Silly Boy Blue

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D A
Mountains of Lhasa are feeling the rain
D A
People are walking the Botella lanes
E D
Preacher takes the school
E D
One boy breaks a rule
A G A
Silly Boy Blue, ooo blue, Silly Boy Blue
D A
Yak butter statues that melt in the sun
D A
Cannot dissolve all the work you've not done
E D
A chela likes to feel
E D
That his overself pays the bill
A D A D G A
Silly Boy Blue, ooo blue, ooo ooo oooo Silly Boy Blue
G F#m G
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You wish and wish, and wish again
F#m G
You've tried so hard to fly
E A
You'll never leave your body now
E G A
You've got to wait to diiiiiiiiiiiie
(key change, bass leads walkdown - A G F#)
E B
La la la la la la la, la la la la
E B
La la la la la la la, la la la la
F# E
La la la la la, La
F# E
La la la la la, La
B E B E A B
Silly Boy Blue, ooo blue, ooo ooo oooo Silly Boy Blue
E B
Child of Tibet, you're a gift from the sun
E B
Reincarnation of one better man
F# E
The homeward road is long
F# E
You've left your prayers and song
B E B E B
Silly Boy Blue, ooo blue, ooo ooo oooo Silly Boy Blue
etc.

Silly Boy Blue chords and lyrics

Free chords for Silly Boy Blue by David Bowie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

(key change, bass leads walkdown - A G F#)
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Silly Boy Blue Chords by David Bowie

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Silly Boy Blue Chords · David Bowie