This is a tricky song and you might want to use the transposer to change the key of the song.
F Am F7 D7
It's a god-awful small affair, to the girl with the mousy hair
Gm Bb C C7
But her mother is yelling "No," and her father as told her to go
F Am F7 D7
But her friend is nowhere to be seen, as she walks through her sunken dream
Gm Bb C C7
To the seat with the clearest view, and she's Hooked to the silver screen
G G Fm Ab7
But the film is a saddening bore, For she's lived it ten times or more
Db A Bbm Db7
She could spit in the eyes of fools, as they ask her to focus on
Chorus:
Bb Eb
Sailors, fighting in the dance hall
Gm Gb F
Oh man! look at those cavemen go,
Fm Cm7 Ebm7
it's a freakest show, take a look at the
Bb Eb
Lawman, beating up the wrong guy
Gm Gb F
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
Fm Cm7 Ebm7
he's in the best selling show
Gm Gb Bb C
Is there life on Mars?
Interlude: F D7 Gm E7 Am C7 Bbm7
F Am F7 D7
It's on Amerika's tortured brow, Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Gm Bb C C7
Now the workers have struck for fame, Cause Lennon's on sale again
F Am F7 D7
See the mice in their million hordes, From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads
Gm Bb C C7
Rule Brittania is out of bounds, To my mother, my dog and clowns
G G Fm Ab7
But the film is a saddening bore, Cause I wrote it ten times before
Db A Bbm Db7
It's about to be writ again, As I ask you to focus on
Chorus:
Bb Eb
Sailors, fighting in the dance hall
Gm Gb F
Oh man! look at those cavemen go,
Fm Cm7 Ebm7
it's a freakest show, take a look at the
Bb Eb
Lawman, beating up the wrong guy
Gm Gb F
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
Fm Cm7 Ebm7
he's in the best selling show
Gm Gb Bb C
Is there life on Mars?
Dear god, 21 chords??? xD Bowie, you madman
A correction to my previous post:
The correct (sounding) line would be like this:
Ab Eaug Fm Ab7
But the film is a saddening bore, Cause I wrote it ten times before
Db
It’s about…
it’s the A chord following to de Db where I have most of the problem. Doesn’t sound any like the song. Doesn’t even sound in the same style. Really out of nowhere.
Hey pal! Sorry to say this, but it’s almost perfect. My problem is with this part:
But the film is a saddening bore, For she’s lived it ten times or more
She could spit in the eyes of fools, as they ask her to focus on
According to my ear, those chords doesn’t match the original song.
For me, would be much better this way:
Ab Eaug Fm
But the film is a saddening bore,
But for the rest of that part I don’t have the notes. Could you review it and update it? I know you can do better.
Thanks!
I would also love the Seu Jorge version!
I thought this version is amazing though!
The chord ‘sound’ accuracy is brilliant but the timing is a bit out. But overall brilliant.
can you post the seu jorge version?
@Villa
Thank you a lot for your correction, it was bothering me as well!
I’ve been trying to find something to replace the weird A chord, and I think Aaug sounds well (at least better than the A chord)
If someone finds the right one, let me now 🙂
^^^dasPenguin I’m with you! Love that cover. I’m only a neophyte, otherwise I’d attempt to transcribe it myself…
Fantastic tab!
For that contentious A chord following the Db, I’ve been using Dbaug. Seems to fit well.
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