Chords for david bowie - trying to get to heaven
Tempo:
88.6 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
C
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [E]
[C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[E]
[A] It's getting hotter, [B]
[A] there's a rumbling [E] in the sky.
[A] I've been wading through the high [B] muddy water, [A] with heat [E] rising through my eyes.
[C#m] Every day a memory [A] grows dimmer, it [F#m] doesn't hurt me like it did [E] before.
[A] I've been walking through [B] the middle of nowhere,
[A] trying to get to [E] heaven before they close the door.
Oh, yeah.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A] [E]
[A] I'll be pulling [B] up like a fool, [A] waiting for [E] a train.
[A] I can hear their hearts [Bm] a beating, [A] like a drum swinging on a [E] train.
[C#] When you think you've lost [A] everything, you [F#m] find out you can't help sending [E] more.
[A] I'm just going down that [B] road feeling bad, [A] trying hard to get to [E] heaven before they close [A] the door.
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
[A]
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
[C#m] [A]
[C] [A]
[E]
[A] Trying to get to heaven before they close [Em] the door.
[A] Trying to get to heaven before they close the door.
[Em] [A] I'm going down [B] a river,
[A] they [E]
[A] tell me [B] everything's gonna be all right, [A] but I don't know what all right [E] even means.
[C#] I close my [A] eyes and I wonder what [F#m] if everything is as hollow [E] as it seems.
[A] I'll be in some sugar [B] town, I'll shut my sugar down, [A] trying to get to heaven before they [E] close the door.
Hey, [A] hey, hey.
[E] Trying to get to heaven [A] before they close the [E]
door.
[A] Hey, hey, hey.
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
And release [A] my dreams.
[B] Trying to get to [A] heaven before they close [E] the door.
I've been all [A] around the world, I'm always moving.
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door.
I'm going down a river, they tell me everything's gonna be all right, but I don't know what all right even means.
[C] [Em]
[C] [D]
[E]
[A] It's getting hotter, [B]
[A] there's a rumbling [E] in the sky.
[A] I've been wading through the high [B] muddy water, [A] with heat [E] rising through my eyes.
[C#m] Every day a memory [A] grows dimmer, it [F#m] doesn't hurt me like it did [E] before.
[A] I've been walking through [B] the middle of nowhere,
[A] trying to get to [E] heaven before they close the door.
Oh, yeah.
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A]
[Em] [A] [E]
[A] I'll be pulling [B] up like a fool, [A] waiting for [E] a train.
[A] I can hear their hearts [Bm] a beating, [A] like a drum swinging on a [E] train.
[C#] When you think you've lost [A] everything, you [F#m] find out you can't help sending [E] more.
[A] I'm just going down that [B] road feeling bad, [A] trying hard to get to [E] heaven before they close [A] the door.
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
[A]
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
[C#m] [A]
[C] [A]
[E]
[A] Trying to get to heaven before they close [Em] the door.
[A] Trying to get to heaven before they close the door.
[Em] [A] I'm going down [B] a river,
[A] they [E]
[A] tell me [B] everything's gonna be all right, [A] but I don't know what all right [E] even means.
[C#] I close my [A] eyes and I wonder what [F#m] if everything is as hollow [E] as it seems.
[A] I'll be in some sugar [B] town, I'll shut my sugar down, [A] trying to get to heaven before they [E] close the door.
Hey, [A] hey, hey.
[E] Trying to get to heaven [A] before they close the [E]
door.
[A] Hey, hey, hey.
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
And release [A] my dreams.
[B] Trying to get to [A] heaven before they close [E] the door.
I've been all [A] around the world, I'm always moving.
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door.
I'm going down a river, they tell me everything's gonna be all right, but I don't know what all right even means.
Key:
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
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_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ It's getting hotter, [B] _
_ [A] _ there's a rumbling [E] in the sky. _
_ [A] I've been wading through the high [B] muddy water, _ [A] with heat [E] rising through my eyes. _
_ _ [C#m] Every day a memory [A] grows dimmer, it [F#m] doesn't hurt me like it did [E] before. _
_ _ [A] I've been walking through [B] the middle of nowhere,
_ [A] trying to get to [E] heaven before they close the door.
Oh, yeah.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] I'll be pulling [B] up like a fool, _ _ [A] _ waiting for [E] a train.
_ _ [A] I can hear their hearts [Bm] a beating, _ [A] like a drum swinging on a [E] train.
_ _ [C#] When you think you've lost [A] everything, _ you [F#m] find out you can't help sending [E] more.
_ _ [A] I'm just going down that [B] road feeling bad, [A] trying hard to get to [E] heaven before they close [A] the door. _ _ _ _
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door. _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Trying _ _ to get to heaven before they close [Em] the door.
_ _ [A] _ Trying _ _ to get to heaven before they close the door.
[Em] _ [A] I'm going down [B] a river, _
_ _ [A] _ they _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ tell me [B] everything's gonna be all right, [A] but I don't know what all right [E] even means.
_ [C#] I close my [A] eyes and I wonder what [F#m] if everything is as hollow [E] as it seems.
_ [A] I'll be in some sugar [B] town, I'll shut my sugar down, [A] trying to get to heaven before they [E] close the door.
Hey, [A] hey, hey.
_ _ _ [E] Trying to get to heaven [A] before they close the [E] _
door.
[A] Hey, hey, hey.
_ _ Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
And release [A] my dreams.
_ _ _ [B] Trying to get to [A] heaven before they close [E] the door.
I've been all [A] around the world, I'm always moving.
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door.
I'm going down a _ river, they tell me everything's gonna be all right, but I don't know what all right even means. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ It's getting hotter, [B] _
_ [A] _ there's a rumbling [E] in the sky. _
_ [A] I've been wading through the high [B] muddy water, _ [A] with heat [E] rising through my eyes. _
_ _ [C#m] Every day a memory [A] grows dimmer, it [F#m] doesn't hurt me like it did [E] before. _
_ _ [A] I've been walking through [B] the middle of nowhere,
_ [A] trying to get to [E] heaven before they close the door.
Oh, yeah.
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] I'll be pulling [B] up like a fool, _ _ [A] _ waiting for [E] a train.
_ _ [A] I can hear their hearts [Bm] a beating, _ [A] like a drum swinging on a [E] train.
_ _ [C#] When you think you've lost [A] everything, _ you [F#m] find out you can't help sending [E] more.
_ _ [A] I'm just going down that [B] road feeling bad, [A] trying hard to get to [E] heaven before they close [A] the door. _ _ _ _
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door. _
_ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Trying _ _ to get to heaven before they close [Em] the door.
_ _ [A] _ Trying _ _ to get to heaven before they close the door.
[Em] _ [A] I'm going down [B] a river, _
_ _ [A] _ they _ [E] _ _
_ _ [A] _ tell me [B] everything's gonna be all right, [A] but I don't know what all right [E] even means.
_ [C#] I close my [A] eyes and I wonder what [F#m] if everything is as hollow [E] as it seems.
_ [A] I'll be in some sugar [B] town, I'll shut my sugar down, [A] trying to get to heaven before they [E] close the door.
Hey, [A] hey, hey.
_ _ _ [E] Trying to get to heaven [A] before they close the [E] _
door.
[A] Hey, hey, hey.
_ _ Trying to get to heaven before they close [E] the door.
And release [A] my dreams.
_ _ _ [B] Trying to get to [A] heaven before they close [E] the door.
I've been all [A] around the world, I'm always moving.
Trying to get to heaven before they close the door.
I'm going down a _ river, they tell me everything's gonna be all right, but I don't know what all right even means. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _