Chords for David Bowie My Death

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David Bowie My Death chords
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[Dm]
[Am] [Em]
[Bb]
[Dm]
[Am] [E]
[Em] [B] [Bb]
[C] [Dm]
[Bm]
[Bb] [Dm]
[Am] [F] [B]
[Em] [Bb] [Dm]
[F] [G]
[Bb] [C]
[F]
[G]
Death waits there like [F] a Bible truth at [Eb] the funeral of [Gm] my youth.
[Eb] Weep loud for that and [F] the passing time.
[Gbm]
My death [E] waits like a witch at [Gbm]
night.
[E] As surely as our [Gbm] love is bright, [E] let's not think about [A] the passing time.
[Dm]
But whatever lies [C]
behind the door, [Bb]
there is nothing much [A] to do.
[D] [Dm]
Angel or devil, [C]
I don't care.
[F] [Bb]
[F] For in front [Gm] of that door, [Dm] there [A] is you.
[Fm]
My death waits like a beggar blind who sees this world through an unlit mind.
Throw him a dime for [Eb] the passing time.
[Ab] My death [Bb] waits there to [Ab] allow my friends [Gb] a few good times before [Bbm] it ends.
Yeah, let's [Gb] drink to that and the [Ab] passing time.
My [Am]
[G] death waits there between [Am] your thighs.
[G] Your cool fingers will [A] close my eyes.
Oh, [Am] let's not [G] think about the [E]
passing time.
[Fm]
But whatever lies [Eb]
behind the door, [Db]
there is nothing we can [Cm]
do.
[Ab]
Angel or devil, [Fm] [Eb]
[D] [Db]
for in front of that door, [Eb] there [C] is you.
My [Fm]
death waits there among the [F] leaves.
In [Fm]
magician's [F] mysterious sleeves.
Rabbits, [Fm] dogs, and the [Eb] passing time.
My [Ab]
[Bb] death waits there among [Ab] the flowers.
Where [Gb] the [Bbm] [Bb] blackest shadow [Bbm] powers [Fm] [Gb] will pick lilacs for [Ab] this passing time.
[A]
[Am] My death [G] waits there in our [A] double bed.
[Am] Shades of [G]
oblivion at [Am] my head.
Pull up [G] the sheets against [E] the passing time.
[F] But whatever lies [Eb]
behind the door, [Db]
there is nothing much [C] to do.
[Fm] Angel or devil, [C]
[Eb] I don't care
[Db] for in front of the door.
[Eb] [Gb]
[Fm]
[Cm] [F]
[N]
My God.
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Eb
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Fm
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[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
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_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F] _ [B] _
[Em] _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
Death waits there _ _ like [F] a Bible truth _ at _ _ [Eb] the funeral _ _ of [Gm] my youth.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Weep loud for that _ and [F] the passing _ _ time.
_ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ _ My death [E] waits like _ a witch at [Gbm]
night.
_ _ _ _ [E] As surely _ _ as our [Gbm] love is bright, _ _ _ [E] let's not think about _ [A] the passing _ _ time.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _
But whatever _ lies [C] _
behind the door, _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
there is nothing much [A] to do.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Dm] _
Angel or devil, _ [C] _ _ _
I don't care.
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
[F] For in front _ [Gm] of that door, _ [Dm] _ _ there [A] is you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Fm] _
_ _ My death waits like a beggar blind who _ _ sees this world through an unlit mind.
_ _ _ Throw him a dime _ for [Eb] the passing time. _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ My death [Bb] waits there to [Ab] allow my friends _ [Gb] a few good times before [Bbm] it _ ends.
Yeah, let's [Gb] drink to _ that and the [Ab] passing time.
_ _ My [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [G] death waits there _ between [Am] your thighs. _ _
[G] Your cool fingers _ will [A] close my eyes.
_ Oh, [Am] let's not [G] think about _ the _ [E] _
passing _ _ time.
_ _ [Fm] _
_ _ But whatever lies [Eb]
behind the door, _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ there is nothing we can [Cm]
do.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
Angel or devil, [Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Db] _ _
for in front of that door, _ _ _ [Eb] there [C] is you.
_ _ My _ _ [Fm] _ _
_ _ death _ waits there among the _ _ _ [F] leaves.
In _ _ [Fm] _
magician's _ [F] mysterious _ _ _ sleeves.
_ Rabbits, _ [Fm] dogs, and the [Eb] passing time. _ _
My _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] death waits there _ among [Ab] the flowers.
_ _ Where [Gb] the _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ [Bb] blackest shadow _ [Bbm] powers _ [Fm] _ [Gb] will pick lilacs for [Ab] this passing time.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] My _ death [G] waits there _ _ in our [A] double bed.
[Am] _ _ Shades of [G] _
oblivion at _ [Am] my head.
_ _ _ Pull up [G] the sheets _ against _ _ [E] the passing _ _ time.
_ [F] _ _ But _ whatever lies [Eb] _ _
behind the door, _ _ [Db] _ _
there is nothing much [C] to _ do. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] Angel or devil, _ [C] _ _
_ [Eb] I _ _ _ don't care _ _ _ _ _ _
[Db] _ _ for in front of the door. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ My God. _

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