David Bowie – Blackout (Guitar)

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[Intro] Am G F E [Verse 1]
   Am               G
Oh you, you walk on past

      D
Your lips cut a smile on your face (Your scalding face)

       Am           G
To the cage, to the cage

          D
She was a beauty in a cage
[Verse 2]
Am              G
Too, too high a price

   D
To drink rotting wine from your hands (Your fearful hands)
N.C. Get me to a doctor's I've been told
F * 
Someone's back in town, the chips are down

G *
I just cut and blackout
N.C. I'm under Japanese influence
                        Am
And my honour's at stake
[Verse 3]
                   G
The weather's grim,  ice on the cages

                  F
Me, I'm Robin Hood and I puff on my cigarette

             E
Panthers are steaming, stalking, screaming
[Pre-Chorus]
E
If you don't stay tonight

Am     G               F
I will take that plane tonight

     Am             G              F  E
I've nothing to lose, nothing to gain

     Am              G
I'll kiss you in the rain

F                     E 
Kiss you in the rain (kiss you in the rain)

Am                    G
Kiss you in the rain (kiss you in the rain)

F            E
In the rain (In the rain)

                    F * G *
Get me to the doctor
[Chorus]
Am                    G
Get me off the streets (get some protection)

F                E
Get me on my feet (get some direction)

E
Hot air gets me into a blackout

Am                         G       F
Oh, get me off the streets

E
Get some protection

Am                   G F E
Oh, get me on my feet    (wo-ooh!)
[Chorus]
Am
While the streets block off

G                          F                            E
Getting some skin exposure to the blackout (get some protection)

Am                G   F           E                   Am G F E
Get me on my feet    (get some direction, wo-ooh!)

Am                    G F E
Oh, get me on my feet

Am G F                     E
     Get me off the streets (get some protection)
[Outro]
Am G F E 
(Repeat until fades out)
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