Quicksand | David Bowie + Lyrics Chords
Tempo:
61.25 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
E
F#m
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[D] I'm closer to the [C] golden dawn immersed in Crowler's uniform [G] of imagery.
I'm [C] living in a silent film portraying Himmler's sacred realm [G] of dream reality.
[D#] I'm frightened by the total goal [F] drawing to the ragged hole.
[G] And I [Em] ain't got the power [C] anymore.
No, I ain't got the power [G] anymore.
[Am] I'm [A] [D] the twisted name on Garbo's eyes, living proof of Churchill's [A] lies.
I'm destiny.
[D] I'm torn between the light and dark where others see their target [A] divine symmetry.
Should
[F] I get survivor's [G] band or Herod's loud, the death of [A] man?
I'm sinking [F#m] in the [Em] quicksand of [D] my thought.
And I ain't got the power [A] anymore.
Don't [E] believe [F] in [F#m] yourself.
[D] Don't [D#] deceive with [E] belief.
[A#m] Knowledge [E] comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
[A] [F#m] [E]
[D] I'm not a prophet or a stone-aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman.
[A] I'm living on.
[D] I never do the logic of homo sapien.
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation [A] of bullshit faith.
[F] If I don't explain what you ought to know, [G] you can tell me all about it on the next bar low.
[A] I'm sinking [F#m] in the quicksand [D] of my thought.
[A]
[E] Don't believe [F#m] in yourself.
[A] Don't [F#] deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes [Bm] with death's release.
Oh.
[A] [G#] [A] [F#m] [E]
[A] Don't [E] believe [C#] in [F#m] yourself.
[F#] Don't deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
[A] [F#m] [E] [A] [E] [F#m]
[C] [E] [G] [Bm]
[D#] [A] [F#m] [C#m]
[E] [A]
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
[D] I'm closer to the [C] golden dawn immersed in Crowler's uniform [G] of imagery.
I'm [C] living in a silent film portraying Himmler's sacred realm [G] of dream reality.
[D#] I'm frightened by the total goal [F] drawing to the ragged hole.
[G] And I [Em] ain't got the power [C] anymore.
No, I ain't got the power [G] anymore.
[Am] I'm [A] [D] the twisted name on Garbo's eyes, living proof of Churchill's [A] lies.
I'm destiny.
[D] I'm torn between the light and dark where others see their target [A] divine symmetry.
Should
[F] I get survivor's [G] band or Herod's loud, the death of [A] man?
I'm sinking [F#m] in the [Em] quicksand of [D] my thought.
And I ain't got the power [A] anymore.
Don't [E] believe [F] in [F#m] yourself.
[D] Don't [D#] deceive with [E] belief.
[A#m] Knowledge [E] comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
[A] [F#m] [E]
[D] I'm not a prophet or a stone-aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman.
[A] I'm living on.
[D] I never do the logic of homo sapien.
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation [A] of bullshit faith.
[F] If I don't explain what you ought to know, [G] you can tell me all about it on the next bar low.
[A] I'm sinking [F#m] in the quicksand [D] of my thought.
[A]
[E] Don't believe [F#m] in yourself.
[A] Don't [F#] deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes [Bm] with death's release.
Oh.
[A] [G#] [A] [F#m] [E]
[A] Don't [E] believe [C#] in [F#m] yourself.
[F#] Don't deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
[A] [F#m] [E] [A] [E] [F#m]
[C] [E] [G] [Bm]
[D#] [A] [F#m] [C#m]
[E] [A]
Key:
A
G
E
F#m
D
A
G
E
[G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[D] I'm closer to the [C] golden dawn immersed in Crowler's uniform [G] of imagery. _ _ _ _
_ I'm [C] living in a silent film portraying Himmler's sacred realm [G] of dream reality. _ _
_ _ _ [D#] I'm frightened by the total goal [F] drawing to the ragged hole.
[G] And I [Em] ain't got the power [C] anymore.
_ No, I ain't got the power [G] anymore.
_ [Am] _ _ _ I'm [A] _ [D] the twisted name on Garbo's eyes, living proof of Churchill's [A] lies.
I'm destiny. _ _ _
_ _ [D] I'm torn between the light and dark where others see their target [A] divine symmetry.
Should _
_ _ _ [F] I get survivor's [G] band or Herod's loud, the death of [A] man?
I'm sinking [F#m] in the [Em] quicksand of [D] my thought.
_ And I ain't got the power [A] anymore.
_ _ _ Don't _ _ _ [E] believe [F] in [F#m] yourself.
[D] Don't [D#] deceive with [E] belief.
[A#m] Knowledge [E] comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I'm not a prophet or a stone-aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman.
[A] I'm living on.
_ _ _ _ [D] I never do the logic of homo sapien.
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation [A] of bullshit faith. _
_ _ _ _ [F] If I don't explain what you ought to know, [G] you can tell me all about it on the next bar low.
[A] I'm sinking [F#m] in the quicksand [D] of my thought. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Don't believe [F#m] in yourself.
[A] Don't [F#] deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes [Bm] with death's release.
Oh.
[A] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] Don't [E] believe [C#] in [F#m] yourself.
[F#] Don't deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Am] _
[D] I'm closer to the [C] golden dawn immersed in Crowler's uniform [G] of imagery. _ _ _ _
_ I'm [C] living in a silent film portraying Himmler's sacred realm [G] of dream reality. _ _
_ _ _ [D#] I'm frightened by the total goal [F] drawing to the ragged hole.
[G] And I [Em] ain't got the power [C] anymore.
_ No, I ain't got the power [G] anymore.
_ [Am] _ _ _ I'm [A] _ [D] the twisted name on Garbo's eyes, living proof of Churchill's [A] lies.
I'm destiny. _ _ _
_ _ [D] I'm torn between the light and dark where others see their target [A] divine symmetry.
Should _
_ _ _ [F] I get survivor's [G] band or Herod's loud, the death of [A] man?
I'm sinking [F#m] in the [Em] quicksand of [D] my thought.
_ And I ain't got the power [A] anymore.
_ _ _ Don't _ _ _ [E] believe [F] in [F#m] yourself.
[D] Don't [D#] deceive with [E] belief.
[A#m] Knowledge [E] comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] I'm not a prophet or a stone-aged man, just a mortal with potential of a superman.
[A] I'm living on.
_ _ _ _ [D] I never do the logic of homo sapien.
Can't take my eyes from the great salvation [A] of bullshit faith. _
_ _ _ _ [F] If I don't explain what you ought to know, [G] you can tell me all about it on the next bar low.
[A] I'm sinking [F#m] in the quicksand [D] of my thought. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] Don't believe [F#m] in yourself.
[A] Don't [F#] deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes [Bm] with death's release.
Oh.
[A] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [A] Don't [E] believe [C#] in [F#m] yourself.
[F#] Don't deceive [E] with belief.
[G] Knowledge comes with [Bm] death's release.
[A] Oh.
_ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [D#] _ _ [A] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _