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Something In The Air

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[Intro]
Gm
[Verse 1]
Eb/GYour coat and hat are Eb6/Ggone
Ebmaj7/GI really can't look at your lEb6/Gittle empty sEbmaj7/Ghelf
DmA ragged teddy bear
FIt feels like we Dmnever had a chance
FDon't look me in the eye
[Verse 2]
Eb/GWe lay in each other's Eb6/Garms
Ebmaj7/GBut the room is jEb6/Gust an empty sEbmaj7/Gpace
DmI guess we lived it out
FSomething in the air
DmWe smile too fast
FAnd can't think of a thing to Bbmsay
[Chorus]
LiF/Aved with the best times
AbLeft with the Ebworst
GbDanced with you Ftoo long
GbNothing left to Fsay
BbmLet's take what we F/Acan
AbI know you'll hold your Ebhead up high
GbWe've raged for Fthe last time
GbA place of no Freturn
And there's something in the Bbair
  Dm/ASomething in Gmmy eye
I've Gbdanced with you Ftoo longBb  
YeaDm/Ah
Something in Gmthe air
GbSomething in Fmy eyeBb  
[Interlude]
Gm
[Verse 3]
Eb/GAbracadoo,Eb6/GI lose you
   Ebmaj7/GWe can't avEb6/Goid the clasEbmaj7/Gh
DmThe big mistake
FNow we're going to pay and pay
DmThe sentence of our lives
FCan't believe I'm asking you to Eb/Ggo
[Verse 4]
Eb6/GWe used what we cEbmaj7/Gould
To get the Eb6/Gthings we waEbmaj7/Gnt
DmBut we lost each other Fon the way
DmI guess you know I Fnever wanted anyone more than Bbmyou
[Chorus]
Lived with the F/Abest times
AbLeft with the Ebworst
GbI've danced with you Ftoo long
GbSay what you Fwill
There's something in the Bbmair
F/ARaged for the last time
AbBut I know you'll hold your Ebhead up high
GbThere's nothing we Fhave to say
GbThere's nothing in our Feyes
But there's something in Bbthe airDm/A  
GmSomething in my eye
I Gbdanced with you Ftoo lonBbg
Dm/AThere's something I have Gmto say
There's Gbsomething in Fthe air
Dm/ASomething in my Gmeye!Gb  F  
[Intrumental]
Bb  Dm/A  Gm  Gb  F
[Outro]
BbI've danced with you Dm/Atoo longGm  Gb  F  
BbDanced with you Dm/Atoo longGm  Gb  
FDanced with you Bbtoo long
Dm/AAnd there's something in the Gmair
Gb               F   Bb  Dm/A  Gm  Gb  F

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Something In The Air

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Eb/G

Eb6/G

Ebmaj7/G

Bbm

F/A

Dm/A

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Eb/G Eb6/G

Your coat and hat are gone

Ebmaj7/G Eb6/G Ebmaj7/G

I really can't look at your little empty shelf

A ragged teddy bear

F Dm

It feels like we never had a chance

Don't look me in the eye

[Verse 2]

Eb/G Eb6/G

We lay in each other's arms

Ebmaj7/G Eb6/G Ebmaj7/G

But the room is just an empty space

I guess we lived it out

Something in the air

We smile too fast

F Bbm

And can't think of a thing to say

[Chorus]

F/A

Lived with the best times

Ab Eb

Left with the worst

Gb F

Danced with you too long

Gb F

Nothing left to say

Bbm F/A

Let's take what we can

Ab Eb

I know you'll hold your head up high

Gb F

We've raged for the last time

Gb F

A place of no return

And there's something in the air

Dm/A Gm

Something in my eye

Gb F Bb

I've danced with you too long

Dm/A

Yeah

Something in the air

Gb F Bb

Something in my eye

[Interlude]

[Verse 3]

Eb/G Eb6/G

Abracadoo,I lose you

Ebmaj7/G Eb6/G Ebmaj7/G

We can't avoid the clash

The big mistake

Now we're going to pay and pay

The sentence of our lives

F Eb/G

Can't believe I'm asking you to go

[Verse 4]

Eb6/G Ebmaj7/G

We used what we could

Eb6/G Ebmaj7/G

To get the things we want

Dm F

But we lost each other on the way

Dm F Bbm

I guess you know I never wanted anyone more than you

[Chorus]

F/A

Lived with the best times

Ab Eb

Left with the worst

Gb F

I've danced with you too long

Gb F

Say what you will

Bbm

There's something in the air

F/A

Raged for the last time

Ab Eb

But I know you'll hold your head up high

Gb F

There's nothing we have to say

Gb F

There's nothing in our eyes

Bb Dm/A

But there's something in the air

Something in my eye

Gb F Bb

I danced with you too long

Dm/A Gm

There's something I have to say

Gb F

There's something in the air

Dm/A Gm Gb F

Something in my eye!

[Intrumental]

Bb Dm/A Gm Gb F

[Outro]

Bb Dm/A Gm Gb F

I've danced with you too long

Bb Dm/A Gm Gb

Danced with you too long

F Bb

Danced with you too long

Dm/A Gm

And there's something in the air

Gb F Bb Dm/A Gm Gb F

About Something In The Air Chords by David Bowie

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