{"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":61252,"song":"The Man Who Sold The World","artist":"David Bowie","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/61252-the-man-who-sold-the-world-chords-by-david-bowie/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/61252?type=chord","rating":4.62777,"votes":307,"content":"[Intro]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]Dm[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\n(w/ Riff 1 x6)[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]A7[/ch]                       [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\n We passed upon the stairs, we spoke of was and when[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A7[/ch]                        [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAlthough I wasn't there, he said I was his friend[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nWhich came as some surprise, I spoke into his eyes[/tab]\r\n                       Dm                     C (Riff 2)\r\nI thought you died alone, a long long time ago\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\nC (Riff 2)   F (Riff 3)\r\nOh no,        not me\r\n  Bbm               F (Riff 3)\r\nI never lost control\r\n           C (Riff 2)      F\r\nYou're face      to face\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch] (repeat intro)\r\nwith the man who sold the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                           [ch]A7[/ch]                         [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nI laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home[/tab]\r\n[tab]                             [ch]A7[/ch]                            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nI searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Gm[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here[/tab]\r\n                       Dm                    C (Riff 2)\r\nWe must have died alone, a long long time ago\r\n\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n\r\nC (Riff 2) F (Riff 3)\r\nWho knows? not me\r\n   Bbm               F (Riff 3)\r\nWe never lost control\r\n           C (Riff 2)      F\r\nYou're face       to face\r\n[tab]         [ch]Bbm[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch] (repeat intro)\r\nwith the man who sold the world[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff 1]\r\n\r\n[tab]e|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|\r\nG|-2--2--2--0----2b3r2--0--|\r\nD|-------------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff 2]\r\n(C Mixolydian = C Major scale with a minor 7th)\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]C[/ch]\r\ne|-------------------------|\r\nB|-------------------------|\r\nG|----------------2--3--5--|\r\nD|-------2--3--5-----------|\r\nA|-3--5--------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Riff 3]\r\n(F Major scale)\r\n\r\n[tab]   [ch]F[/ch]\r\ne|-------------------------|\r\nB|----------------3--5--6--|\r\nG|-------2--3--5-----------|\r\nD|-3--5--------------------|\r\nA|-------------------------|\r\nE|-------------------------|[/tab]","plain_text":"[Intro]\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n                       Dm                     C (Riff 2)\nI thought you died alone, a long long time ago\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nC (Riff 2)   F (Riff 3)\nOh no,        not me\n  Bbm               F (Riff 3)\nI never lost control\n           C (Riff 2)      F\nYou're face      to face\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n                       Dm                    C (Riff 2)\nWe must have died alone, a long long time ago\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\nC (Riff 2) F (Riff 3)\nWho knows? not me\n   Bbm               F (Riff 3)\nWe never lost control\n           C (Riff 2)      F\nYou're face       to face\n\n\n\n[Riff 1]\n\n\n\n\n[Riff 2]\n(C Mixolydian = C Major scale with a minor 7th)\n\n\n\n\n[Riff 3]\n(F Major scale)","chords":["A","Dm","F","A7","C","Gm","Bbm","B","G","D","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Gm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[3,5,5,3,3,3]}}}