David Bowie – Absolute Beginners (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: David Bowie Album Version on: "Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack" Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS g-C-E-A Asus4 2-2-0-0 Gadd9 2-2-3-2 Amaj7 1-1-0-0 Gdim7 0-1-0-1 Cadd9 0-2-0-3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
| D | G            D
        Bah-bah-ba-ooh

G            A
  Bah-bah-ba-ooh

Asus4  Gadd9     A
       Bah-bah-ba-ooh

Asus4  Gadd9     D
       Bah-bah-ba-ooh

G            D
  Bah-bah-ba-ooh

G            A
  Bah-bah-ba-ooh

Asus4  Gadd9     A
       Bah-bah-ba-ooh

Asus4  Gadd9    | D | % |
       Bah-bah-ba-ooh
[Verse]
                    | Bm | % |
I've nothing much to offer

| Amaj7 |  Amaj7                     Gdim7
             There's nothing much to take

| G | G                 | D  |  %  |
       I'm an absolute beginner

| Cadd9 | Cadd9                Bm   | Em A |
            And I'm absolutely sane
[Verse]
| D | D                  | Bm | % |
        As long as we're together

| Amaj7 |  Amaj7                Gdim7
             The rest can go to hell

| G | G6             | D  |  %  |
        I absolutely love you

| Cadd9 | Cadd9                  Bm   | % |
            But we're absolute beginners
[Bridge]
| G | Gadd9          D             | Dsus2 |
        With eyes completely open

| F# | F#                    A 
         But nervous all the same
[Chorus]
Asus2 A   D
If    our love song

               G
Could fly over mountains

                   Bm
Could laugh at the ocean

              F#
Just like the films

Em      A  D
There's no reason

                G
To feel all the hard times

                Bm
To lay down the hard lines

             A
It's absolutely true

[Interlude]
A  Gadd9     A
   Bah-bah-ba-ooh

Asus4  Gadd9     A
       Bah-bah-ba-ooh

Asus4  Gadd9    | D | % |
       Bah-bah-ba-ooh
[Verse]
                  | Bm | % |
Nothing much could happen

| Amaj7 |  Amaj7              Gdim7
             Nothing we can't shake

| G | G                    | D  |  %  |
       Well we're absolute beginners

| Cadd9 | Cadd9                  Bm   | Em A |
            With nothing much at stake
[Verse]
| D | D                        | Bm7 | % |
        As long as you're still smiling

| Amaj7 |  Amaj7                    Gdim7
             There's nothing more I need

| G | G            | D  |  %  |
        I absolutely love you

| Cadd9 | Cadd9                  Bm   | % |
            But we're absolute beginners
[Bridge]
| G | Gadd9               D        | Dsus2 D |
        But if my love is your love

| F# | F#                    A 
         We're certain to succeed
[Chorus]
Asus2 A   D
If    our love song

               G
Could fly over mountains

                Bm
Could sail over heartache

              F#
Just like the films

Em A       D
If there's reason

                G
To feel all the hard times

                Bm
To lay down the hard lines

            | A | % |
It's absolutely true
[Chorus] (part 1, instrumental) | D | % | G | % | | Bm | % | F# | Em A | [Chorus] (part 2, sax solo) | D | % | G | % | | Bm | % | A | % | [Outro] (chorus, sax solo) | D | % | G | % | | Bm | % | F# | Em A | | D | % | G | % | | Bm | % | A | % | (fade out)