Chords for David Bowie • Can You Hear Me • Live from The Philly Dogs Tour • 1974
Tempo:
137.2 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Bb
Gm
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] And I got Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone,
[D] Emir [Ab] on bass, Dennis on drums,
Carlos on guitar, of course Mike Garson,
Van Dross, [A] Jeffrey and Eva.
And [Em] as [N] you probably guessed,
every songwriter likes to have his songs listened to
and I've always thanked you for listening [Ab] to the things that I write.
[C] And I'd like to, because of that, [E] do two new songs
that will be coming out probably until next year
but I thought you'd like to hear them now.
[Bm] First one's about [F] love.
[A] [Ab] It's [C] called Can You Hear Me.
[F] [Gm] [C] Eager.
Don't rush [F] it.
[C] It's much better.
[F] [C]
[C]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] Once we were lovers, [Bb] [C]
could they [F] understand?
[Bb]
Close to [Am] others, I was your, [Gm]
I was your [C] man.
[F]
Don't talk [Bb]
heartache,
I'm taking [C] you, you, [F]
and [Bb]
I'm taking you [Am] out one day, baby.
Say [Gm] goodbye.
Thinking, [C] oh, [F] can you hear me?
Can [Bb] you feel me [F] inside?
Show [G] your [Ab]
love.
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb] Take [G] it in [F] right.
Take it [C] in right.
[F] [C]
[F]
There's been many [Bb]
others.
[C]
So many [F] times.
[Bb]
Sixteen [Am] new cities.
What do [C] I, [Gm]
what do I [C]
find?
[F] Love so [Bb]
badly, [C]
I want you most [F] of all.
[C] [Bb]
It's harder [Am] to make it with anyone.
[Gm]
It's harder to [C] fall.
[F] Can [C]
you hear me?
Can you, baby?
[F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] Can you hear me?
[F] Can you [Bb]
feel me [F]
inside?
Show [Em] your [Ab] love.
[Gm]
[Bb] [G] Take [C] it [F] in right.
Take it in [C] right.
Can you [F]
[Bb] [F]
hear me?
Can
[Bb] you feel me [F] inside?
[G] [Ab]
Show your love.
[Gm] Show your love.
[Bb]
[Ab] Take it [C] [F] in right.
Take it in [C] right.
Take it
[F] [C] in right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
Take it in [F] right.
[C] Take it in [Dm] right, [C] yeah.
Right [F] to your heart.
[C] Take it in right, [F] yeah.
[C] I want to take it right down, [F] right [C] down.
Why don't you take it?
Take it in.
[F]
Why [C] don't you take it?
Take it in right.
Right to your heart.
Take it in.
[F]
[C] Why don't you take it?
[F] [C]
Uh-huh, [C] yeah.
[F] [C]
Take it in, take it in.
Take it, [Gm] take it.
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
Take it down.
Why don't you [Gm] take it?
[Em] Take it one [Dm] time.
[C] Why don't you take it?
[F] [C] Take it now.
[F] [C] Take it [D] two [C] times.
Why don't you take it?
Why don't you [F] take [Gm] it?
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [C] One and a half times.
[C] Why don't [F]
[C] you take it?
[F] [C] Get it in the right.
[F] Hey, [C] take it in the right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
Why don't you take it?
Right down to your lower abdomen.
To your [F] [C] heart.
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
Why don't you take it?
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
[F]
[C] Right to your heart.
[Gm] [F]
[C] Why don't you take it?
Why don't you take [Gm] it?
[C]
Why [Gm] don't you take it?
[C] Right to your heart.
[Dm] [C] you
[F] [C]
[D] Emir [Ab] on bass, Dennis on drums,
Carlos on guitar, of course Mike Garson,
Van Dross, [A] Jeffrey and Eva.
And [Em] as [N] you probably guessed,
every songwriter likes to have his songs listened to
and I've always thanked you for listening [Ab] to the things that I write.
[C] And I'd like to, because of that, [E] do two new songs
that will be coming out probably until next year
but I thought you'd like to hear them now.
[Bm] First one's about [F] love.
[A] [Ab] It's [C] called Can You Hear Me.
[F] [Gm] [C] Eager.
Don't rush [F] it.
[C] It's much better.
[F] [C]
[C]
[F] [C] [Bb]
[F] Once we were lovers, [Bb] [C]
could they [F] understand?
[Bb]
Close to [Am] others, I was your, [Gm]
I was your [C] man.
[F]
Don't talk [Bb]
heartache,
I'm taking [C] you, you, [F]
and [Bb]
I'm taking you [Am] out one day, baby.
Say [Gm] goodbye.
Thinking, [C] oh, [F] can you hear me?
Can [Bb] you feel me [F] inside?
Show [G] your [Ab]
love.
[Gm]
[C]
[Bb] Take [G] it in [F] right.
Take it [C] in right.
[F] [C]
[F]
There's been many [Bb]
others.
[C]
So many [F] times.
[Bb]
Sixteen [Am] new cities.
What do [C] I, [Gm]
what do I [C]
find?
