David Bowie – Loving The Alien (Guitar Live)

Capo 1
Key
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Chords

[Information for playability]
If you have a loop pedal, you can keep this playing while the verse chords are playing in the background
e|-----------10--14--------------10--14----|
B|-------12------------------12------------|
G|---11------------------11----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

The verses are played originally like this, but you can play it with regular Bm A and G chords
(Tab relative to capo on 1st fret)
   Bm    Bm/e  Bm    Bm/e      A  A6 A     A6     A
e|--2-----0-----2-----0-----|--0--2--0-----2------0-----|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|--2--2--2-----2------2-----|
G|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--2--2--2-----2------2-----|
D|--4-----4-----4-----4-----|--2--2--2-----2------2-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----|--0--0--0-----0------0-----|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

  Gmaj7   G6  Gmaj7   G6       A  A6 A     A6     A
e|--2-----0-----2-----0-----|--0--2--0-----2------0-----|
B|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--2--2--2-----2------2-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--2--2--2-----2------2-----|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----|--2--2--2-----2------2-----|
A|--2-----2-----2-----2-----|--0--0--0-----0------0-----|
E|--3-----3-----3-----3-----|---------------------------|

The chorus should be played like you're sliding the open G chord two steps, then another step
     G   A11  Bb6  A11
e|---3----5----6----5-----|
B|---3----5----6----5-----|
G|---0----0----0----0-----|
D|---0----0----0----0-----|
A|---2----4----5----4-----|
E|---3----5----6----5-----|
[Verse 1]
              Bm
Watching them come and go

                     A
The Templars and the Saracens

                       G
They're travelling the holy land

        A
Opening telegrams

                  Bm
Torture comes and torture goes

                       A
Knights who'd give you anything

                       G
They bear the cross of Coeur de Leon

                  A                 F#
Salvation for the mirror blind     ooh!
[Bridge]
F#          Gm
But if you pray

          F               C        Cm
All your sins are hooked upon the sky

Am            Em            Cm
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear

[Break]
e|--------------------------------0-2----|
B|--------------------------0-1-3--------|
G|---------0-2----------0-2--------------|
D|---0-2-4--------0-2-4------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G                      A11
Prayers they hide the saddest view

                 Bb6                        A11
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)

          G                      A11
And your prayers, they break the sky in two

                 Bb6                        A11
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
[Instrumental] Bm A G A [Verse 2]
               Bm
Thinking of a different time

             A
Palestine a modern problem

                 G
Bounty and your wealth in land

            A
Terror in a best laid plan

              Bm
Watching them come and go

                   A
Tomorrows and the yesterdays

                    G
Christians and the unbelievers

                A               F#
Hanging by the cross and nail   ohh
[Bridge]
F#          Gm
But if you pray

          F               C        Cm
All your sins are hooked upon the sky

Am            Em            Cm
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear

[Break]
e|--------------------------------0-2----|
B|--------------------------0-1-3--------|
G|---------0-2----------0-2--------------|
D|---0-2-4--------0-2-4------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
G                      A11
Prayers they hide the saddest view

                 Bb6                        A11
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)

          G                      A11
And your prayers, they break the sky in two

                 Bb6                        A11
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)