Life On Mars

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Song: Life on Mars?
Artist: David Bowie
Composer: David Bowie
Album: Hunky Dory
Tabbed by DJ 6th May 2015
CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of F)
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
D = xx0232 F7/D# = xx1211 Cm7 = x35343
D/C# = x40232 A# = x13331 Emmaj7/D# = xx1000
D/C = x30232 F#aug = xx4332 Em6/C# = x42000
B7 = x21202 Gm = xx5333 D#dim7 = xx1212
Em = xx2000 A#7/G# = xx6766 Fdim/B = x20101
Em7/D = xx0000 G = 320003 F#m = 244222
A7 = x02020 C = x32013 Gm9 = 353335
F/C = x33211 Em7 = 022030 Gm7 = 353333
C#aug = x4322x D#aug = xx1003 G/D = xx0003
Dm = xx0231 Am7 = x02010 Cm = x35543
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[Verse 1]
D D/C# D/C
It's a god - awful small affair...
B7 Em
To the girl with the mousy hair,
Em7/D A7
But her mummy is yelling, 'No!',
D
And her Daddy has told her to go,
D/C# D/C
But her friend is nowhere to be seen,
B Em
Now she walks through her sunken dream,
Em7/D A7
To the seat with the clearest view,
F/C
And she's hooked to the silver screen,
C#aug Dm
But the film is a saddening bore,
F7/D# A#
For she's lived it ten times or more,
F#aug Gm
She could spit in the eyes of fools,
A#7/G#
As they ask her to focus on...
[Chorus]
G C Em7
Sailors fighting in the dance hall,
D#aug D Dm
Oh, man! Look at those cavemen go,
Am7 Cm7
It's the freakiest show,
G C Em7
Take a look at the Lawman beating up the wrong guy,
D#aug D Dm
Oh, man! Wonder if he'll ever know...
Am7 Cm7
He's in the best selling show?
Em Emmaj7/D# Em7/D Em6/C#
Is there life on Mars---------------------------?
[Break]
D D#dim7 Em Fdim/B
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
F#m G Gm9 Gm7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 2]
D D/C# D/C
It's on America's tortured brow,
B Em
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow,
Em7/D A7
Now the workers have struck for fame,
D
'Cause Lennon's on sale again,
D/C# D/C
See the mice in their million hordes,
B7 Em
From I - biza to The Norfolk Broads,
Em7/D A7
Rule Bri - tannia is out of bounds...
F/C
To my mother, my dog, and clowns,
C#aug Dm
But the film is a saddening bore,
F7/D# A#
'Cause I wrote it ten times or more,
F#aug Gm
It's a - bout to be writ again,
A#7/G#
As they ask her to focus on...
[Chorus]
G C Em7
Sailors fighting in the dance hall,
D#aug D Dm
Oh, man! Look at those cavemen go,
Am7 Cm7
It's the freakiest show
G C Em7
Take a look at the Lawman beating up the wrong guy,
D#aug D Dm
Oh, man! Wonder if he'll ever know...
Am7 Cm7
He's in the best selling show?
Em Emmaj7/D# Em7/D Em6/C#
Is there life on Mars---------------------------?
[Coda]
D D#dim7 Em G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G/D C Cm
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||
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For all the GUITAR chord box diagrams to closer match
my suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below six of the diagrams.
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting. As long
as you are logged into your account, these choices
will be saved automatically for every time you view
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Em C#aug A#7/G#
<3 of 26> <4 of 15> <6 of 28>
C Em7 Fdim/B
<2 of 17> <6 of 49> <6 of 10>

Life On Mars chords and lyrics

Free chords for Life On Mars by David Bowie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Song: Life on Mars?
Artist: David Bowie
Composer: David Bowie
Album: Hunky Dory
Tabbed by DJ  6th May 2015
CAPO: 3rd fret
(Will then sound in the recorded key of F)
I would suggest using the voicings in the text
column numbers below.
Regarding the CHORD BOX DIAGRAMS please follow the
information at the very bottom of the page.
D     = xx0232   F7/D#  = xx1211   Cm7       = x35343
D/C#  = x40232   A#     = x13331   Emmaj7/D# = xx1000
D/C   = x30232   F#aug  = xx4332   Em6/C#    = x42000
B7    = x21202   Gm     = xx5333   D#dim7    = xx1212
Em    = xx2000   A#7/G# = xx6766   Fdim/B    = x20101
Em7/D = xx0000   G      = 320003   F#m       = 244222
A7    = x02020   C      = x32013   Gm9       = 353335
F/C   = x33211   Em7    = 022030   Gm7       = 353333
C#aug = x4322x   D#aug  = xx1003   G/D       = xx0003
Dm    = xx0231   Am7    = x02010   Cm        = x35543
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom of
the page and select a star rating for my tab, thanks
======================================================
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Break]
[Verse 2]
[Chorus]
[Coda]
=====================================================
For all the GUITAR chord box diagrams to closer match
my suggested choices you need to manually select the
following choice of options by clicking on the
forward/backward arrows below six of the diagrams.
All the other chord boxes should be the default
first option and don't need any reselecting. As long
as you are logged into your account, these choices
will be saved automatically for every time you view
this tab.
   Em         C#aug      A#7/G#
    C          Em7        Fdim/B

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