Chords for David Bowie - Ashes to ashes (live by request)

Tempo:
121.85 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gm

Cm

C

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie - Ashes to ashes (live by request) chords
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Kevin and George from Houston, Texas you're on with David Bowie.
Hi David.
Hi Kevin.
I'm down here with my five-year-old son.
Ah, lovely.
Is that George, your son?
He's been here already for two years.
Doesn't play anything but your music constantly.
Just loves it.
And he'd like to make a request.
Wow, okay.
Hi George.
Put him on the phone here.
[B] Come on George.
George.
Hi David Bowie.
Hi [N] George.
Can you play Icey 2 Icey for me?
Oh, I'd love to do that.
George.
What a
oh [Gm] never mind.
I'll call you later.
[F] [C] [Gm]
[F] [C]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [C] [F]
[C] [Gm]
[F]
[Dm]
[Bb]
[C]
[Eb]
[Bb] [Dm]
I'm so happy [Eb] too.
I'm in love, boy, I'm in [F] love.
So did [D] Jesus.
[G]
Nothing is killing [D] us.
It's just a job, girls, and [F] synthesis.
Ain't got no money, ain't got [C] no hands.
[Eb] What a way to get.
The planet [Bb] is going to explode.
[Dm]
[Eb] Just a man, [F]
lots of fun.
[Bb] We know, can't [Gm] you talk to a child?
[Eb] A child [F] is a child.
We're [Gm] here for the time [F] is no longer.
We're here [Cm] to be.
[Gm]
[F] We're here [Cm]
[Gm] to be.
[F]
We're here to [Cm] be.
[Gm] We're here to be.
We're here to be.
[F] [C]
[Gm] We're here to [F] be.
We're here [C] to be.
[Gm]
[F] I'm in the game, I tell myself.
[Dm] I stay clean tonight.
[Bb] I'm a living beast.
I'm [C] a living beast.
I'm a man.
[Eb] I'm a star, a magical friend.
[Bb] I'm happy, [Dm]
oh, so happy [Eb] too.
One flash of light.
[F] I'm happy, so [D] happy.
[G] I never do good things.
[D] I never do bad things.
[F] I never do anything.
I [C] love the blue.
[Eb] I want your eyes to break the ice.
[Bb] I want to come back [Dm] right now.
[Eb] Soon after [F] that, watch with me.
[Bb] I'll never make [Gm] you talk to a child again.
[Eb] You got a new [F] star.
We're here [D] for the time is no longer.
[F] [Cm] [Gm]
[Dm] [F] [Cm]
[Gm] I'm a living beast.
I'm a man.
[F]
I'm a star, a magical friend.
I'm happy, [Cm] so happy.
[Gm]
I never do [F] good things.
[Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [Gm]
[F] [Cm]
[G] [F]
I'm not [Gm] drunk.
I'm not drunk.
[F] [Cm]
I'm not drunk.
[Gm] [F]
I'm [Cm] [Gm] not drunk.
[F] [Cm]
[Gm] I'm not drunk.
[F] [Cm] [Gm]
[F] [Cm]
[F]
[Cm] I'm not drunk.
[F] I'm not [Cm] drunk.
[Gm] Pour [F]
me [Eb] a glass of [Gm] wine.
A [F] glass [Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [Gm]
of wine.
[F] Make us happy.
[Cm]
[Gm] [F]
[Cm] [G]
So
[C] we're going to start this day, bass guitar and rhythm guitar.
Have a good show tonight.
[Bb]
Key:  
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
C
3211
Eb
12341116
F
134211111
Gm
123111113
Cm
13421113
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To learn David Bowie - (2017 Remaster) Ashes To Ashes chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: F, Gm, F, Cm and Gm. Use ChordU to start at a slow tempo and accelerate as you improve. Considering the song's key of Bb Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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Kevin and George from Houston, Texas you're on with David Bowie.
Hi David.
Hi Kevin.
I'm down here with my five-year-old son.
Ah, lovely.
Is that George, your son?
He's been here already for two years.
Doesn't play anything but your music constantly.
Just loves it.
And he'd like to make a request.
Wow, okay.
Hi George.
Put him on the phone here.
[B] Come on George.
George.
Hi David Bowie.
Hi [N] George.
_ _ _ Can you play Icey 2 Icey for me?
Oh, I'd love to do that.
_ _ _ _ _ George.
_ What a_
oh [Gm] never mind.
_ I'll call you later.
[F] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ I'm so happy [Eb] too.
_ I'm in love, boy, I'm in [F] love.
So did [D] Jesus.
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
Nothing is killing [D] us.
_ It's just a job, girls, and [F] synthesis.
_ Ain't got no money, ain't got [C] no hands. _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ What a way to get.
The planet [Bb] is going to explode.
[Dm] _
_ _ _ [Eb] Just a man, [F]
lots of fun.
[Bb] We know, can't [Gm] you talk to a child?
[Eb] A child [F] is a child.
We're [Gm] here for the time [F] is no longer.
We're here [Cm] to be.
_ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] We're here [Cm] _
_ _ [Gm] to be.
_ _ [F]
We're here to [Cm] be.
_ _ [Gm] We're here to be.
We're here to be.
[F] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ We're here to [F] be.
We're here [C] _ _ to be.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] I'm in the game, I tell myself.
_ _ [Dm] I stay clean tonight.
_ _ [Bb] _ _ I'm a living beast.
I'm [C] a living _ beast.
I'm a man.
_ _ [Eb] _ I'm a star, a magical friend.
[Bb] _ I'm happy, [Dm]
oh, so happy [Eb] too. _ _
One flash of light.
[F] I'm happy, _ so [D] happy.
_ _ _ [G] _ I never do good things.
_ [D] _ I never do bad things.
[F] _ I never do anything.
I [C] love the blue. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] I want your eyes to break the ice.
[Bb] I want to come back [Dm] right now.
_ _ [Eb] Soon after [F] that, watch with me.
[Bb] I'll never make [Gm] you talk to a child again.
[Eb] You got a new [F] star.
_ We're here [D] for the time is no longer.
[F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] I'm a living beast.
I'm a man.
[F]
I'm a star, a magical friend.
I'm happy, _ [Cm] _ so happy.
[Gm]
I never do [F] good things.
_ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm not [Gm] drunk.
I'm not drunk.
[F] _ _ _ _ [Cm]
I'm not drunk.
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ I'm [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] not drunk.
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ I'm not drunk.
_ [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ I'm not drunk.
_ _ [F] _ I'm not [Cm] drunk.
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ Pour [F] _
_ me [Eb] a glass of [Gm] wine.
A _ _ _ [F] glass _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
of wine.
_ [F] Make us happy.
_ [Cm] _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ So _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ we're going to start this day, bass guitar and rhythm guitar.
Have a good show tonight.
[Bb] _

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This song was written by David Bowie.

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