Chords for David Bowie: This is not America
Tempo:
115.4 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Dm
Gm
Ebm
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] This is not [Dm] America, [Gm] [Dm] sha-la-la [Gm]-la-la
Little [Dm] piece of you,
[Gm] little piece [Dm] of me
[Gm] Well, this is not [Dm] America, for [Gm] this is not [Dm] America
[Gm] [Dm] Lonesome fails to bloom this season
[Gm] Promise not [Dm] to say to [Gm] me
This is not [Dm] America, for [G] this is not America
[C]
[Dm] There was a [Bb] time, [Gm] a storm that blew [Eb] so pure
[Dm] All this could be, nothing could stand
Though I could have all things as [Bb] I'd dream [Gm] of
For this is not America
[F] Sha [Gm]-la-la-la-la, [Dm] sha-la-la-la [G]-la
Sha [Dm]-la-la-la-la, [Abm] this is not [Eb] America
No, [Abm] this is [Dbm] not [Ab] [Ebm] America
Sha-la [Abm]-la-la-la, snowman melting from [Eb] the inside
Falcon [Abm] [Ebm] spirals to the [Abm] ground
There used to be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
So [E] bloody red [Gb] tomorrow's clouds
[Abm] A little piece of [Eb] you,
[Ab] a little piece in [Eb] me
[Abm] We'll die, [Eb] America, for this [Ab] is not America
[Db]
There [Ebm] was [B] a time, [Abm] a storm that blew [E] so pure
[Gb] All this could be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
Though I could have all things as [B] I'd dream of
[Abm] For this is not America
[Gb] [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, [Ab] sha-la-la-la-la
Sha-la [Ebm]-la-la [Abm]-la, this is not [Ebm] America
No, [Abm] this is not
[Dbm] [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, this is not America
America, no, this is not, this is not [Ebm] America, [Abm] no, this is not, shalalala
[Bb] [Abm] [Gb]
[Abm]
[B]
[N]
[Gm] [Dm]
[Gm] This is not [Dm] America, [Gm] [Dm] sha-la-la [Gm]-la-la
Little [Dm] piece of you,
[Gm] little piece [Dm] of me
[Gm] Well, this is not [Dm] America, for [Gm] this is not [Dm] America
[Gm] [Dm] Lonesome fails to bloom this season
[Gm] Promise not [Dm] to say to [Gm] me
This is not [Dm] America, for [G] this is not America
[C]
[Dm] There was a [Bb] time, [Gm] a storm that blew [Eb] so pure
[Dm] All this could be, nothing could stand
Though I could have all things as [Bb] I'd dream [Gm] of
For this is not America
[F] Sha [Gm]-la-la-la-la, [Dm] sha-la-la-la [G]-la
Sha [Dm]-la-la-la-la, [Abm] this is not [Eb] America
No, [Abm] this is [Dbm] not [Ab] [Ebm] America
Sha-la [Abm]-la-la-la, snowman melting from [Eb] the inside
Falcon [Abm] [Ebm] spirals to the [Abm] ground
There used to be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
So [E] bloody red [Gb] tomorrow's clouds
[Abm] A little piece of [Eb] you,
[Ab] a little piece in [Eb] me
[Abm] We'll die, [Eb] America, for this [Ab] is not America
[Db]
There [Ebm] was [B] a time, [Abm] a storm that blew [E] so pure
[Gb] All this could be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
Though I could have all things as [B] I'd dream of
[Abm] For this is not America
[Gb] [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, [Ab] sha-la-la-la-la
Sha-la [Ebm]-la-la [Abm]-la, this is not [Ebm] America
No, [Abm] this is not
[Dbm] [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, this is not America
America, no, this is not, this is not [Ebm] America, [Abm] no, this is not, shalalala
[Bb] [Abm] [Gb]
[Abm]
[B]
[N]
Key:
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Dm
Gm
Ebm
Eb
Abm
Dm
Gm
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] This is not _ [Dm] _ America, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ sha-la-la [Gm]-la-la
Little [Dm] piece of you, _ _
_ [Gm] _ little piece [Dm] of me
[Gm] Well, this is not [Dm] America, _ for [Gm] this is not _ [Dm] America _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Lonesome fails to bloom this season
[Gm] _ Promise not [Dm] to say to [Gm] me
This is not _ [Dm] America, for [G] this is not America
_ [C] _ _
[Dm] There _ was a [Bb] _ time, [Gm] a storm that blew [Eb] so pure
_ [Dm] All this could be, nothing could stand
Though I could have all things as [Bb] I'd dream [Gm] of
_ For this is not _ America _ _ _
[F] Sha [Gm]-la-la-la-la, _ [Dm] sha-la-la-la [G]-la
_ Sha [Dm]-la-la-la-la, [Abm] this is not [Eb] America
No, [Abm] this is [Dbm] not [Ab] _ [Ebm] America
Sha-la [Abm]-la-la-la, snowman melting from [Eb] the inside
_ Falcon [Abm] _ [Ebm] spirals to the [Abm] ground
There used to be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
So [E] bloody red [Gb] tomorrow's clouds
_ [Abm] A little piece of [Eb] you, _
_ [Ab] a little piece in [Eb] me _
_ [Abm] We'll die, _ [Eb] America, for this [Ab] is not America
[Db] _
There [Ebm] _ _ was [B] a time, _ [Abm] a storm that blew [E] so pure
_ [Gb] All this could be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
_ Though I could have all things as [B] I'd dream of
_ [Abm] For this is not _ America _ _ _ _
[Gb] [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, _ [Ab] sha-la-la-la-la
Sha-la [Ebm]-la-la [Abm]-la, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ this is not _ [Ebm] America
No, [Abm] _ this is not
[Dbm] _ [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, this is not America
America, no, this is not, _ _ _ _ _ this is not [Ebm] America, _ [Abm] no, this is not, _ _ shalalala _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [Gm] This is not _ [Dm] _ America, _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ sha-la-la [Gm]-la-la
Little [Dm] piece of you, _ _
_ [Gm] _ little piece [Dm] of me
[Gm] Well, this is not [Dm] America, _ for [Gm] this is not _ [Dm] America _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Dm] Lonesome fails to bloom this season
[Gm] _ Promise not [Dm] to say to [Gm] me
This is not _ [Dm] America, for [G] this is not America
_ [C] _ _
[Dm] There _ was a [Bb] _ time, [Gm] a storm that blew [Eb] so pure
_ [Dm] All this could be, nothing could stand
Though I could have all things as [Bb] I'd dream [Gm] of
_ For this is not _ America _ _ _
[F] Sha [Gm]-la-la-la-la, _ [Dm] sha-la-la-la [G]-la
_ Sha [Dm]-la-la-la-la, [Abm] this is not [Eb] America
No, [Abm] this is [Dbm] not [Ab] _ [Ebm] America
Sha-la [Abm]-la-la-la, snowman melting from [Eb] the inside
_ Falcon [Abm] _ [Ebm] spirals to the [Abm] ground
There used to be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
So [E] bloody red [Gb] tomorrow's clouds
_ [Abm] A little piece of [Eb] you, _
_ [Ab] a little piece in [Eb] me _
_ [Abm] We'll die, _ [Eb] America, for this [Ab] is not America
[Db] _
There [Ebm] _ _ was [B] a time, _ [Abm] a storm that blew [E] so pure
_ [Gb] All this could be, [Ebm] nothing could stand
_ Though I could have all things as [B] I'd dream of
_ [Abm] For this is not _ America _ _ _ _
[Gb] [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, _ [Ab] sha-la-la-la-la
Sha-la [Ebm]-la-la [Abm]-la, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ this is not _ [Ebm] America
No, [Abm] _ this is not
[Dbm] _ [Abm] Sha-la-la-la-la, this is not America
America, no, this is not, _ _ _ _ _ this is not [Ebm] America, _ [Abm] no, this is not, _ _ shalalala _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Bb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _