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The Width Of A Circle

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THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE Tabbed by Brian Drew
[Intro]
Lead Riff, Acoustic comes in
Bass comes in, Full band plays riff
 E              E\
 E   D   C#   D        D|
 D   C#   B   C#      C#| x4
 C#   A   C#       C#/
[Bridge]
E  E7  E
E  E7  E
[Verse 1]
In the Acorner of the morning in the pastE  E7  E  
I would Asit and blame the master first and ElasE7tE  
All the Groads were straight and Anarrow
And the Gprayers were small and Ayellow
and the Grumour spread that G#I was aging EfastE7  E  
Then I Aran across a C#mmonster who was F#msleeping by a Dtree
And I Flooked and frowned and the F#monster was AmeG  E  E7  E  E7  E  
[Bridge]
Well I Asaid hello and I said helloE  E7  E  
And I Aasked why not and I replied I don't knowE  E7  E  
So we Gasked a simple Ablackbird who was Ghappy as can Abe
[Verse 2]
And he Glaughed insane and G#quipped Kahil GibEranE7  E  
So I Acried for all the C#mothers till the F#mday was nearly Dthrough
For I Frealised that F#Gods a young Aman tooG  E  E7  E  E7  E  
[Solo]
E
E  E7  E
E  E7  E
So I Asaid so long and I waved bye byeE  E7  E  
And I Asmashed my soul and traded my mindE  E7  E  
[Verse 3]
Got Glayed by a young Abordello I was Gvaguely half aAsleep
For which my Greputation G#swept back home in EdragE7  E  
[Bridge]
And the Amoral of this C#mmagic spell neF#mgotiate my Dhide
When FGod did take my F#logic for a ArideG  
Riding a ElongE7  E  E7  E  
[Intro]
Lead Riff, Acoustic comes in
Bass comes in, Full band plays riff
 E              E\
 E   D   C#   D        D|
 D   C#   B   C#      C#| x4
 C#   A   C#       C#/
[CHORD BIT]
Bm7  E9  A6  A7
     Bm7      E9      A6  A7guitar comes in on last A7
[LEAD GUITAR BIT]
F  Eb  D  Dsus4  D
F  Eb  D  Dsus4  D
FAh...ah..ah..Ebah..ah..ah..Dah Dsus4  D  
FAh...ah..ah..Ebah..ah..ah..Dah C  G  D  C  G  
[Verse 4]
He Dswallowed his pride and puckered his lipsC  G  
And Dshowed me the leather belt round his hipsC  G  
my Dknees were shaking my cheeks aflameC  
He Gsaid you'll Dnever go down to the Gods again
Turn around Cgo Gback
[Verse 5]
He Gstruck the ground a cavern appeared
And I Asmelt the burning pit of fear
We Gcrashed a thousand yards below
I said Ddo it again do it again
Turn around Cgo Gback
[Verse 6]
His Dnebulous body swayed aboveC  G  
His Dtongue swollen with devils loveC  G  
The Dsnake and I a venom highC  
I Gsaid Ddo it again do it again
Turn around Cgo Gback
[Bridge]
GBreathe breathe breathe deeply
And I was Aseething breathing deeply
A Gspitting sentry horned and tailed 
[Outro]
DWaiting for youC  G  
[Solo 2]
  A    G    Dmany times!
Ends on an A
Ending
F  Eb  D  Dsus4  D
F  Eb  D

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The Width Of A Circle

by David Bowie

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Bm7

Dsus4

THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE Tabbed by Brian Drew

[Intro]

Lead Riff, Acoustic comes in

Bass comes in, Full band plays riff

E E

E D C# D D

D C# B C# C#

| x4

C# A C# C#

[Bridge]

E E7 E

[Verse 1]

A E E7 E

In the corner of the morning in the past

A E E7 E

I would sit and blame the master first and last

G A

All the roads were straight and narrow

G A

And the prayers were small and yellow

G G# E E7 E

and the rumour spread that I was aging fast

A C#m F#m D

Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping by a tree

F F# A G E E7 E E7 E

And I looked and frowned and the monster was me

[Bridge]

A E E7 E

Well I said hello and I said hello

A E E7 E

And I asked why not and I replied I don't know

G A G A

So we asked a simple blackbird who was happy as can be

[Verse 2]

G G# E E7 E

And he laughed insane and quipped Kahil Gibran

A C#m F#m D

So I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through

F F# A G E E7 E E7 E

For I realised that Gods a young man too

[Solo]

E E7 E

A E E7 E

So I said so long and I waved bye bye

A E E7 E

And I smashed my soul and traded my mind

[Verse 3]

G A G A

Got layed by a young bordello I was vaguely half asleep

G G# E E7 E

For which my reputation swept back home in drag

[Bridge]

A C#m F#m D

And the moral of this magic spell negotiate my hide

F F# A G

When God did take my logic for a ride

E E7 E E7 E

Riding a long

[Intro]

Lead Riff, Acoustic comes in

Bass comes in, Full band plays riff

E E

E D C# D D

D C# B C# C#

| x4

C# A C# C#

[CHORD BIT]

Bm7 E9 A6 A7

guitar comes in on last A7

[LEAD GUITAR BIT]

F Eb D Dsus4 D

Ah...ah..ah..ah..ah..ah..ah

F Eb D C G D C G

Ah...ah..ah..ah..ah..ah..ah

[Verse 4]

D C G

He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips

D C G

And showed me the leather belt round his hips

D C

my knees were shaking my cheeks aflame

G D

He said you'll never go down to the Gods again

C G

Turn around go back

[Verse 5]

He struck the ground a cavern appeared

And I smelt the burning pit of fear

We crashed a thousand yards below

I said do it again do it again

C G

Turn around go back

[Verse 6]

D C G

His nebulous body swayed above

D C G

His tongue swollen with devils love

D C

The snake and I a venom high

G D

I said do it again do it again

C G

Turn around go back

[Bridge]

Breathe breathe breathe deeply

And I was seething breathing deeply

A spitting sentry horned and tailed

[Outro]

D C G

Waiting for you

[Solo 2]

A G D

many times!

Ends on an A

Ending

F Eb D Dsus4 D

F Eb D

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