[F] Love so [Bb]
badly, [C]
I want you most [F] of all.
[C] [Bb]
It's harder [Am] to make it with anyone.
[Gm]
It's harder to [C] fall.
[F] Can [C]
you hear me?
Can you, baby?
[F]
[C] [F]
[Bb] Can you hear me?
[F] Can you [Bb]
feel me [F]
inside?
Show [Em] your [Ab] love.
[Gm]
[Bb] [G] Take [C] it [F] in right.
Take it in [C] right.
Can you [F]
[Bb] [F]
hear me?
Can
[Bb] you feel me [F] inside?
[G] [Ab]
Show your love.
[Gm] Show your love.
[Bb]
[Ab] Take it [C] [F] in right.
Take it in [C] right.
Take it
[F] [C] in right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
Take it in [F] right.
[C] Take it in [Dm] right, [C] yeah.
Right [F] to your heart.
[C] Take it in right, [F] yeah.
[C] I want to take it right down, [F] right [C] down.
Why don't you take it?
Take it in.
[F]
Why [C] don't you take it?
Take it in right.
Right to your heart.
Take it in.
[F]
[C] Why don't you take it?
[F] [C]
Uh-huh, [C] yeah.
[F] [C]
Take it in, take it in.
Take it, [Gm] take it.
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
Take it down.
Why don't you [Gm] take it?
[Em] Take it one [Dm] time.
[C] Why don't you take it?
[F] [C] Take it now.
[F] [C] Take it [D] two [C] times.
Why don't you take it?
Why don't you [F] take [Gm] it?
[Dm] [Gm] [Dm] [C] One and a half times.
[C] Why don't [F]
[C] you take it?
[F] [C] Get it in the right.
[F] Hey, [C] take it in the right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
Why don't you take it?
Right down to your lower abdomen.
To your [F] [C] heart.
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
Why don't you take it?
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
[F]
[C] Right to your heart.
[Gm] [F]
[C] Why don't you take it?
Why don't you take [Gm] it?
[C]
Why [Gm] don't you take it?
[C] Right to your heart.
[Dm] [C] you
[F] [C]
Key:
C
F
Bb
Gm
Ab
C
F
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] And I got Dave Sanborn on alto saxophone,
[D] Emir [Ab] on bass, Dennis on drums,
Carlos on guitar, of course Mike Garson,
Van Dross, [A] Jeffrey and Eva. _
And [Em] as [N] you probably guessed,
every songwriter likes to have his songs listened to
and I've always thanked you for listening [Ab] to the things that I write.
[C] And I'd like to, because of that, _ [E] do two new songs
that will be coming out probably until next year
but I thought you'd like to hear them now.
[Bm] First one's about [F] love.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] It's _ _ _ [C] called Can You Hear Me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Eager.
_ _ _ _ Don't rush [F] it.
[C] It's much better.
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Once we were lovers, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ could they _ [F] understand?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ Close to [Am] others, I was your, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ I was your [C] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Don't talk [Bb] _
heartache,
I'm taking _ _ _ _ _ [C] you, you, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
and _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ I'm taking you [Am] out one day, baby.
_ Say [Gm] goodbye.
_ _ _ _ Thinking, [C] oh, _ _ _ [F] can _ _ you _ _ _ hear me?
_ _ Can _ [Bb] you _ _ feel _ me [F] inside?
_ _ _ Show [G] your [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ love.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ Take [G] it in [F] right.
Take _ _ it [C] in right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ There's been many [Bb]
others.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
So _ _ _ many [F] times.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ Sixteen [Am] new cities.
_ _ What do [C] I, _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ what do I [C] _
find?
_ _ _ _ [F] Love _ _ _ _ _ so [Bb]
badly, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ I want you most [F] of all.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ It's harder [Am] to make it with anyone.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ It's harder to [C] fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Can [C] _
_ _ _ _ you hear me?
Can you, baby?
[F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Can you _ hear me?
[F] _ Can _ _ you [Bb] _
_ _ _ feel me [F]
inside?
_ _ _ Show [Em] your [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ love. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] Take [C] it [F] in right.
_ _ _ Take it in [C] right.
Can _ _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
hear me?
_ _ Can _
[Bb] _ _ _ you feel me [F] inside?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ Show your love. _
[Gm] _ Show your love.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Take it [C] [F] in right.
_ _ _ Take it in [C] right.
_ Take _ it _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] [C] in right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
_ _ _ _ Take it in [F] right.
[C] _ _ _ _ Take it in [Dm] right, [C] yeah.
_ _ Right [F] to your heart.
[C] _ _ _ Take it in right, [F] yeah.
[C] I want to take it right down, [F] right [C] down.
Why don't you take it?
Take it in.
[F]
Why [C] don't you take it?
Take it in right.
Right to your heart.
Take it in.
_ [F]
[C] Why don't you take it?
_ [F] _ _ [C]
Uh-huh, _ [C] yeah.
_ _ [F] _ [C]
Take it in, take it in.
Take it, _ [Gm] take it.
_ [F] _ [C] Why don't you take it?
Take it down.
Why don't you [Gm] take it?
[Em] Take it one [Dm] time.
[C] Why don't you take it?
[F] _ [C] _ Take it now.
_ [F] _ [C] Take it [D] two [C] times.
Why don't you take it?
_ _ Why don't you [F] take [Gm] it?
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ [C] One and a half times.
_ _ [C] _ Why don't _ [F] _
[C] you take it?
_ [F] [C] Get it in the right. _
[F] Hey, [C] take it in the right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
_ Why don't you take it?
Right down to your lower abdomen.
To your [F] [C] heart. _
_ [F] _ [C] Why don't you take it?
_ Why don't you take it? _ _
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
[F] _ _
[C] Right to your heart.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] Why don't you take it? _ _
Why don't you take [Gm] it?
_ _ [C]
Why [Gm] don't you take it?
_ [C] _ Right to your heart.
_ _ _ [Dm] [C] you
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] Emir [Ab] on bass, Dennis on drums,
Carlos on guitar, of course Mike Garson,
Van Dross, [A] Jeffrey and Eva. _
And [Em] as [N] you probably guessed,
every songwriter likes to have his songs listened to
and I've always thanked you for listening [Ab] to the things that I write.
[C] And I'd like to, because of that, _ [E] do two new songs
that will be coming out probably until next year
but I thought you'd like to hear them now.
[Bm] First one's about [F] love.
_ [A] _ _ _ [Ab] It's _ _ _ [C] called Can You Hear Me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ Eager.
_ _ _ _ Don't rush [F] it.
[C] It's much better.
_ _ [F] _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ Once we were lovers, _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [C] _
_ _ could they _ [F] understand?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ Close to [Am] others, I was your, _ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ I was your [C] man.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ Don't talk [Bb] _
heartache,
I'm taking _ _ _ _ _ [C] you, you, _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
and _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ I'm taking you [Am] out one day, baby.
_ Say [Gm] goodbye.
_ _ _ _ Thinking, [C] oh, _ _ _ [F] can _ _ you _ _ _ hear me?
_ _ Can _ [Bb] you _ _ feel _ me [F] inside?
_ _ _ Show [G] your [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ _ love.
[Gm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Bb] _ _ Take [G] it in [F] right.
Take _ _ it [C] in right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ There's been many [Bb]
others.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
So _ _ _ many [F] times.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ Sixteen [Am] new cities.
_ _ What do [C] I, _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ what do I [C] _
find?
_ _ _ _ [F] Love _ _ _ _ _ so [Bb]
badly, _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ I want you most [F] of all.
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _
_ _ It's harder [Am] to make it with anyone.
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _
_ _ _ It's harder to [C] fall.
_ _ _ _ _ [F] Can [C] _
_ _ _ _ you hear me?
Can you, baby?
[F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ Can you _ hear me?
[F] _ Can _ _ you [Bb] _
_ _ _ feel me [F]
inside?
_ _ _ Show [Em] your [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ love. _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [G] Take [C] it [F] in right.
_ _ _ Take it in [C] right.
Can _ _ _ you _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
hear me?
_ _ Can _
[Bb] _ _ _ you feel me [F] inside?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Ab] _
_ _ _ _ Show your love. _
[Gm] _ Show your love.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] Take it [C] [F] in right.
_ _ _ Take it in [C] right.
_ Take _ it _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] [C] in right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
_ _ _ _ Take it in [F] right.
[C] _ _ _ _ Take it in [Dm] right, [C] yeah.
_ _ Right [F] to your heart.
[C] _ _ _ Take it in right, [F] yeah.
[C] I want to take it right down, [F] right [C] down.
Why don't you take it?
Take it in.
[F]
Why [C] don't you take it?
Take it in right.
Right to your heart.
Take it in.
_ [F]
[C] Why don't you take it?
_ [F] _ _ [C]
Uh-huh, _ [C] yeah.
_ _ [F] _ [C]
Take it in, take it in.
Take it, _ [Gm] take it.
_ [F] _ [C] Why don't you take it?
Take it down.
Why don't you [Gm] take it?
[Em] Take it one [Dm] time.
[C] Why don't you take it?
[F] _ [C] _ Take it now.
_ [F] _ [C] Take it [D] two [C] times.
Why don't you take it?
_ _ Why don't you [F] take [Gm] it?
[Dm] _ [Gm] _ [Dm] _ [C] One and a half times.
_ _ [C] _ Why don't _ [F] _
[C] you take it?
_ [F] [C] Get it in the right. _
[F] Hey, [C] take it in the right.
Uh-huh, yeah.
_ Why don't you take it?
Right down to your lower abdomen.
To your [F] [C] heart. _
_ [F] _ [C] Why don't you take it?
_ Why don't you take it? _ _
[F] [C] Why don't you take it?
[F] _ _
[C] Right to your heart.
[Gm] _ _ [F] _
[C] Why don't you take it? _ _
Why don't you take [Gm] it?
_ _ [C]
Why [Gm] don't you take it?
_ [C] _ Right to your heart.
_ _ _ [Dm] [C] you
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _