Red Sails chords and lyrics
Free chords for Red Sails by David Bowie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.
David Bowie - Red Sails (1979) Chords 11/4-2016 by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) 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] Nearly pin it down some time Boy, I really get around [Interlude 1] G G G G F F F F [Chorus] [Solo] A A A A D D D D [Verse 2] Green and black and red and so scared Bringing us all back home [Chorus] 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] Struggle with a foreign tongue Action make him sail along [Interlude 3] E E E E [Verse(?) 4] We're gonna sail to the Hinterland It's a far far, far far far, da da da, da da da [Ending guitar solo] F F F F D D D D E E E E G G G G
Red Sails Chords by David Bowie
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