Hunky Dory
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David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
Tracklist:
1. Changes
2. Oh! You Pretty Things
3. Eight Line Poem
4. Life on Mars?
5. Kooks
6. Quicksand
7. Fill Your Heart
8. Andy Warhol
9. Song for Bob Dylan
10. Queen Bitch
11. The Bewlay Brothers
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1. Changes
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[Intro]
Cmaj7 Dbadd6 Dm7 Eb7
Oh, yeahF D F D F C
[Verse 1]
(C) Em
Still don't know what I was waiting for
And my Ftime was running wGild, a million dFead-end streets
CAnd every time I thought I'd Emgot it made
It seemed the tFaste was not so swGeet
So I Cmaj7turned myDm7self to face Em7meF#dim
But Dm7I've never caught a glimpseG
Of how the Cmaj7others must Dm7see the fEm7akerEbm7
I'm much too Dm7fast to take the testG
[Chorus 1]
Ch-ch-ch-Fch-changes (TCurn and C/Bface the sC/Atrange)
Ch-ch-chC/Ganges, Fdon't wF/Eanna be a rDicher manG
Ch-ch-ch-Fch-changes (TCurn and C/Bface the sC/Atrange)
Ch-ch-chC/Ganges, Fjust gF/Eonna have to be a dDifferent man
Am G Bb F Em D7 G CN.C.
Time may change me, but I can't trace time
[Break]
F D FOh, yDeahF C
[Verse 2]
(C) Em
I watched the ripples change their size
But nFever leave the strGeam of warm iFmpermanence
CAnd so the days float thrEmough my eyes
But stFill the days seem the sGame
And these Cmaj7children Dm7that you sEm7pit on
AF#dims they Dm7try to change their wGorlds
Are imCmaj7mune to yDm7our consultEm7ationsEbm7
They're quite aDm7ware of what they're going thrGough
[Chorus 1]
Ch-ch-ch-Fch-changes (TCurn and C/Bface the sC/Atrange)
Ch-ch-chC/Ganges, Fdon't tell us to F/Egrow up and Dout of itG
Ch-ch-ch-Fch-changes (TCurn and C/Bface the sC/Atrange)
Ch-ch-chC/Ganges, whFere's your shame? You've lF/Eeft us up to our nDecks in it
AmTime mGay chBbange mFe, but Emyou cD7an't trGace tCime
[Bridge]
FStrange fascination, fascCinate meF C
Ah, chFanges are taking the paGce I'm going through
[Chorus 3]
Ch-ch-ch-Fch-changes (TCurn and C/Bface the sC/Atrange)
Ch-ch-chC/Ganges, Foh, lF/Eook out, you rock 'n rDollersG
Ch-ch-ch-Fch-changes (TCurn and C/Bface the sC/Atrange)
Ch-ch-chC/Ganges, Fpretty soon F/Enow you're gonna get Dolder
AmTime Gmay Bbchange Fme, but EmI cD7an't tGrace tCime
[Outro]
I said that tAmime mGay cBbhange mFe, but EmI cD7an't tGrace tCime
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Eb7 Dm7 Dbadd6 Cmaj7
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2. 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 slG/Deepy Dhead
Esus4Put on some clothes, shake Emoff your bed
GPut another log on the fDire for me
AI've made some breakfast and cEoffee
GLook out my window, wDhat do I see?
A cBrack in the sky and a hEmand reaching dFown to mCe
All the nA7ightmares came todDay
And it looks as though they're Ghere to stayC#dim7 D D#dim7 E B F#sus4 F#
[Verse 2]
GWhat are we G/DcominDg to
Esus4No room for me, no Emfun for you
GI think about a wDorld to come
Where the bAooks were found by the GEolden Ones
GWritten in pain, wDritten in awe
By a pBuzzled man who qEmuestioned whFat we wCere here for
All the stA7rangers came todDay
And it looks as though they're Ghere to stay
[Chorus]
GOh, you Bm/F#pretty things (Oh, you pEm7retty things)
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your moCmmies and pC7apas insGane?
GOh, you Bm/F#pretty things (Oh, you pEm7retty things)
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your moCmmies and pC7apas insGane?
Let me mAake it plain. GDotta make way for the HComo SuperiorG
[Verse 3]
Look out at yG/Dour chDildren
Esus4See their faces in gEmolden rays
GDon't kid yourself they belDong to you
AThey're the start of the cEoming race
The Gearth is a bitch, we've fDinished our news
BHomo sapiens hEmave outgrFown their Cuse
All the stA7rangers came todDay
And it looks as though they're Ghere to stay
[Chorus]
GOh, you Bm/F#pretty things (Oh, you pEm7retty things)
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your moCmmies and pC7apas insGane?
GOh, you Bm/F#pretty things (Oh, you pEm7retty things)
Don't you G7/Dknow you're driving your moCmmies and pC7apas insGane?
Let me mAake it plain. GDotta make way for the HComo SuperiorG
[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# C#
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3. Eight Line Poem
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[Intro]
F C F C D E
F C F C F C
E F D G F
[Verse 1]
CThe tactful cactus by your wFindow
CSurvey the prairie of yFour room
CMobile spins to its Dcollision
EClara puts her head between her Fpaws
CThey've opened shops down the wFest side
CWill all the cacti find a hFome?
CBut the key to the cEity
Is in the Fsun that pins the Dsus4branchDes to the sGky, Foh, Coh
[Outro]
F C F C
F C F C
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4. Life on Mars?
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[Verse 1]
FIt's a GAmod-awful small affair Cmto the gD7irl with the mousy hair Gm
But her mBbummy is yelling "No!" Cand her dC7addy has told her to gFo
But her fAmriend is nowhere to be sCmeen. Now she wD7alks through her sunken dreamGm
To the Bbseat with the clearest view Cand she's hC7ooked to the silver screen
[Pre-Chorus]
AbBut the fEaugilm is a saddening bore, Fmfor she's lAb7ived it ten times or more
C#She could sAaugpit in the eyes of fools Bbmas they C#7ask her to focus on
[Chorus 1]
BbSailors Ebfighting in the dance hall
GmOh, man, F#auglook at those cavemen gFo, Fmit's the freakiest sCm7how
Ebm7Take a look at the lBbawman bEbeating up the wrong guy
GmOh, man, F#augwonder if he'll ever know F FmHe's in the best selling sCm7how
Ebm7Is there life on MGmars?F#aug Bb C
[Solo]
F F#dim Gm G#dim Am Bb Bbm
[Verse 2]
FIt's on AAmmerica's tortured brow Cmthat Mickey MD7ouse has grown up a cowGm
Now the wBborkers have struck for fCame 'cause LC7ennon's on sale againF
See the mAmice in their million hoards Cmfrom IbD7iza to the Norfolk BroadsGm
Rule BrBbitannia is out of bounds Cto my mC7other, my dog, and clowns
[Pre-Chorus]
AbBut the fEaugilm is a saddening bore, Fmfor she's lAb7ived it ten times or more
C#She could sAaugpit in the eyes of fools Bbmas they C#7ask her to focus on
[Chorus 1]
BbSailors Ebfighting in the dance hall
GmOh, man, F#auglook at those cavemen gFo, Fmit's the freakiest sCm7how
Ebm7Take a look at the lBbawman bEbeating up the wrong guy
GmOh, man, F#augwonder if he'll ever know F FmHe's in the best selling sCm7how
Ebm7Is there life on MGmars?F#aug Bb C
[Outro]
F F#dim Gm G#dim Am Bb Bbm Eb Ebm Bb
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5. Kooks
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[Intro]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Verse]
DWill you Dsus4stay in our lDovers' Dsus4story?
DIf you Dsus4stay you wDon't be Dsus4sorry
'Cause Cwe believe in youC/B
[Chorus]
Am7Soon you'll grDow so tAm7ake a chDance
With a cAm7ouple of KDooks hung Am7up on romFancCing
[Verse]
DWill you Dsus4stay in our lDovers' Dsus4story?
DIf you Dsus4stay you wDon't be Dsus4sorry
'Cause Cwe believe in youC/B
[Chorus]
Am7Soon you'll grDow so tAm7ake a chDance
With a cAm7ouple of KDooks hung Am7up on romFancCing
[Solo]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Bridge 1]
We bDought a lot of things to keep you wAarm and dry
And a fDunny old crib on which the pAaint won't dry
DI bought you a pGair of shoes
A trDumpet you can blow and a bGook of rules
On whDat to say to people when they pAick on you
'Cause if you stAay with us you're gonna be pretty kooky, too
[Verse]
DWill you Dsus4stay in our lDovers' Dsus4story?
DIf you Dsus4stay you wDon't be Dsus4sorry
'Cause Cwe believe in youC/B
[Chorus]
Am7Soon you'll grDow so tAm7ake a chDance
With a cAm7ouple of KDooks hung Am7up on romFancCing
[Solo]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Bridge 2]
DAnd if you ever have to gAo to school
RemDember how they messed up thAis old fool
DDon't pick fights with the bGullies or the cads
'Cause I'm nDot much cop at punching Gother people's dads
DAnd if the homework brAings you down
Then we'll thrAow it on the fire and take the car downtown
[Verse]
EWill you Esus4stay in our lEovers' sEsus4tory?
EIf you Esus4stay you wEon't be Esus4sorry
'Cause wDe believe in youD/C#
[Chorus]
Bm7Soon you'll grEow so tBm7ake a chEance
With a cBm7ouple of KEooks hung Bm7up on romGancDing
[Verse]
EWill you Esus4stay in our lEovers' sEsus4tory?
EIf you Esus4stay you wEon't be Esus4sorry
'Cause wDe believe in youD/C#
[Chorus]
Bm7Soon you'll grEow so tBm7ake a chEance
With a cBm7ouple of KEooks hung Bm7up on romGancDing...
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6. Quicksand
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[Intro]
G Am7 G Am7
G Am7 G Am7N.C.
[Verse 1]
I'm clCoser to the Golden Dawn
Immersed in Crowley's uniform of GimageryGsus4 G
I'm lCiving in a silent film
Portraying Himmler's sacred realm of drGeam realityGsus4 G
[Pre-Chorus 1]
(Eb) (F)
I'm frightened by the total goal Drawing to the ragged hole
e|-Eb--3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|-F--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
G|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
And I Gain't got the pEmower anymCore
G Am7 A7sus2 AN.C.
No, I ain't got the power anymore
[Verse 2]
I'm the twDisted name on Goebbel's eyes
Living proof of Churchill's lies, I'm dAestinyAsus4 A
I'm tDorn between the light and dark
Where others see their target, divine sAymmetryAsus4 A
[Pre-Chorus 2]
FShould I kiss the viper's fang or Gherald loud the death of Man?
I'm sAinking in the qF#m7uicksand of my thDoughts
And I ain't got the power anymAoreAsus4 A Asus4 A
[Chorus]
ADon't belE7ieve C#7in yourF#m7self
Don't dD#dimeceive C#m/Ewith belEief
Knowledge C#dim7comes with death's relBm7ease
AahF#dim-aah, aah-aAah, aah-F#m7aah, aah-aE6ah-aEah
[Verse 3]
I'm nDot a prophet or a stoneage man
Just a mortal with potential of a superman, I'm lAiving onAsus4 A
I'm tDethered to the logic of homo sapien
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation of bAullshit faithAsus4 A
[Pre-Chorus 3]
If I dFon't explain what you ought to know
You can tGell me all about it on the next Bardo
I'm sAinking in the qF#m7uicksand of my thDoughts
And I ain't got the power anymAoreAsus4 A Asus4 A
[Chorus]
ADon't belE7ieve C#7in yourF#m7self
Don't dD#dimeceive C#m/Ewith belEief
Knowledge C#dim7comes with death's relBm7ease
AahF#dim-aah, aah-aAah, aah-F#m7aah, aah-aE6ah-aEah
ADon't belE7ieve C#7in yourF#m7self
Don't dD#dimeceive C#m/Ewith belEief
Knowledge C#dim7comes with death's relBm7ease
AahF#dim-aah, aah-aAah, aah-F#m7aah, aah-aE6ah-aEah
[Outro]
A E7 C#7 F#m7
D#dim C#m/E E
C#dim7 Bm7
F#dim A F#m7 E6 E
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7. Fill Your Heart
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[Intro]
Emaj7 G Emaj7 G
[Verse 1]
EFill your heart with love today, don't plAay the game of tEime
EThings that happen in the past only hGappened in your mDind, only Ein your mF#mindG#m
AAh, forget your mBind and you'll be frEee, yE7eah
[Verse 2]
The wrAiting's on the wEall. Free, yE7eah
And yGou can know it Dall Eif you cF#mhoose
G#mJust remember lAovers never lBose 'cause they are frEee of thoughts
[Bridge 1]
BUnpure C#mand of thoughts G#munkind
EGentleness cF#mleans the soul
G#mLove cleans the mAind and mBakes it frEee
[Solo]
A E G D
E F#m G#m
A B E
[Verse 3]
EHappiness is happening. The drAagons have been blEed. Gentleness is everywhere.
GFear's just in your hDead, only Ein your F#mhead, fear is in your G#mhead
Only in your hAead, so forget your hBead and you'll be frEee, yE7eah
[Verse 2]
The wrAiting's on the wEall. Free, yE7eah
And yGou can know it Dall Eif you cF#mhoose
G#mJust remember lAovers never lBose 'cause they are frEee of thoughts
[Bridge 2]
BUnpure C#mand of thoughts G#munkind
EGentleness cF#mlears the soul
G#mLove will clean mAind and mBake you frEee
[Solo]
A E G D
E F#m G#m
A B E
[Outro]
EFree, E7yeah. YAeah-yeah-yeah, yEeah-yeah-yeah
EFree, E7yeah. YAeah-yeah-yeah, yEeah-yeah-yeah
EFree, E7yeah. YAeah-yeah-yeah, yEeah-yeah-yeah
EFree, E7yeah. YAeah-yeah-yeah, yEeah-yeah-yeah
EFree, E7yeahE
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8. Andy Warhol
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[Intro]
Em D C D Em D C D Em
[Verse 1]
(Em) A
Like to take a cement fix. Be a standing cinema
Dress my friends up just Cfor showBm7
ASee them as tEmhey really areC D Em
Put a peephole in my brain, Two New Pence to hAave a go
I'd like to be a gCalleryBm7
APut you all inEmside my showC D
[Chorus]
DAndy WAarhol lEmooks a scrCeam
AHang him Con my GwalAl
DAndy WAarhol, SEmilver ScrCeen
A C G Am7 AN.C.
Can't tell them apart at all
[Break]
Em D C D Em D C D Em
[Verse 2]
(Em) A
Andy walking, Andy tired, Andy take a little snooze
Tie him up when he's Cfast aBm7sleep
ASend him on a plEmeasant cruiseC D Em
When you wake up on the sea, be sure to think of me and yAou
He'll think about paint and he'll Cthink about gBm7lue
What a jAolly boring tEmhing to doC D
[Chorus]
DAndy WAarhol lEmooks a scrCeam
AHang him Con my GwalAl
DAndy WAarhol, SEmilver ScrCeen
A C G Am7 AN.C.
Can't tell them apart at all
DAndy WAarhol lEmooks a scrCeam
AHang him Con my GwalAl
DAndy WAarhol, SEmilver ScrCeen
A C G Am7 AN.C.
