David Bowie – Blackstar (Guitar)
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Chords
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Written by: David Bowie
From: "Blackstar" (2015)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F# x-x-4-3-2-2
C#/F x-x-3-1-2-1
E x-x-2-1-0-0
Gm7/D# x-x-1-4-4-4 or x-x-1-1-0-2
D6 x-x-0-4-3-2
F#/C# x-4-x-3-2-2
Ddim7 x-5-6-4-6-x or x-x-0-1-0-1
C# x-4-3-1-2-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------
FRAME, intro B Bsus4 B C B C B Am B C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----5---4---5---|------------5---|4-----------1---|------------5---| G|4---4---4---5---|4-----------5---|4-----------2---|4-----------5---| D|4---4---4---5---|4-----------5---|4-----------2---|4-----------5---| A|2-----------3---|2-----------3---|2-----------0---|2-----------3---| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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FRAME
[Intro]
| B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C |
[Verse 1]
B In the Villa of Ormen C B In the Villa of Ormen Am B Stands a solitary candle C D Ah, aaaaah Em C Ah, aaaaah D C In the centre of it all D C In the centre of it all D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B C | B Am | Your eyes
[Verse 2]
[ Am ] B On the day of execution C B On the day of execution Am B Only women kneel and smile C D Ah, aaaaah Em C Ah, aaaaah D C At the centre of it all D C At the centre of it all D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | Your eyes, your eyes
[Interlude]
D C [ B ] Aah, aah, aaaaah
| B C | B Am | B C |
| D Em | C D | C D | C D |
| B C | B C | B Am | B C |
D C [ B ] Aah, aah, aaaaah
| B Bsus4 B C | B C | B C |
[Verse 3]
B In the Villa of Ormen C B In the Villa of Ormen Am B Stands a solitary candle C D Ah, aaaaah Em C Ah, aaaaah D C At the centre of it all D C At the centre of it all D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | Your eyes, your eyes
[Interlude]
D C [ B ] Aah, aah, aaaaah
| B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Bsus4 B C |
| B Bsus4 B C | B Am | B Bsus4 B C | [ no chord, freely ]
| B Bsus4 B C | (oooh, oooh ...)
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B L A C K S T A R
[Intro]
| F# | C#/F | E | G#m7/D# |
| D6 | F#/C# | Ddim7 | C# |
[Verse 1]
F# C#/F Something happened on the day he died E G#m7/D# Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside D6 F#/C# Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried Ddim7 I'm a blackstar C# I'm a blackstar
[Verse 2]
F# C#/F How many times does an angel fall? E G#m7/D# How many people lie instead of talking tall? D6 F#/C# He trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd Ddim7 I'm a blackstar C# C# I'm a blackstar (I'm not a gangstar)
[Middle 8]
C I can’t answer why (I’m a blackstar) C# Just go with me (I’m not a filmstar) C I’m-a take you home (I’m a blackstar) C# Take your passport and shoes (I’m not a pop star) C And your sedatives, boo (I’m a blackstar) C# You’re a flash in the pan (I’m not a Marvel star) C I’m the great I am (I’m a blackstar)
[Verse 3]
F# C#/F I'm a blackstar, way up, oh honey, I've got game E G#m7/D# I see right so white, so open-heart it's pain D6 F#/C# I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes Ddim7 I'm a blackstar C# I'm a blackstar
[Verse 4]
F# C#/F Something happened on the day he died E G#m7/D# Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside D6 F#/C# Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried Ddim7 I'm a blackstar C# C# I'm a star star (I'm a blackstar)
[Middle 8]
C I can’t answer why (I’m not a gangstar) C# But I can tell you how (I’m not a flam star) C We were born upside-down (I’m a star star) C# Born the wrong way ‘round (I’m not a whitestar) C I’m a blackstar B I’m not a gangstar (I’m a blackstar) C I’m a blackstar C# I’m not a pornstar, I’m not a wandering star C Oooh, ooh, ooh, ooh [ B | I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar)
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FRAME
[Intro]
| B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C |
[Verse 4]
B In the Villa of Ormen Am B Stands a solitary candle C D Ah, aaaaah Em C Ah, aaaaah D C In the centre of it all D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B C | B Am | Your eyes
[Verse 5]
[ Am ] B On the day of execution Am B Only women kneel and smile C D Ah, aaaaah Em C Ah, aaaaah D C At the centre of it all D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | Your eyes, your eyes
[Interlude]
D C [ B ] Aah, aah, aaaaah
[Outro]
| B Bsus4 B C | B | B C |
| B C | B C | B C |
| B C | B C | B C |
(playback peters out)