David Bowie – The Bewlay Brothers (Guitar Tab)
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Song: The Bewlay Brothers
Artist: David Bowie
Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (5/20/93 to 5/26/93)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Song is tabbed as an acoustic guitar duo. Bowie would be playing his 12
string Guitar 1 and Mick Ronson would be playing a 6 string Guitar 2
2) This is a tabulation of the Remastered cut on Hunky Dory w/ the added
"heavier" chord grips from the version on the Sound and Vision
compilation. The Chorus in this version has a more intense vibe to it
3) One of my Top 5 Bowie songs
4) I also added the very cool Outro Guitar part of Reeves Gabrels when Bowie
performed this song for the first time live in 2002
5) *In the actual 1971 recording Bowie played the G as 3 2 0 0 0 3
Chords Used In This Song:
David Bowie Guitar 1
D X X 0 2 3 2
D/A X 0 0 2 3 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
A X 0 2 2 2 0
Bm X 2 4 4 3 2
G* 3 X 0 0 3 3
F# 2 4 4 3 2 2
F#7sus4 X 4 4 4 2 0
Aadd9 X 0 2 2 0 0
Gmaj7 3 X 0 0 0 2
C X 3 2 0 1 0
D7 X X 0 2 1 2
A7 X 0 2 0 2 0
F 1 3 3 2 1 1
Mick Ronson Guitar 2
Bm/F# 2 2 4 4 3 2
A 5 0 7 6 5 0
G6 3 5 5 4 3 0
F#7 2 4 4 3 2 0
Aadd9 X 0 2 2 0 0
Gmaj7 3 X 0 0 0 2
D7 X X 0 5 7 5
C/G 3 3 2 0 1 0
Reeves Gabrels (Live)
Bm/F# X X 4 4 3 2
F X X 3 2 1 1
[Intro] 12 String Acoustic Guitar 1 - David Bowie
e|------------------2--------------------------------0--------------------0--------------------------|
B|------------------3--------------------------------0--------------------2--------------------------|
G|------------------2--------------------------------0--------------------2--------------------------|2X
D|------------------0--------------------------------2--------------------2--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------2--------------------0--------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
6 String Acoustic Guitar 2 (Enters 2nd Go Round of Guitar 1 Intro) Mick Ronson
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------v------------------------------v-----------------------------------------------|1X
D|--------------------4---------------------4---5/7--7-----------5---4-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------7------5---4---5----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Verse 1] Guitar 1
e|------------------2-------------------------------------2---------------------------------0-------------|
B|------------------3-------------------------------------3---------------------------------0-------------|
G|------------------2-------------------------------------2---------------------------------0-------------|
D|------------------0-------------------------------------0---------------------------------2-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------2-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
1) And so the story goes, they wore the clothes They said the things to make it seem improbable
Guitar 2
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------v-----------|
D|------------------v------------------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
A|--------5---4-----5------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|Guitar 1
e|-----------0---------------------------------2--------------------0----------------0---------------------|
B|-----------2---------------------------------3--------------------0----------------2---------------------|
G|-----------2---------------------------------2--------------------0----------------2---------------------|
D|-----------2---------------------------------0--------------------2----------------2---------------------|
A|-----------0---------------------------------0--------------------2----------------0---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
1) The whale of a lie like the hope it was
Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------V-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------4----------------------------5----------------2-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|------------------2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------0-------------|
B|------------------3-----------------------------------3------------------------------------0-------------|
G|------------------2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------0-------------|
D|------------------0-----------------------------------0------------------------------------2-------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------------2-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
1) And the good men tomorrow Had their feet in the wallow And their heads of brawn
Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------v-----------|
D|------------------v------------------------------------v-----------------------------------2-----------|
A|--------5---4-----5------------------------------------5-----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------0------------------------------------2-------------------|
B|--------------------------2------------------------------------3-------------------|
G|--------------------------2------------------------------------2-------------------|
D|--------------------------2------------------------------------0-------------------|
A|--------------------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1) were nicely shorn And how they bought their positions with saccharin and trust
Guitar 2 ~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------v-------------------------------------v------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------2-------------------------------------4------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---2-----------0-----------------------0---------------2-----------------------|
B|---3-----------0-----------------------2---------------3-----------------------|