Can't tell them apart at all
[Outro]
Em Cmaj11 Bmaj11 G6 Cmaj11 Bmaj11 Em
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9. Song for Bob Dylan
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[Intro]
A G#m F#m E
A G#m F#m E B
[Verse 1]
Ah, hAear this Robert ZG#mimmerman
I wF#mrote a song for yEou
About a strAange young man called DG#mylan
With a vF#moice like sand and glEue
Some wG#mords had truthful vC#mengeance
That could pBin us to the flAoor
F#mBrought a few more pG#meople on
And put the fAear in a whole lot mBore
[Chorus]
Ah, hAere she comes, here she comes, hDere she comes again
That sAame old painted lady from the brEow of the superbrain
She'll scF#mratch this world to pieces as she cGomes on like a friend
But a cAouple of songs from your old scrapbook could sEend her home again
[Verse 2]
You gAave your heart to every bG#medsit room
At least a F#mpicture on the wEall
And you sAat behind a million G#mpair of eyes
And F#mtold them how they sEaw
G#mThen we lost your C#mtrain of thought
Your pBaintings are all yAour own
While F#mtroubles are rising, we'd rG#mather be scared
TAogether than alBone
[Chorus]
Ah, hAere she comes, here she comes, hDere she comes again
That sAame old painted lady from the brEow of the superbrain
She'll scF#mratch this world to pieces as she cGomes on like a friend
But a cAouple of songs from your old scrapbook could sEend her home again
[Break]
A G#m F#m E
A G#m F#m E B
[Verse 3]
Now hAear this Robert ZG#mimmerman
Though I F#mdon't suppose we'll mEeet
AAsk your good friend G#mDylan
If he'd gaze a F#mwhile down the old strEeet
G#mTell him we've lost his pC#moems
So we're wrBiting on the wAalls
F#mGive us back our G#munity
AGive us back our fBamily
You're F#mevery nation's rG#mefugee
Don't lAeave us with our sBanity
[Chorus]
Ah, hAere she comes, here she comes, hDere she comes again
That sAame old painted lady from the brEow of the superbrain
She'll scF#mratch this world to pieces as she cGomes on like a friend
But a cAouple of songs from your old scrapbook could sEend her home again
[Outro]
A cAouple of songs from your old scrapbook could sEend her home again
Oh, here she cDomes, here she cAomes, here she cDomes
A G#m F#m E
A G#m F#m E B E
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10. Queen Bitch
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[Intro]
C G F C G F
C G F C G F
C G F C G F
C G F C G F
[Verse 1]
I'm Cup on the eleventh floor and I'm wFatching the cruisers belCowG F C G F
He's dCown on the street and he's trFying hard to pull sister FlCoG F C G F
Oh, my hCeart's in the basement my wFeekend's at an all time lCowG F C G F
'Cause she's hCoping to score so I cFan't see her letting him go
CWalk out of her hEeart. Walk out of her mAind. Oh, not her
[Chorus]
She's so swBishy in her satin and tDat. In her frBock coat and bipperty-bopperty hDat
Oh, God, BI could do better than CthaGtF C G F C G F C G F
[Verse 2]
She's an Cold time ambassador of swFeet talking night walking gCameGsF C G F
Oh, and she's knCown in the darkest clubs for pFushing ahead of the dCameGsF C G F
If she sCays she can do it, then she can dFo it, she don't make false clCaimGsF C G F
But she's a qCueen, and such are queens that your lFaughter is sucked in their brEains
[Bridge 1]
Now she's leading him Fon and she'll lay him right dCown
Yeah, she's leading him Fon and she'll lay him right dEown
But it could have been mFe, yes, it could have been mCe
Why didn't I Esay? Why didn't I sAay? No, no, no
[Chorus]
She's so swBishy in her satin and tDat. In her frBock coat and bipperty-bopperty hDat
Oh, God, BI could do better than CthaGtF C G F C G F C G F
[Verse 3]
So, I lCay down a while and I gFaze at my hotel wCallG F C G F
Oh, the cCot is so cold, it dFon't feel like no bed at CallG F C G F
Yeah, I lCay down a while and lFook at my hotel wCallG F C G F
And he's dCown on the street so I thrFow both his bags down the hEall
[Bridge 1]
And I'm phoning a cFab 'cause my stomach feels smCall
There's a taste in my Fmouth and it's no taste at Eall
It could have been Fme. Oh, yeah, it could have been mCe
Why didn't I Esay? Why didn't I sAay? No, no, no
[Chorus]
She's so swBishy in her satin and tDat. In her frBock coat and bipperty-bopperty hDat
Oh, God, BI could do better than CthaGt F C G F C G F CYGou Fbetcha
[Outro]
COhG, FyeaCh G F CUh-GhuFhC
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11. The Bewlay Brothers
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[Intro]
D Em A
D Em A
[Verse 1]
And so the stDory goes they wore the clothes
They said the things to make it seem EmimprobableA
Whale of a lDie like they hope it wasEm A
And the gDood men tomorrow had their feet in the wallow
And their Emheads of brawn were nicer shorn
And hAow they bought their positions of sDaccharin and trust
And the Emworld was asleep to our lAatent fussD
EmSighing the swirl through the strAeets like the crust of the sun
[Chorus 1]
The BewlBmay Brothers
In our wAings that bark. Flashing tGeeth of brass
Standing tF#all in the dark
F#sus4Oh, and we were Asus2gone
Hanging out with your dGwarf men we were so turned Emon
CN.C.
By your lack of conclusions
[Break]
D Em A
[Verse 2]
Well, DI was stone and he was wax so he could scream and still relax. EmUnbelievableA
And we frightened the smDall children awayEm A
And our tDalk was old and dust would flow through our veins and though it was midnight
EmBack at the kitchen door Alike the grim face on the cathDedral floor
EmAnd the solid book we wrote Acannot be found todayD
And Emit was stalking time for the moAonboys
[Chorus 2]
The Bewlay BrBmothers
With our bAacks on the arch. And the DGevil may be here
But he can't sF#ing about that
F#sus4Oh, and we were Asus2gone
G Em CN.C.
Real cool traders, we were so turned on, you thought we were fakers
[Break]
D Em A
[Verse 3]
And now that drDess is hung, the ticket pawned, the factor max that proved the fact
Is mEmelted down and wAoven on the edging of my pDillowEm A
And my brDother lays upon the rocks, he could be dead, he could be not
He Emcould be you. He's chAameleon, comedian, corinthian, and cDaricature
EmShooting up pie in the skAy. The Bewlay BrDothers
In the fEmeeble and the badA
[Chorus 3]
The Bewlay BrBmothers
In the blAessed and cold. In the crGutch-hungry dark
Was where we flF#ayed our mark
F#sus4Oh, and we were Asus2gone
G Em CN.C.
Kings of oblivion we were so turned on in the mind warp pavillion
[Outro]
BmLay me place and bCake me pie, I'm stFarving for me grBmavy
Leave my shoes and dCoor unlocked, I mFight just slip awBmay-ay
Just for the dFay-ay-ay, please come awBmay-ay
Just for the dFay-ay, please come awaBmy-ay
Please come awFay, just for the dBmay
Please come awFay, please come awBmay
Please come awFay, please come awBmay
AwFay, awBmayF Bm
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Hunky Dory
by David Bowie
Chords in this song · guitar
Cmaj7
Dbadd6
Dm7
Eb7
F
D
C
Em
G
Em7
F#dim
Ebm7
C/B
C/A
C/G
F/E
Am
Bb
D7
F#
G#
E
C#
G/D
David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
Tracklist:
1. Changes
2. Oh! You Pretty Things
3. Eight Line Poem
4. Life on Mars?
5. Kooks
6. Quicksand
7. Fill Your Heart
8. Andy Warhol
9. Song for Bob Dylan
10. Queen Bitch
11. The Bewlay Brothers
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1. Changes
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[Intro]
Cmaj7 Dbadd6 Dm7 Eb7
F D F D F C
Oh, yeah
[Verse 1]
C Em
()
Still don't know what I was waiting for
F G F
And my time was running wild, a million dead-end streets
C Em
And every time I thought I'd got it made
F G
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 F#dim
So I turned myself to face me
Dm7 G
But I've never caught a glimpse
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7
Of how the others must see the faker
Dm7 G
I'm much too fast to take the test
[Chorus 1]
F C C/B C/A
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
C/G F F/E D G
Ch-ch-changes, don't wanna be a richer man
F C C/B C/A
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
C/G F F/E D
Ch-ch-changes, just gonna have to be a different man
Am G Bb F Em D7 G C
N.C.
Time may change me, but I can't trace time
[Break]
F D F D F C
Oh, yeah
[Verse 2]
C Em
()
I watched the ripples change their size
F G F
But never leave the stream of warm impermanence
C Em
And so the days float through my eyes
F G
But still the days seem the same
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7
And these children that you spit on
F#dim Dm7 G
As they try to change their worlds
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Ebm7
Are immune to your consultations
Dm7 G
They're quite aware of what they're going through
[Chorus 1]
F C C/B C/A
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
C/G F F/E D G
Ch-ch-changes, don't tell us to grow up and out of it
F C C/B C/A
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
C/G F F/E D
Ch-ch-changes, where's your shame? You've left us up to our necks in it
Am G Bb F Em D7 G C
Time may change me, but you can't trace time
[Bridge]
F C F C
Strange fascination, fascinate me
F G
Ah, changes are taking the pace I'm going through
[Chorus 3]
F C C/B C/A
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
C/G F F/E D G
Ch-ch-changes, oh, look out, you rock 'n rollers
F C C/B C/A
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (Turn and face the strange)
C/G F F/E D
Ch-ch-changes, pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Am G Bb F Em D7 G C
Time may change me, but I can't trace time
[Outro]
Am G Bb F Em D7 G C
I said that time may change me, but I can't trace time
Cmaj7 Dm7 Em7 Eb7 Dm7 Dbadd6 Cmaj7
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2. 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]
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 Em F C
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
A7 D
All the nightmares came today
G C#dim7 D D#dim7 E B 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 Em F C
By a puzzled man who questioned what we were here for
A7 D
All the strangers came today
G
And it looks as though they're here to stay
[Chorus]
G Bm/F# Em7
Oh, you pretty things (Oh, you pretty things)
G7/D C C7 G
Don't you know you're driving your mommies and papas insane?
G Bm/F# Em7
Oh, you pretty things (Oh, you pretty things)
G7/D C C7 G
Don't you know you're driving your mommies and papas insane?
A D C G
Let me make it plain. Gotta make way for the Homo Superior
[Verse 3]
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 Em F C
Homo sapiens have outgrown their use
A7 D
All the strangers came today
G
And it looks as though they're here to stay
[Chorus]
G Bm/F# Em7
Oh, you pretty things (Oh, you pretty things)
G7/D C C7 G
Don't you know you're driving your mommies and papas insane?
G Bm/F# Em7
Oh, you pretty things (Oh, you pretty things)
G7/D C C7 G
Don't you know you're driving your mommies and papas insane?
A D C G
Let me make it plain. 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# C#
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3. Eight Line Poem
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[Intro]
F C F C D E
F C F C F C
E F D G F
[Verse 1]
C F
The tactful cactus by your window
C F
Survey the prairie of your room
C D
Mobile spins to its collision
E F
Clara puts her head between her paws
C F
They've opened shops down the west side
C F
Will all the cacti find a home?
C E
But the key to the city
F Dsus4 D G F C
Is in the sun that pins the branches to the sky, oh, oh
[Outro]
F C F C
F C F C
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4. Life on Mars?
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[Verse 1]
F Am Cm D7 Gm
It's a God-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair
Bb C C7 F
But her mummy is yelling "No!" and her daddy has told her to go
Am Cm D7 Gm
But her friend is nowhere to be seen. Now she walks through her sunken dream
Bb C C7
To the seat with the clearest view and she's hooked to the silver screen
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eaug Fm Ab7
But the film is a saddening bore, for she's lived it ten times or more
C# Aaug Bbm C#7
She could spit in the eyes of fools as they ask her to focus on
[Chorus 1]
Bb Eb
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Gm F#aug F Fm Cm7
Oh, man, look at those cavemen go, it's the freakiest show
Ebm7 Bb Eb
Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy
Gm F#aug F Fm Cm7
Oh, man, wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show
Ebm7 Gm F#aug Bb C
Is there life on Mars?
[Solo]
F F#dim Gm G#dim Am Bb Bbm
[Verse 2]
F Am Cm D7 Gm
It's on America's tortured brow that Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Bb C C7 F
Now the workers have struck for fame 'cause Lennon's on sale again
Am Cm D7 Gm
See the mice in their million hoards from Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Bb C C7
Rule Britannia is out of bounds to my mother, my dog, and clowns
[Pre-Chorus]
Ab Eaug Fm Ab7
But the film is a saddening bore, for she's lived it ten times or more
C# Aaug Bbm C#7
She could spit in the eyes of fools as they ask her to focus on
[Chorus 1]
Bb Eb
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Gm F#aug F Fm Cm7
Oh, man, look at those cavemen go, it's the freakiest show
Ebm7 Bb Eb
Take a look at the lawman beating up the wrong guy
Gm F#aug F Fm Cm7
Oh, man, wonder if he'll ever know He's in the best selling show
Ebm7 Gm F#aug Bb C
Is there life on Mars?
[Outro]
F F#dim Gm G#dim Am Bb Bbm Eb Ebm Bb
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5. Kooks
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[Intro]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Verse]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Will you stay in our lovers' story?
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
If you stay you won't be sorry
C C/B
'Cause we believe in you
[Chorus]
Am7 D Am7 D
Soon you'll grow so take a chance
Am7 D Am7 F C
With a couple of Kooks hung up on romancing
[Verse]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Will you stay in our lovers' story?
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
If you stay you won't be sorry
C C/B
'Cause we believe in you
[Chorus]
Am7 D Am7 D
Soon you'll grow so take a chance
Am7 D Am7 F C
With a couple of Kooks hung up on romancing
[Solo]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Bridge 1]
D A
We bought a lot of things to keep you warm and dry
D A
And a funny old crib on which the paint won't dry
D G
I bought you a pair of shoes
D G
A trumpet you can blow and a book of rules
D A
On what to say to people when they pick on you
A
'Cause if you stay with us you're gonna be pretty kooky, too
[Verse]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
Will you stay in our lovers' story?
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
If you stay you won't be sorry
C C/B
'Cause we believe in you
[Chorus]
Am7 D Am7 D
Soon you'll grow so take a chance
Am7 D Am7 F C
With a couple of Kooks hung up on romancing
[Solo]
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
D Dsus4 D Dsus4
[Bridge 2]
D A
And if you ever have to go to school
D A
Remember how they messed up this old fool
D G
Don't pick fights with the bullies or the cads
D G
'Cause I'm not much cop at punching other people's dads
D A
And if the homework brings you down
A
Then we'll throw it on the fire and take the car downtown
[Verse]
E Esus4 E Esus4
Will you stay in our lovers' story?
E Esus4 E Esus4
If you stay you won't be sorry
D D/C#
'Cause we believe in you
[Chorus]
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Soon you'll grow so take a chance
Bm7 E Bm7 G D
With a couple of Kooks hung up on romancing
[Verse]
E Esus4 E Esus4
Will you stay in our lovers' story?
E Esus4 E Esus4
If you stay you won't be sorry
D D/C#
'Cause we believe in you
[Chorus]
Bm7 E Bm7 E
Soon you'll grow so take a chance
Bm7 E Bm7 G D
With a couple of Kooks hung up on romancing...
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6. Quicksand
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[Intro]
G Am7 G Am7
G Am7 G Am7
N.C.
[Verse 1]
C
I'm closer to the Golden Dawn
G Gsus4 G
Immersed in Crowley's uniform of imagery
C
I'm living in a silent film
G Gsus4 G
Portraying Himmler's sacred realm of dream reality
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Eb F
() ()
I'm frightened by the total goal Drawing to the ragged hole
Eb F
e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|---5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
B|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4---|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6---|
G|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G Em C
And I ain't got the power anymore
G Am7 A7sus2 A
N.C.
No, I ain't got the power anymore
[Verse 2]
D
I'm the twisted name on Goebbel's eyes
A Asus4 A
Living proof of Churchill's lies, I'm destiny
D
I'm torn between the light and dark
A Asus4 A
Where others see their target, divine symmetry
[Pre-Chorus 2]
F G
Should I kiss the viper's fang or herald loud the death of Man?
