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Red Sails

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Tuning: Standard E
This is a personal favourite of mine from Bowies catalogue. It's a bit cacophonic at times though, and it's
hard to do the original soundscape justice with just an acoustic guitar. So these are just the basic
underlying chords if you want to play along to the track. I strum the entire song in eighth notes in true
Neu!-style, but find a pattern that suits you!
[Intro]
D  D  D  D
[Verse 1]
I Gfeel roughed up, feel a bit frightened
Nearly pin it down some time
FRed sail action wake up in the wrong town
Boy, I really get around
D...Thunder ocean, thunder oceaEn
Red sails take me, make me sail aGlong
[Interlude 1]
G  G  G  G
F  F  F  F
[Chorus]
DRed sails and a mast so tall
ERed sails, red sails
[Solo]
A  A  A  A
D  D  D  D
[Verse 2]
GDo you remember we another person
Green and black and red and so scared
GraFffiti on the wall keep us all in tune
Bringing us all back home
[Chorus]
DRed sails, thunder ocean
Red sails, sailor can't dance like Eyou (woooh!)
GRed sail, red sail action
Red sail, some reaction
[Interlude 2]
F  F  F  F
D  D  D  D
E  E  E  E
A  A  A  A
D  D  D  D
[Verse 3]
GAction boy seen living under neon
Struggle with a foreign tongue
FRed sails make him strong
Action make him sail along
DLife stands still and stares
[Interlude 3]
E  E  E  E
[Verse(?) 4]
The AHinterland, the Hinterland
We're gonna sail to the Hinterland
And it's Dfar far far far, far far far away
It's a far far, far far far, da da da, da da da
G.....two.....three, four..... FWOOOOOOOOH
[Ending guitar solo]
F  F  F  F
D  D  D  D
E  E  E  E
G  G  G  G
FD  FD  FD  FD (the song fades out during this chord)

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Red Sails

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard E

This is a personal favourite of mine from Bowies catalogue. It's a bit cacophonic at times though, and it's

hard to do the original soundscape justice with just an acoustic guitar. So these are just the basic

underlying chords if you want to play along to the track. I strum the entire song in eighth notes in true

Neu!-style, but find a pattern that suits you!

[Intro]

D D D D

[Verse 1]

I feel roughed up, feel a bit frightened

Nearly pin it down some time

Red sail action wake up in the wrong town

Boy, I really get around

D E

...Thunder ocean, thunder ocean

Red sails take me, make me sail along

[Interlude 1]

G G G G

F F F F

[Chorus]

Red sails and a mast so tall

Red sails, red sails

[Solo]

A A A A

D D D D

[Verse 2]

Do you remember we another person

Green and black and red and so scared

Graffiti on the wall keep us all in tune

Bringing us all back home

[Chorus]

Red sails, thunder ocean

Red sails, sailor can't dance like you (woooh!)

Red sail, red sail action

Red sail, some reaction

[Interlude 2]

F F F F

D D D D

E E E E

A A A A

D D D D

[Verse 3]

Action boy seen living under neon

Struggle with a foreign tongue

Red sails make him strong

Action make him sail along

Life stands still and stares

[Interlude 3]

E E E E

[Verse(?) 4]

The Hinterland, the Hinterland

We're gonna sail to the Hinterland

And it's far far far far, far far far away

It's a far far, far far far, da da da, da da da

G F

.....two.....three, four..... WOOOOOOOOH

[Ending guitar solo]

F F F F

D D D D

E E E E

G G G G

F F F F

D D D D (the song fades out during this chord)

About Red Sails Chords by David Bowie

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