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Oh You Pretty Things

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[Intro]
F#  G#  F#  E D C#
F#  G#  F#  E
D G/D D G/D D G/D D G/D
[Verse 1]
  GWake up you G/DsleepDy head
Esus4Put on some clothes, shake Emoff your bed
GPut another log on the Dfire for me
AI've made some breakfast and Ecoffee
GLook out my window, Dwhat do I see
A B/D#crack in the sky and a Emhand reachG7/Fing down tC/Eo me
All the A7/Enightmares came toD7day
And it looks as though they're heGre to stayC#dim7  D  D#dim7  E  B/F#  F#sus4  F#  
[Verse 2]
  GWhat are we G/DcominDg to
Esus4No room for me, no Emfun for you
  GI think about a Dworld to come
Where the Abooks were found by the EGolden Ones
GWritten in pain, Dwritten in awe
By a B/D#puzzled man who Emquestioned G7/Fwhat we wC/Eere here for
All the A7/Estrangers came toD7day
And it looks as though they're hGere to stay
[Chorus]
GOh you Bm/F#pretty thingsEm7  
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your Cmamas and papas insGane?
GOh you Bm/F#pretty thingsEm7  
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your Cmamas and papas insGane?
Let me A7make it plain
D7Gotta make way for the C7homo superioGr
[Verse 3]
(G)           G/D  D  
Look out at your children
Esus4See their faces in gEmolden rays
 GDon't kid yourself they beDlong to you
  AThey're the start of the Ecoming race
The Gearth is a bitch, we've Dfinished our news
  B/D#Homo sapiens hEmave outgG7/Frown their uC/Ese
All the A7/Estrangers came toD7day
And it looks as though they're hGere to stay
[Chorus]
GOh you Bm/F#pretty thingsEm7  
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your Cmamas and papas insGane?
GOh you Bm/F#pretty thingsEm7  
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your Cmamas and papas insGane?
Let me A7make it plain
D7Gotta make way for the C7homo superioGr
[Outro]
F#  G#  F#  E D C#
F#  G#  F#  E
D G/D D G/D D G/D D G/D
C# F#/C# D# G#/D#
F#     F#  C#

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Oh You Pretty Things

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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G/D

Esus4

B/D#

G7/F

C/E

A7/E

C#dim7

D#dim7

B/F#

F#sus4

Bm/F#

Em7

G7/D

[Intro]

F# G# F# E D C#

F# G# F# E

D G/D D G/D D G/D D G/D

[Verse 1]

G G/D D

Wake up you sleepy head

Esus4 Em

Put on some clothes, shake off your bed

G D

Put another log on the fire for me

A E

I've made some breakfast and coffee

G D

Look out my window, what do I see

B/D# Em G7/F C/E

A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me

A7/E D7

All the nightmares came today

G C#dim7 D D#dim7 E B/F# F#sus4 F#

And it looks as though they're here to stay

[Verse 2]

G G/D D

What are we coming to

Esus4 Em

No room for me, no fun for you

G D

I think about a world to come

A E

Where the books were found by the Golden Ones

G D

Written in pain, written in awe

B/D# Em G7/F C/E

By a puzzled man who questioned what we were here for

A7/E D7

All the strangers came today

And it looks as though they're here to stay

[Chorus]

G Bm/F# Em7

Oh you pretty things

G7/D C G

Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?

G Bm/F# Em7

Oh you pretty things

G7/D C G

Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?

Let me make it plain

D7 C7 G

Gotta make way for the homo superior

[Verse 3]

G G/D D

()

Look out at your children

Esus4 Em

See their faces in golden rays

G D

Don't kid yourself they belong to you

A E

They're the start of the coming race

G D

The earth is a bitch, we've finished our news

B/D# Em G7/F C/E

Homo sapiens have outgrown their use

A7/E D7

All the strangers came today

And it looks as though they're here to stay

[Chorus]

G Bm/F# Em7

Oh you pretty things

G7/D C G

Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?

G Bm/F# Em7

Oh you pretty things

G7/D C G

Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?

Let me make it plain

D7 C7 G

Gotta make way for the homo superior

[Outro]

F# G# F# E D C#

F# G# F# E

D G/D D G/D D G/D D G/D

C# F#/C# D# G#/D#

F# F# C#

About Oh You Pretty Things Chords by David Bowie

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