A F#m7 D
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thoughts
A Asus4 A Asus4 A
And I ain't got the power anymore
[Chorus]
A E7 C#7 F#m7
Don't believe in yourself
D#dim C#m/E E
Don't deceive with belief
C#dim7 Bm7
Knowledge comes with death's release
F#dim A F#m7 E6 E
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah-aah
[Verse 3]
D
I'm not a prophet or a stoneage man
A Asus4 A
Just a mortal with potential of a superman, I'm living on
D
I'm tethered to the logic of homo sapien
A Asus4 A
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation of bullshit faith
[Pre-Chorus 3]
F
If I don't explain what you ought to know
G
You can tell me all about it on the next Bardo
A F#m7 D
I'm sinking in the quicksand of my thoughts
A Asus4 A Asus4 A
And I ain't got the power anymore
[Chorus]
A E7 C#7 F#m7
Don't believe in yourself
D#dim C#m/E E
Don't deceive with belief
C#dim7 Bm7
Knowledge comes with death's release
F#dim A F#m7 E6 E
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah-aah
A E7 C#7 F#m7
Don't believe in yourself
D#dim C#m/E E
Don't deceive with belief
C#dim7 Bm7
Knowledge comes with death's release
F#dim A F#m7 E6 E
Aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah, aah-aah-aah
[Outro]
A E7 C#7 F#m7
D#dim C#m/E E
C#dim7 Bm7
F#dim A F#m7 E6 E
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7. Fill Your Heart
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[Intro]
Emaj7 G Emaj7 G
[Verse 1]
E A E
Fill your heart with love today, don't play the game of time
E G D E F#m G#m
Things that happen in the past only happened in your mind, only in your mind
A B E E7
Ah, forget your mind and you'll be free, yeah
[Verse 2]
A E E7
The writing's on the wall. Free, yeah
G D E F#m
And you can know it all if you choose
G#m A B E
Just remember lovers never lose 'cause they are free of thoughts
[Bridge 1]
B C#m G#m
Unpure and of thoughts unkind
E F#m
Gentleness cleans the soul
G#m A B E
Love cleans the mind and makes it free
[Solo]
A E G D
E F#m G#m
A B E
[Verse 3]
E A E
Happiness is happening. The dragons have been bled. Gentleness is everywhere.
G D E F#m G#m
Fear's just in your head, only in your head, fear is in your head
A B E E7
Only in your head, so forget your head and you'll be free, yeah
[Verse 2]
A E E7
The writing's on the wall. Free, yeah
G D E F#m
And you can know it all if you choose
G#m A B E
Just remember lovers never lose 'cause they are free of thoughts
[Bridge 2]
B C#m G#m
Unpure and of thoughts unkind
E F#m
Gentleness clears the soul
G#m A B E
Love will clean mind and make you free
[Solo]
A E G D
E F#m G#m
A B E
[Outro]
E E7 A E
Free, yeah. Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
E E7 A E
Free, yeah. Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
E E7 A E
Free, yeah. Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
E E7 A E
Free, yeah. Yeah-yeah-yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
E E7 E
Free, yeah
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8. Andy Warhol
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[Intro]
Em D C D Em D C D Em
[Verse 1]
Em A
()
Like to take a cement fix. Be a standing cinema
C Bm7
Dress my friends up just for show
A Em C D Em
See them as they really are
A
Put a peephole in my brain, Two New Pence to have a go
C Bm7
I'd like to be a gallery
A Em C D
Put you all inside my show
[Chorus]
D A Em C
Andy Warhol looks a scream
A C G A
Hang him on my wall
D A Em C
Andy Warhol, Silver Screen
A C G Am7 A
N.C.
Can't tell them apart at all
[Break]
Em D C D Em D C D Em
[Verse 2]
Em A
()
Andy walking, Andy tired, Andy take a little snooze
C Bm7
Tie him up when he's fast asleep
A Em C D Em
Send him on a pleasant cruise
A
When you wake up on the sea, be sure to think of me and you
C Bm7
He'll think about paint and he'll think about glue
A Em C D
What a jolly boring thing to do
[Chorus]
D A Em C
Andy Warhol looks a scream
A C G A
Hang him on my wall
D A Em C
Andy Warhol, Silver Screen
A C G Am7 A
N.C.
Can't tell them apart at all
D A Em C
Andy Warhol looks a scream
A C G A
Hang him on my wall
D A Em C
Andy Warhol, Silver Screen
A C G Am7 A
N.C.
Can't tell them apart at all
[Outro]
Em Cmaj11 Bmaj11 G6 Cmaj11 Bmaj11 Em
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9. Song for Bob Dylan
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[Intro]
A G#m F#m E
A G#m F#m E B
[Verse 1]
A G#m
Ah, hear this Robert Zimmerman
F#m E
I wrote a song for you
A G#m
About a strange young man called Dylan
F#m E
With a voice like sand and glue
G#m C#m
Some words had truthful vengeance
B A
That could pin us to the floor
F#m G#m
Brought a few more people on
A B
And put the fear in a whole lot more
[Chorus]
A D
Ah, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again
A E
That same old painted lady from the brow of the superbrain
F#m G
She'll scratch this world to pieces as she comes on like a friend
A E
But a couple of songs from your old scrapbook could send her home again
[Verse 2]
A G#m
You gave your heart to every bedsit room
F#m E
At least a picture on the wall
A G#m
And you sat behind a million pair of eyes
F#m E
And told them how they saw
G#m C#m
Then we lost your train of thought
B A
Your paintings are all your own
F#m G#m
While troubles are rising, we'd rather be scared
A B
Together than alone
[Chorus]
A D
Ah, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again
A E
That same old painted lady from the brow of the superbrain
F#m G
She'll scratch this world to pieces as she comes on like a friend
A E
But a couple of songs from your old scrapbook could send her home again
[Break]
A G#m F#m E
A G#m F#m E B
[Verse 3]
A G#m
Now hear this Robert Zimmerman
F#m E
Though I don't suppose we'll meet
A G#m
Ask your good friend Dylan
F#m E
If he'd gaze a while down the old street
G#m C#m
Tell him we've lost his poems
B A
So we're writing on the walls
F#m G#m
Give us back our unity
A B
Give us back our family
F#m G#m
You're every nation's refugee
A B
Don't leave us with our sanity
[Chorus]
A D
Ah, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes again
A E
That same old painted lady from the brow of the superbrain
F#m G
She'll scratch this world to pieces as she comes on like a friend
A E
But a couple of songs from your old scrapbook could send her home again
[Outro]
A E
A couple of songs from your old scrapbook could send her home again
D A D
Oh, here she comes, here she comes, here she comes
A G#m F#m E
A G#m F#m E B E
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10. Queen Bitch
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[Intro]
C G F C G F
C G F C G F
C G F C G F
C G F C G F
[Verse 1]
C F C G F C G F
I'm up on the eleventh floor and I'm watching the cruisers below
C F C G F C G F
He's down on the street and he's trying hard to pull sister Flo
C F C G F C G F
Oh, my heart's in the basement my weekend's at an all time low
C F
'Cause she's hoping to score so I can't see her letting him go
C E A
Walk out of her heart. Walk out of her mind. Oh, not her
[Chorus]
B D B D
She's so swishy in her satin and tat. In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
B C G F C G F C G F C G F
Oh, God, I could do better than that
[Verse 2]
C F C G F C G F
She's an old time ambassador of sweet talking night walking games
C F C G F C G F
Oh, and she's known in the darkest clubs for pushing ahead of the dames
C F C G F C G F
If she says she can do it, then she can do it, she don't make false claims
C F E
But she's a queen, and such are queens that your laughter is sucked in their brains
[Bridge 1]
F C
Now she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down
F E
Yeah, she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down
F C
But it could have been me, yes, it could have been me
E A
Why didn't I say? Why didn't I say? No, no, no
[Chorus]
B D B D
She's so swishy in her satin and tat. In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
B C G F C G F C G F C G F
Oh, God, I could do better than that
[Verse 3]
C F C G F C G F
So, I lay down a while and I gaze at my hotel wall
C F C G F C G F
Oh, the cot is so cold, it don't feel like no bed at all
C F C G F C G F
Yeah, I lay down a while and look at my hotel wall
C F E
And he's down on the street so I throw both his bags down the hall
[Bridge 1]
F C
And I'm phoning a cab 'cause my stomach feels small
F E
There's a taste in my mouth and it's no taste at all
F C
It could have been me. Oh, yeah, it could have been me
E A
Why didn't I say? Why didn't I say? No, no, no
[Chorus]
B D B D
She's so swishy in her satin and tat. In her frock coat and bipperty-bopperty hat
B C G F C G F C G F C G F
Oh, God, I could do better than that You betcha
[Outro]
C G F C G F C G F C
Oh, yeah Uh-huh
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11. The Bewlay Brothers
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[Intro]
D Em A
D Em A
[Verse 1]
D
And so the story goes they wore the clothes
Em A
They said the things to make it seem improbable
D Em A
Whale of a lie like they hope it was
D
And the good men tomorrow had their feet in the wallow
Em
And their heads of brawn were nicer shorn
A D
And how they bought their positions of saccharin and trust
Em A D
And the world was asleep to our latent fuss
Em A
Sighing the swirl through the streets like the crust of the sun
[Chorus 1]
Bm
The Bewlay Brothers
A G
In our wings that bark. Flashing teeth of brass
F#
Standing tall in the dark
F#sus4 Asus2
Oh, and we were gone
G Em
Hanging out with your dwarf men we were so turned on
C
N.C.
By your lack of conclusions
[Break]
D Em A
[Verse 2]
D Em A
Well, I was stone and he was wax so he could scream and still relax. Unbelievable
D Em A
And we frightened the small children away
D
And our talk was old and dust would flow through our veins and though it was midnight
Em A D
Back at the kitchen door like the grim face on the cathedral floor
Em A D
And the solid book we wrote cannot be found today
Em A
And it was stalking time for the moonboys
[Chorus 2]
Bm
The Bewlay Brothers
A G
With our backs on the arch. And the Devil may be here
F#
But he can't sing about that
F#sus4 Asus2
Oh, and we were gone
G Em C
N.C.
Real cool traders, we were so turned on, you thought we were fakers
[Break]
D Em A
[Verse 3]
D
And now that dress is hung, the ticket pawned, the factor max that proved the fact
Em A D Em A
Is melted down and woven on the edging of my pillow
D
And my brother lays upon the rocks, he could be dead, he could be not
Em A D
He could be you. He's chameleon, comedian, corinthian, and caricature
Em A D
Shooting up pie in the sky. The Bewlay Brothers
Em A
In the feeble and the bad
[Chorus 3]
Bm
The Bewlay Brothers
A G
In the blessed and cold. In the crutch-hungry dark
F#
Was where we flayed our mark
F#sus4 Asus2
Oh, and we were gone
G Em C
N.C.
Kings of oblivion we were so turned on in the mind warp pavillion
[Outro]
Bm C F Bm
Lay me place and bake me pie, I'm starving for me gravy
C F Bm
Leave my shoes and door unlocked, I might just slip away-ay
F Bm
Just for the day-ay-ay, please come away-ay
F Bm
Just for the day-ay, please come away-ay
F Bm
Please come away, just for the day
F Bm
Please come away, please come away
F Bm
Please come away, please come away
F Bm F Bm
Away, away
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About Hunky Dory Chords by David Bowie
Learn how to play Hunky Dory by David Bowie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Hunky Dory chords”, “Hunky Dory guitar chords”, or “David Bowie Hunky Dory chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Hunky Dory chords and for experienced players who want accurate Hunky Dory lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include Cmaj7, Dbadd6, Dm7, Eb7, F, D.
FAQ — Hunky Dory by David Bowie
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Is "Hunky Dory" easy to play on guitar?
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What key is "Hunky Dory" in?
The chords for "Hunky Dory" show the original chord names (including Cmaj7, Dbadd6, Dm7, Eb7, F, D). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.