Alternative Candidate

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Alternative Candidate – David Bowie, Diamond Dogs
[Intro]
(Drums)
BmBmE A
x3
[Verse 1]
F#m E
Inside every teenage girl there's a fountain
F#m E
Inside every young pair of pants there's a mountain
Bm E A F#m
Inside every mother's eyes is Tommy Tinkrem's bed
Bm E A F#m E
Inside every candidate waits a grateful dead
[Chorus 1]
Bm F# G
I make it a thing, when I'm on my own to relieve myself
Bm F# G
I make it a thing, when I gazelle on stage to believe in myself
Bm F# E
I make it a thing, to glance in window panes and look pleased with myself
G E Bm
Yeah, and pretend I'm walking home
[Instrumental]
BmBmE A
()
Bm Bm E A
[Verse 2]
F#m E
I took it so bad, I sat in the correction room
F#m E
Took me a fag, and a kick in the moon
Bm E A F#m
Well, I ain't gonna suck no radar wing because inside this tin is tin
Bm E A F#m E
Would you like to techno-plate 'cause I'm your candidate, oh yeah
[Chorus 2]
Bm F# G
It's a matter of life, and the way you walk, you've got a BrylCream queen
Bm F# G
It's a matter of tact, in the things you talk, that keeps his passport clean
Bm F# E
A matter of fact, that a cock ain't a cock on a twelve inch screen
G E Bm
So I'll pretend I'm walking home
[Instrumental]
BmBmE A
()
BmBmE A
x3
[Verse 3]
F#m E
You don't have to scream a lot to keep an age in tune
F#m E
You don't have to scream a lot to predict monsoons
Bm E A F#m
You don't have to paint my contact black, now I've hustled a pair of jeans
Bm E A F#m E
Do I have to give your money back when I'm the Fuhrerling?
[Chorus 3]
Bm F# G
I'll make you a deal, I'll say I came from Earth and my tongue is taped
Bm F# G
I'll make you a deal, you can get your kicks on the candidate
Bm F# E
I'll make you a deal, for your future's sake, I'm the candidate
G E Bm
Let's pretend we're walking home
[Outro]
Bm E A
()
Uh-huh, uhhh
Bm E A
Uh-huh, uhhh, I'm the candidate
Bm E A
Make way for the candidate
Bm E A
Vote now for the candidate
BmBmE A
x2
Bm
(fade out)

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Alternative Candidate – David Bowie, Diamond Dogs
[Intro]
(Drums)
Bm  Bm  E  A  x3
[Verse 1]
[Chorus 1]
[Instrumental]
(Bm) Bm  E  A
 Bm  Bm  E  A
[Verse 2]
[Chorus 2]
[Instrumental]
(Bm) Bm  E  A
 Bm  Bm  E  A  x3
[Verse 3]
[Chorus 3]
[Outro]
Bm  Bm  E  A  x2

Alternative Candidate Chords by David Bowie

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