Chords for David Bowie – Something In The Air (Live Paris 1999)

Tempo:
166.15 bpm
Chords used:

F

Gb

Bb

Dm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie – Something In The Air (Live Paris 1999) chords
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[G]
[F]
[G]
[Eb]
[Cm]
I [G]
really can't [Cm] look at your little empty [D] shell [Dm] like
[F] a teddy bear.
[Dm] Feels like we never had a [F] chance.
[N]
Look me [Eb] in the eye,
[Cm] we're laying in each other's arms, [G]
but [Cm] the room is just [D] an empty space.
[Dm]
I guess [F] we've lived it up,
[Dm] there's something in the air.
[F] [A] Smile too fast and can't [Bb] think of a thing to say.
[F] Live for the best of times, [Ab] now we're left [Eb] with the worst.
[Gb]
I've [F] danced with you too long,
[Gb] and there's nothing [F] left to say.
[Bb] Let's take what we can,
[Ab]
hold [Eb] your head up high.
[Gb]
It's [F] for the last time,
[Gb] the place of no [F] return.
There's something in [Bb] the air,
[F]
something in [Gm] my eyes.
[Gb] I've danced with [F] you too [Bb] long, yeah.
[Bb]
Something I [Gm] have to say,
[Gb] there's something [Bb] in the air.
[F] [G]
[F] [G]
[G]
[F] [G] [D]
[Eb]
I'm with you [Cm] too, I lose you.
[D] We can't avoid the [Cm] clash, the big [D] mistake.
[Dm]
Now we're [F] gonna pay and pay, for [Dm] the sentence of our [F] lives.
[Bb] I can't believe [B] I'm asking you [Eb] to go.
[Cm] You used what we could, [D]
taking [Cm] all the things we want.
[Dm] I [F] guess we've lost each other on the way.
[Dm]
I guess you [F] know I [Bb] never wanted anyone else, but you.
[F] We've lived all our best times,
[Ab] now we're left [Eb] with the worst.
[Gb] I've danced with [F] you too long,
[Gb] you can say [F] what you will.
Yeah, [Bbm]
say [F] what you will.
[Ab] We've raged [Eb] for a lifetime,
[Gb] and I know [Gb] you're home.
[F]
[Gb] But there's nothing in our [F] lives, but there's something [Bb] in the air.
[Dm] There's something in my [Gm] eyes.
[Gb] I've danced with you [F] too long, [Bb] yeah.
[Dm]
One [Gm] last thing I have to say.
[Gb]
But there's something in [Bb] my eyes.
[Dm]
[Am] [Gm]
There's [Gb] something in the [F] air.
[Bb]
I've danced with you [Dm] too long.
[Gm]
[Gb] There's something [F] in the air.
[Bb]
[N]
[F]
[G] [Bb]
[N]
The other guitar is played by our friend Mark Platty.
We'll get to you in a minute.
This song is from our album called [Abm] Station to Station.
[N]
And it's called
I'm singing all the tough ones in the beginning.
I can't believe I did this.
Oh well, never mind.
This one's called Word on a
Key:  
F
134211111
Gb
134211112
Bb
12341111
Dm
2311
G
2131
F
134211111
Gb
134211112
Bb
12341111
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To learn David Bowie - (Live at the Elysée Montmartre, Paris on 14th October, 1999) Something In The Air chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gb, F, Ab, Eb, Gb, Gm, Gb, F, Bb, Eb, G, Dm, F and Dm. A strategic approach would be to train at 41 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 83. With G Minor as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
I _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
really can't [Cm] look at your little empty [D] shell _ _ [Dm] like _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ a teddy bear.
_ _ _ [Dm] _ Feels like we never had a [F] chance.
_ [N] _
Look me [Eb] in the eye, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Cm] _ we're laying in each other's arms, _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ but [Cm] the room is just [D] an empty space.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _
I guess [F] we've lived it up, _
_ _ [Dm] there's something in the air. _
_ _ [F] _ _ [A] Smile too fast and can't [Bb] think of a thing to say.
_ [F] Live for the best of times, _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ now we're left [Eb] with the worst. _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _
I've [F] danced with you too long, _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ and there's nothing [F] left to say. _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ Let's take what we can, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
hold [Eb] your head up high. _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
It's [F] for the last time, _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ the place of no [F] _ return.
There's something in [Bb] the _ air, _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
something in [Gm] my eyes. _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] I've danced with [F] you too _ [Bb] _ long, _ _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb]
Something I [Gm] have to say, _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] there's something [Bb] in the _ air. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
I'm with you [Cm] too, _ I lose you.
_ _ [D] _ _ We can't avoid the [Cm] clash, _ the big [D] mistake.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
Now we're [F] gonna pay and pay, _ _ for _ [Dm] _ _ _ the sentence of our [F] lives.
[Bb] I can't believe [B] I'm asking you [Eb] to go. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] You used what we could, _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
taking [Cm] all the things we want. _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ I _ _ _ [F] guess we've lost each other on the way.
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
I guess you [F] know I [Bb] never wanted anyone else, but you. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] We've lived all our best times, _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ now we're left [Eb] with the worst. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ I've danced with [F] you too long, _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ you can say [F] what you _ will. _
Yeah, [Bbm] _ _ _ _ _ _
say [F] what you will. _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ We've _ raged [Eb] for a lifetime, _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ and I know [Gb] you're home.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ But there's nothing in our [F] lives, _ but there's something [Bb] in the air. _
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ There's something in my [Gm] _ _ eyes. _
_ _ _ [Gb] I've danced with you [F] too long, [Bb] _ _ yeah.
_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ One [Gm] last thing I have to say.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
But there's something in [Bb] my _ _ _ _ _ eyes.
[Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ There's [Gb] something in the _ [F] air.
_ _ [Bb] _ _
_ I've danced with you [Dm] too long.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] There's something _ [F] in the _ air.
_ [Bb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The other guitar is played by our friend Mark Platty. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ We'll get to you in a minute. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ This song is from our album called [Abm] Station to Station.
_ [N] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And it's called_
I'm singing all the tough ones in the beginning.
I can't believe I did this.
Oh well, never mind.
_ _ This one's called Word on a

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