David Bowie – My Death (Ukulele)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: [email protected] (SEARS, DAVID) Someone requested My Death a while ago. Here it is with a few mistakes (98% accurate) My Death by Jacques Brel, Performed by David Bowie from Ziggy Stardust the Motion Picture
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       My death waits like

Emb6          Em         Em7
       an old drouin (?)

	  Em6        Emb6
       So confident

		   Em
       I'll go his way

Em7               Em6
       Whistle to him

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      and the passing time

G                    A
      My death waits like

	G            C
      a Bible truth

	     F             Am      Am\G
      at the funeral of my youth

	      F
      oh we drank for that

	       G
      and the passing time

  G#m                     F#
      My death waits like

		 G#m
      a witched night

	F#                     G#m
     as surely as our love is bright

	       F#              B
     let's not think about the passing time

     Em                D                C
     But whatever lies behind the door

			      B
     there is nothing much to do

     Em             D             C     C\B
     Angel or Devil I don't care 

		   Am       Am\G             B
     For in front of that door there is you
Bb C# Gm
     Gm
     My death waits like 
a beggar blind who sees the world through a ? mind
			      F
     throw him a dime for the passing time

      Bb            C#                  Bb
     My death waits there between your thighs

	       G#                    Cm
     Your cold fingers will close my eyes

	   G#
     Let's think of that

	     Bb                            0
     And the passing time

     Bm              A
     My death waits

		 Bm
     to allow my friend

	A
     a few good  times 

		Bm
     before it ends

	      A
     so let's drink to that

	     F#
     and the passing time

     G                 F                    Eb
     but whatever lies behind the door

			      D            G
     there is nothing much to do

		   F              Eb
     Angel or Devil I don't care 
for in front of that door
	      D
     there is you 

     Gm
     My death waits there
among the leaves in magicians mysterious sleeves rabbits and dogs
	     F
     and the passing time

     Bb             C#
     My death waits there

	       Bb
     among the flowers

	       G#              C#m
     where the blackest shadow cowers(?)

		G#             Bb
     Let's pick lilacs for the passing time

     Bm             A
     My death waits there 

		 Bm
     in a double bed 

	   A
     sails of oblivion

	   Bm
     at my head 

		     A
     so pull up your seats against 

	 F#
     the passing time

      Gm               F               Eb
     But whatever lies behind the door 

		      D            Gm
     there is nothing much to do 

		      F
     Angel or Devil 

			Eb
     I don't care  
for in front of that door....... there is