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Scary Monsters And Super Creeps

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E7 resolves itself in E
For the chorus to play Fripp's riff, play a 5th+ over the B
[Intro]
E D  E
E D  A
A
[Verse]
E7She had an horror of rooms she was Dsus2tired you can't hide beE7at
EWhen I looked in her eyes they were Dsus2blue but nobody homeE7  
E7She could've been a killer if she Dsus2didn't walk the way she E7do, and she do
E7She opened strange doors that we'd Dsus2never close agaiE7n
SEhe began to wail jDealousies scream
WCaiting at the light kGnow what I mean
E
[Chorus]
  BScary monsters,  Bsuper creeps
  BKeep me running, Arunning scaredE  
  BScary monsters, Bsuper creeps
  BKeep me running, Arunning scaredE  
[Bridge]
F#m   E
E D   A
A
[Chorus]
E7She asked me to sDsus2tay and I stole her E7room
E7She asked for my love and I Dsus2gave her a dangerous E7mind
E7Now she's stupid in the street and sDsus2he can't socialE7ise
E7Well I love the little girl and I'll Dsus2love her till the day she dE7ies
She wails JimEmy's guitar sound Djealousies scream
WCaiting at the light kGnow what I mean
E
[Chorus]
  BScary monsters,  Bsuper creeps
  BKeep me running, Arunning scaredE  
  BScary monsters, Bsuper creeps
  BKeep me running, Arunning scaredE  
[Instrumental]
D      Bm
D      Bm
D      Bm
D      Bm
[Chorus]
  BScary monsters,  Bsuper creeps
  BKeep me running, Arunning scaredE  
  BScary monsters, Bsuper creeps
  BKeep me running, Arunning scaredE  
[Instrumental]
D      Bm
D      Bm
D      Bm
D      Bm
[Outro]
EOoooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh AOoooooooooh Oh
EOoooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh AOoooooooooh Oh
ODh Oooooooooooh OBh Ooooooh
EOoooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh AOoooooooooh Oh
EOoooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh AOoooooooooh Oh
ODh Oooooooooooh OBh Ooooooh

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Scary Monsters And Super Creeps

by David Bowie

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Dsus2

F#m

E7 resolves itself in E

For the chorus to play Fripp's riff, play a 5th+ over the B

[Intro]

E D E

E D A

[Verse]

E7 Dsus2 E7

She had an horror of rooms she was tired you can't hide beat

E Dsus2 E7

When I looked in her eyes they were blue but nobody home

E7 Dsus2 E7

She could've been a killer if she didn't walk the way she do, and she do

E7 Dsus2 E7

She opened strange doors that we'd never close again

E D

She began to wail jealousies scream

C G

Waiting at the light know what I mean

[Chorus]

B B

Scary monsters, super creeps

B A E

Keep me running, running scared

B B

Scary monsters, super creeps

B A E

Keep me running, running scared

[Bridge]

F#m E

E D A

[Chorus]

E7 Dsus2 E7

She asked me to stay and I stole her room

E7 Dsus2 E7

She asked for my love and I gave her a dangerous mind

E7 Dsus2 E7

Now she's stupid in the street and she can't socialise

E7 Dsus2 E7

Well I love the little girl and I'll love her till the day she dies

E D

She wails Jimmy's guitar sound jealousies scream

C G

Waiting at the light know what I mean

[Chorus]

B B

Scary monsters, super creeps

B A E

Keep me running, running scared

B B

Scary monsters, super creeps

B A E

Keep me running, running scared

[Instrumental]

D Bm

[Chorus]

B B

Scary monsters, super creeps

B A E

Keep me running, running scared

B B

Scary monsters, super creeps

B A E

Keep me running, running scared

[Instrumental]

D Bm

[Outro]

E A

Ooooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh Ooooooooooh Oh

E A

Ooooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh Ooooooooooh Oh

D B

Oh Oooooooooooh Oh Ooooooh

E A

Ooooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh Ooooooooooh Oh

E A

Ooooooooooooooh Oh Oh Oh Ooooooooooh Oh

D B

Oh Oooooooooooh Oh Ooooooh

About Scary Monsters And Super Creeps Chords by David Bowie

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The chords for "Scary Monsters And Super Creeps" show the original chord names (including E7, E, B, D, A, Dsus2). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.