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Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1941321,"song":"Alternative Candidate","artist":"David Bowie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1941321-alternative-candidate-chords-by-david-bowie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1941321?type=chord","rating":4.34061,"votes":8,"content":"Alternative Candidate – David Bowie, Diamond Dogs\r\n\r\n[Intro]\r\n(Drums)\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  x3\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    Inside every teenage girl there's a fountain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                                             [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    Inside every young pair of pants there's a mountain[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   Inside every mother's eyes is Tommy Tinkrem's bed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n   Inside every candidate waits a grateful dead[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 1]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI make it a thing, when I'm on my own to relieve myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]F#[/ch]                   [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI make it a thing, when I gazelle on stage to believe in myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI make it a thing, to glance in window panes and look pleased with myself[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nYeah, and pretend I'm walking home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n([ch]Bm[/ch]) [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                                   [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    I took it so bad, I sat in the correction room[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    Took me a fag, and a kick in the moon[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Bm[/ch]                    [ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWell, I ain't gonna suck no radar wing because inside this tin is tin[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\n   Would you like to techno-plate 'cause I'm your candidate, oh yeah[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 2]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a matter of life, and the way you walk, you've got a BrylCream queen[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]                            [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt's a matter of tact, in the things you talk, that keeps his passport clean[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]F#[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA matter of fact, that a cock ain't a cock on a twelve inch screen[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nSo I'll pretend I'm walking home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n([ch]Bm[/ch]) [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\n [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  x3\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                                           [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    You don't have to scream a lot to keep an age in tune[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]                               [ch]E[/ch]\r\n    You don't have to scream a lot to predict monsoons[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                         [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n   You don't have to paint my contact black, now I've hustled a pair of jeans[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]                   [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]F#m[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n   Do I have to give your money back when I'm the Fuhrerling?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus 3]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll make you a deal, I'll say I came from Earth and my tongue is taped[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI'll make you a deal, you can get your kicks on the candidate[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]F#[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll make you a deal, for your future's sake, I'm the candidate[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\nLet's pretend we're walking home[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]([ch]Bm[/ch])        [ch]E[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\n    Uh-huh, uhhh[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nUh-huh, uhhh, I'm the candidate[/tab]\r\n[tab]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nMake way for the candidate[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nVote now for the candidate[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]  x2\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n(fade out)[/tab]","plain_text":"Alternative Candidate – David Bowie, Diamond Dogs\n\n[Intro]\n(Drums)\nBm  Bm  E  A  x3\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n(Bm) Bm  E  A\n Bm  Bm  E  A\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Instrumental]\n(Bm) Bm  E  A\n Bm  Bm  E  A  x3\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\nBm  Bm  E  A  x2","chords":["Bm","E","A","F#m","F#","G"],"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]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}