\n_____\nFRAME\n\n[Intro]\n| B  Bsus4 B C | B     C | B    Am | B    C |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n| B    C | B    Am | B    C |\n| D    Em | C    D | C    D | C    D |\n| B    C | B    C | B    Am | B    C |\n\n\n\n| B   Bsus4 B C | B    C | B    C |\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n| B Bsus4 B C | B    C | B Bsus4 B C | \n\n| B Bsus4 B C |     (oooh, oooh ...)\n\n_________________\nB L A C K S T A R\n\n[Intro]\n| F# | C#/F | E | G#m7/D# |\n| D6 | F#/C# | Ddim7 | C# |\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Middle 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n_____\nFRAME\n\n[Intro]\n| B Bsus4 B C | B     C | B    Am | B    C |\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Outro]\n| B  Bsus4 B C | B | B       C | \n| B        C | B    C | B          C | \n| B        C | B    C | B          C | \n\n(playback peters out)","chords":["E","A","D","G","B","F","C#/F","D6","F#/C","C","Bsus4","Am","Em","F#","G#m7/D#","F#/C#","Ddim7","C#"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"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]}}}