G|---2-----------0-----------------------2---------------2-----------------------|
D|---0-----------2-----------------------2---------------0-----------------------|
A|---------------2-----------------------0---------------------------------------|
E|---------------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
And the world was asleep to our latent fuss
Guitar 2
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---v-----------v--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---4-----------5--------------4--------2-----------------v--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------5---4----5--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 1]
Acoustic Guitar 1 (Struming gets more intense)
e|--0------------------------0--------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
B|--0------------------------2--------------------------------------------3--------------------------|
G|--0------------------------2--------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
D|--2------------------------2--------------------------------------------4--------------------------|
A|--2------------------------0--------------------------------------------2--------------------------|
E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sighing they swirl through the streets like the crust of the sun The Bewlay Brothers
Acoustic Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------3---------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------4---------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------4---------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|----------0----------------------------------3---------------------------------2-------------------|
B|----------2----------------------------------3---------------------------------2-------------------|
G|----------2----------------------------------0---------------------------------3-------------------|
D|----------2----------------------------------0---------------------------------4-------------------|
A|----------0----------------------------------X---------------------------------4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------2-------------------|
In our wings that bark flashing teeth of brass standing tall in the dark
Guitar 2
e|----------0----------------------------------0---------------------------------0------------2-------|
B|----------5----------------------------------3---------------------------------2------------2-------|
G|----------6----------------------------------4---------------------------------3------------3-------|
D|----------7----------------------------------5---------------------------------4------------4-------|
A|----------0----------------------------------5---------------------------------4------------4-------|
E|----------5----------------------------------3---------------------------------2------------2-------|
Guitar 1
e|-----0---------------0---------------------------2---------------------------0--------------------0--------|
B|-----2---------------0---------------------------0---------------------------0--------------------1--------|
G|-----4---------------2---------------------------0---------------------------0--------------------0--------|
D|-----4---------------2---------------------------0-----------------0---0-----2--------------------2--------|
A|-----4---------------0---------------------------X-----------------X---X-----2--------------------3--------|
E|-----X---------------X---------------------------3-----------------3---2-----0-------------------(3)-------|
Oh, and we were gone Hanging out with your dwarf men We were so turned on by your lack of conclusions
Guitar 2
e|-----0---------------0---------------------------2----------------------------0--------------------0-----|
B|-----2---------------0---------------------------0----------------------------0--------------------1-----|
G|-----4---------------2---------------------------0----------------------------0--------------------0-----|
D|-----4---------------2---------------------------0------------------0---0-----2--------------------2-----|
A|-----4---------------0---------------------------X------------------X---X-----2--------------------3-----|
E|-----X---------------X---------------------------3------------------3---2-----0--------------------3-----|
[Break 1 and 2]
Guitar 1
e|----2--------2---------------0----------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
B|----3--------3---------------0----------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
G|----2--------2---------------0----------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
D|----0--------0---------------2----------------------------2------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------0---------------2----------------------------0------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 D Em A
e|-------------2---3---2------------------------------------0---0--------------------0----------------------|
B|-------------------------3----------------------------------------3---3---2---2---------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2-----0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------2-------------------5---5---4---4---2---2---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------2---------------------------------------0----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Verse 2 and 3] Guitar 1
e|------------2-------------------------------------2----------------------------------0-------------------| B|------------3-------------------------------------3----------------------------------0-------------------| G|------------2-------------------------------------2----------------------------------0-------------------| D|------------0-------------------------------------0----------------------------------2-------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------0----------------------------------2-------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-------------------| 2) Well, I was stone and he was wax So he could scream and still relax....unbelievable 3) Now the dress is hung, the ticket pawned The factor max that proved the fact is melted down Guitar 2 e|---------2----------------------------------3----------3-----------3-------0------------------------------| B|---------3-----------------------------0----0----0-----0----0------0-------0------------------------------| G|---------2-----------------------------0---------0----------0------2-------0------------------------------| D|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------2------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|------------0-----------------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
B|------------2-----------------------------------3----------------------------------------------|
G|------------2-----------------------------------2----------------------------------------------|
D|------------2-----------------------------------0----------------------------------------------|
A|------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2) And we frightened the small children away
3) And woven on the edging of my pillow
Guitar 2
e|------------0------0------0-----------2--------2-------------2---2---2-----------------------|
B|--------------5------3-------2--------3--------3-------------3---3---3-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------0h2--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------5------4------2-----------0------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|------------2-----------------------------------0----------------------0---------------------|
B|------------1-----------------------------------0----------------------2---------------------|
G|------------2-----------------------------------0----------------------0---------------------|
D|------------0-----------------------------------2----------------------2---------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------2----------------------0---------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------0--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|----------------5-------5-------5-------5-------0--------------------------------------------|
B|----------------7-------7-------7-------7-------0-----------------------5-----3-----2-----2--|
G|------------5-------5-------5-------5-----------0-----0---0---0---0--------------------------|
D|------------0-------0-------0-------0-----------2-----2---2---2---2-----5-----4-----2--------|
A|------------------------------------------------2-----2---2---2---2-----------------------0--|
E|------------------------------------------------0-----0---0---0---0--------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|--------2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------0------------------------|
B|--------3-----------------------------------3------------------------------------0------------------------|
G|--------2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------0------------------------|
D|--------0-----------------------------------0------------------------------------2------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0------------------------------------2------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0------------------------|
2)And r talk was old & dust would flow Thru r veins & lo! It was midnight back at the kitchen door
3)And my brother lays upon the rocks He could be dead, he could be not, he could be you
Guitar 2
e|--------2--------2------2-------2-----2---------5-----5-----5-----5-------5------0-----------------------|
B|--------3--------3------3-------3-----3---------7-----7-----7-----7-------7------0-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------5------5-----5-----5-----5----------0---------0---0---0---0-|
D|----0-------0------0-------0-------0---------0------0-----0-----0-----0----------2---------2---2---2---2-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---------2---2---2---2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------0---0---0---0-|
Guitar 1
e|-----0-------------------------------2------------------------2----------------0--------------------------|
B|-----2-------------------------------3------------------------3----------------0--------------------------|
G|-----2-------------------------------2------------------------2----------------0--------------------------|
D|-----2-------------------------------0------------------------0----------------2--------------------------|
A|-----0--------------------------------------------------------0----------------2--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0--------------------------|
2) Like the grim face on the cathedral floor And the solid book we wrote
3)He's chameleon, comedian, Corinthian and caricature Shooting up pie-in-the
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------2-----2-----2-----2------2-h-3-p-2-----------0-----0----0----0---|
B|-----5-----3-----2-----2-------------3-----3-----3-----3------3----------3--------0-----0----0----0---|
G|----------------------------------0-----0-----0-----0---------2------------2--------------------------|
D|-----5-----4-----2--------------------------------------------0----------------2-----2----2-----2-----|
A|-----------------------0-------------------------------------------------------2-----2----2-----2-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-----0----0-----0-----|
Guitar 1
e|----0-----------------------2----------------|
B|----2-----------------------3----------------|
G|----2-----------------------2----------------|
D|----2-----------------------0----------------|
A|----0----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
2) cannot be found today
3) -sky The Bewlay Brothers
Guitar 2
