Chords for David Bowie - The Pretty Things Are Going to Hell
Tempo:
63.825 bpm
Chords used:
C
F
Ab
G
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [F]
What to wear, what to say, what to do on a sunny day.
Who to phone, who to fight, who to dance with on a Sunday night.
Reaching the very edge, you know, reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, reaching the very edge.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it hard.
[C] Don't hold your breath, [G] let the fear go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
I'm a dragon, I'm a dragon.
[F] I'm the best jazz you've ever seen.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll turn you out before you [Bb] know.
[C] [Ab]
[F] What is a tongue, what a fan?
What is clay, what is sand?
Who to kiss, who to trust, who to listen to, who to possess.
I'm reaching the very edge, you know, I'm reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, I'm reaching the very [C] edge.
You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you just can't tell.
[C] Don't hold your [G] breath, let the freedom go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
I'm a dragon, I'm a [F] dragon.
I'm the best jazz you've ever heard.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll find you out before [Dm] you know.
[C]
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it out, but they wore [Bb] it well.
[C]
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it [Ab] out, but they [Db] wore it well.
[C] [Cm] [C]
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They worry now but they worry where?
[C] They're scared of me
And
[F] things are going to hell
They worry now but they worry [C] where?
They're scared of me
[C]
[Ab] [Cm] [C] [G]
[C] [Ab] [Cm] [G]
[C] Oh, they [Ab] see the shame in my life
[C] [G]
[C] Still afraid [Ab] that we'll make a difference
[C] We're all in the same [G] boat
We gotta breathe this [C] all in together
[A] [C] [A]
[C] They're scared of me
What to wear, what to say, what to do on a sunny day.
Who to phone, who to fight, who to dance with on a Sunday night.
Reaching the very edge, you know, reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, reaching the very edge.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it hard.
[C] Don't hold your breath, [G] let the fear go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
I'm a dragon, I'm a dragon.
[F] I'm the best jazz you've ever seen.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll turn you out before you [Bb] know.
[C] [Ab]
[F] What is a tongue, what a fan?
What is clay, what is sand?
Who to kiss, who to trust, who to listen to, who to possess.
I'm reaching the very edge, you know, I'm reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, I'm reaching the very [C] edge.
You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you just can't tell.
[C] Don't hold your [G] breath, let the freedom go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
I'm a dragon, I'm a [F] dragon.
I'm the best jazz you've ever heard.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll find you out before [Dm] you know.
[C]
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it out, but they wore [Bb] it well.
[C]
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it [Ab] out, but they [Db] wore it well.
[C] [Cm] [C]
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They worry now but they worry where?
[C] They're scared of me
And
[F] things are going to hell
They worry now but they worry [C] where?
They're scared of me
[C]
[Ab] [Cm] [C] [G]
[C] [Ab] [Cm] [G]
[C] Oh, they [Ab] see the shame in my life
[C] [G]
[C] Still afraid [Ab] that we'll make a difference
[C] We're all in the same [G] boat
We gotta breathe this [C] all in together
[A] [C] [A]
[C] They're scared of me
Key:
C
F
Ab
G
Cm
C
F
Ab
[C] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
What to wear, what to say, what to do on a sunny day.
Who to phone, who to fight, who to dance with on a Sunday night.
Reaching the very edge, you know, reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, reaching the very edge.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it hard.
[C] Don't hold your breath, [G] let the fear go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
_ _ I'm a dragon, I'm a dragon.
[F] I'm the best jazz you've ever seen.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll turn you out before you [Bb] know.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[F] What is a tongue, what a fan?
What is clay, what is sand?
Who to kiss, who to trust, who to listen to, who to possess.
I'm reaching the very edge, you know, I'm reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, I'm reaching the very [C] edge.
You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you just can't tell.
[C] Don't hold your [G] breath, let the freedom go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
_ _ _ I'm a dragon, I'm a [F] dragon.
I'm the best jazz you've ever heard.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll find you out before [Dm] you know.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it out, but they wore [Bb] it well.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it [Ab] out, but they [Db] wore it well.
[C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They worry now but they worry where?
[C] _ They're scared of me
_ And _
[F] _ things are going to hell
They worry now but they worry [C] where?
_ They're scared of me
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Oh, they [Ab] see the shame in my life
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Still afraid [Ab] that we'll make a difference
[C] We're all in the same [G] boat
We gotta breathe this [C] all in together
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[C] _ _ _ They're scared of me _ _
What to wear, what to say, what to do on a sunny day.
Who to phone, who to fight, who to dance with on a Sunday night.
Reaching the very edge, you know, reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, reaching the very edge.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it hard.
[C] Don't hold your breath, [G] let the fear go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
_ _ I'm a dragon, I'm a dragon.
[F] I'm the best jazz you've ever seen.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll turn you out before you [Bb] know.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
[F] What is a tongue, what a fan?
What is clay, what is sand?
Who to kiss, who to trust, who to listen to, who to possess.
I'm reaching the very edge, you know, I'm reaching the very edge.
I'm going to the other side this time, I'm reaching the very [C] edge.
You're still free, [Ab] but you're going to find it [C] hard.
Life's unfair, [G] sometimes it's hard.
[C] You're still free, [Ab] but you just can't tell.
[C] Don't hold your [G] breath, let the freedom go, sometimes [C] it's hard.
_ _ _ I'm a dragon, I'm a [F] dragon.
I'm the best jazz you've ever heard.
I am a dragon, I am the sky.
[C] I am the blood at the corner of your eyes.
I'll find the secrets, I'll let them go.
[F] I'll turn you out before you know.
I'll find you out before [Dm] you know.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it out, but they wore [Bb] it well.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They've worn it [Ab] out, but they [Db] wore it well.
[C] _ _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[F] The pretty things are going to hell.
They worry now but they worry where?
[C] _ They're scared of me
_ And _
[F] _ things are going to hell
They worry now but they worry [C] where?
_ They're scared of me
_ _ [C] _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[C] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Oh, they [Ab] see the shame in my life
[C] _ _ [G] _ _
[C] Still afraid [Ab] that we'll make a difference
[C] We're all in the same [G] boat
We gotta breathe this [C] all in together
_ _ [A] _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[C] _ _ _ They're scared of me _ _