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|----5----3----2-----2------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----5----4----2------------------------------|
A|--------------------0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
[Chorus 2 and 3]
Acoustic Guitar 1 (Struming gets more intense)
e|----0-----------------------------------0---------------------------------2--------------------------|
B|----0-----------------------------------2---------------------------------3--------------------------|
G|----0-----------------------------------2---------------------------------4--------------------------|
D|----2-----------------------------------2---------------------------------4--------------------------|
A|----2-----------------------------------0---------------------------------2--------------------------|
E|----0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2) And it was stalking time for the moonboys The Bewlay Brothers
3) In the feeble and the bad The Bewlay Brothers
Guitar 1
e|----------0----------------------------------3---------------------------------2-------------------|
B|----------2----------------------------------3---------------------------------2-------------------|
G|----------2----------------------------------0---------------------------------3-------------------|
D|----------2----------------------------------0---------------------------------4-------------------|
A|----------0----------------------------------X---------------------------------4-------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------3---------------------------------2-------------------|
2)With our backs on the arch And the Devil may be here But he can't sing about that
3) In the blessed and cold in the crutch-hungry dark Was where we flayed our mark
Guitar 2
e|----------0----------------------------------0---------------------------------0------------2-------|
B|----------5----------------------------------3---------------------------------2------------2-------|
G|----------6----------------------------------4---------------------------------3------------3-------|
D|----------7----------------------------------5---------------------------------4------------4-------|
A|----------0----------------------------------5---------------------------------4------------4-------|
E|----------5----------------------------------3---------------------------------2------------2-------|
Guitar 1
e|--0---------------0---------------------------2---------------------------0--------------------0-----|
B|--2---------------0---------------------------0---------------------------0--------------------1-----|
G|--4---------------2---------------------------0---------------------------0--------------------0-----|
D|--4---------------2---------------------------0----------------0----0-----2--------------------2-----|
A|--4---------------0---------------------------X----------------X----X-----2--------------------3-----|
E|--X---------------X---------------------------3----------------3----2-----0-------------------(3)-----|
2) Oh, and we were gone Real cool traders We were so turned on u thought we were fakers
3) Oh, and we were gone Kings of Oblivian We were so turned on in the mind warp pavilion
Guitar 2
e|--0---------------0---------------------------2---------------------------0--------------------0-----|
B|--2---------------0---------------------------0---------------------------0--------------------1-----|
G|--4---------------2---------------------------0---------------------------0--------------------0-----|
D|--4---------------2---------------------------0-----------------0---0-----2--------------------2-----|
A|--4---------------0---------------------------X-----------------X---X-----2--------------------3-----|
E|--X---------------X---------------------------3-----------------3---2-----0--------------------3-----|[Outro]
e|---2------------0---------------X---------------2-----2------------------0---------------X---------------|
B|---3------------1---------------1---------------3-----3------------------1---------------1---------------|
G|---4------------0---------------2---------------4-----4------------------0---------------2---------------|
D|---4------------2---------------3---------------4-----4------------------2---------------3---------------|
A|---2------------3---------------3---------------2-----2------------------3---------------3---------------|
E|--------------------------------1--------------------------------------------------------2---------------|
Lay me place and bake me pie I'm starving for me gravy leave my shoes and door unlocked I might just slip
Guitar 1
echo echo echo echo
e|---2---(2)------------------------1---(1)----------------------2---(2)-----------------------1---(1)----|
B|---3---(3)------------------------1---(1)----------------------3---(3)-----------------------1---(1)----|
G|---4---(4)------------------------2---(2)----------------------4---(4)-----------------------2---(2)----|
D|---4---(4)------------------------3---(3)----------------------4---(4)-----------------------3---(3)----|
A|---2---(2)------------------------3---(3)----------------------2---(2)-----------------------3---(3)----|
E|----------------------------------1---(1)----------------------------------------------------1---(1)------|
away just for the day (hey!) Please come away just for the day
Guitar 2 Reeves Gabrels
e|------------2------------------------------1----------------------------2------------------------------1--|
B|------------3------------------------------1----------------------------3------------------------------1--|
G|-------4------------------------------2----------------------------4------------------------------2-------|
D|---4------------------------------3----------------------------4------------------------------3-----------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|.............ad lib and fade...................
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