Chords for ROXY MUSIC - VH1 Box Set feature
Tempo:
127.3 bpm
Chords used:
C#
F#
G#
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[F#] When you look back at the 70s, which I'm sure you do, pretty few musicians were able to make the transition from glamsters to mainstream longevity.
Along with David Bowie, Roxy Music were perhaps the only band to reinvent themselves successfully.
The journey from Virginia Plain to Avalon is retold through their new 4 CD box set, The Thrill of It All.
[C#] People used to say, where have these guys appeared from?
You know, they've landed from outer [F#] space.
Make me a deal, and make [C#] you say, a sincere, I'm seeking, [F#] to rob a good deal, so, [C#] I hope, baby, don't [B] blow it up.
We've been around a long [G#] time, but try to, try to, [C#] try to, make the big [N] time.
Reflecting back on it now, I sort of understand its position in the history of pop a little bit better.
Because at the time, it was a turmoil, you know, and I didn't really know what was going on.
But, but, I suddenly realized it must have looked pretty weird when it started.
We must have looked fairly radical.
You know, if there's a group of you and you're developing something together, and you just see each other for a year and a half, which is basically what we did, this becomes quite normal to you, you know.
It becomes normal that [C] you walk around with tons of makeup and feathers [G#m] sticking out of your shoulders and you do this [F#] strange kind of music.
Take me on a roller coaster.
[C#] Take me for an airplane ride.
[F#] It was a real pooling of ideas and the first [C#] manifestation of a bunch of people who had been listening to music in the [G] 60s.
And similar types of, particular types of music.
And those strains, if you like, came out in Roxy.
You know, the Velvet Underground [F#m] influences the, the Tamlor influences [G] the avant-garde systems [G#] music.
Baby jeans [C#] and Nakabuko, we [G] are flying down [F#] the air.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[B]
[G#] [C#]
I [N] think one of the things that was important about Roxy, which is a thread that has continued through in music, [G#] and we weren't the only innovators of it.
It was something that Frank Zappa was onto, something [N] that Bowie was onto as well.
That was the idea of rock starting to look at its own history and just starting to reincorporate it.
Because I think at that period it was the first time that musicians, rock musicians started to become aware that they had a history that they could play with as well.
And that you could, you could take an idea from the 50s, which wasn't that long ago at that point.
It was only 12 or 15 years before.
You could take an idea and put it in a new context [C#] and it suddenly had a whole new charge.
[F#]
It's beautiful.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
It [B] would be nice to do some kind of [E] group record again.
[G#m]
And I'm more, I think more prepared, more ready to do one now than I was, you know, say [C#] five years ago.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] Far beyond the pale horizon, [C#] some place near the desert sand.
[F#] Where my pseudo-baby takes me, [C#] and where I'll make my sense [B] awake.
Can't you see that all's a pain?
[G#] And it's a good pain.
Roxy Music, a complete guide of the clothing of the 70s involved in that package, if you look carefully.
The Thrill of It All four CD set is out now, and if that's too dear, there's also a single CD, The Best of Brian Ferry and
Along with David Bowie, Roxy Music were perhaps the only band to reinvent themselves successfully.
The journey from Virginia Plain to Avalon is retold through their new 4 CD box set, The Thrill of It All.
[C#] People used to say, where have these guys appeared from?
You know, they've landed from outer [F#] space.
Make me a deal, and make [C#] you say, a sincere, I'm seeking, [F#] to rob a good deal, so, [C#] I hope, baby, don't [B] blow it up.
We've been around a long [G#] time, but try to, try to, [C#] try to, make the big [N] time.
Reflecting back on it now, I sort of understand its position in the history of pop a little bit better.
Because at the time, it was a turmoil, you know, and I didn't really know what was going on.
But, but, I suddenly realized it must have looked pretty weird when it started.
We must have looked fairly radical.
You know, if there's a group of you and you're developing something together, and you just see each other for a year and a half, which is basically what we did, this becomes quite normal to you, you know.
It becomes normal that [C] you walk around with tons of makeup and feathers [G#m] sticking out of your shoulders and you do this [F#] strange kind of music.
Take me on a roller coaster.
[C#] Take me for an airplane ride.
[F#] It was a real pooling of ideas and the first [C#] manifestation of a bunch of people who had been listening to music in the [G] 60s.
And similar types of, particular types of music.
And those strains, if you like, came out in Roxy.
You know, the Velvet Underground [F#m] influences the, the Tamlor influences [G] the avant-garde systems [G#] music.
Baby jeans [C#] and Nakabuko, we [G] are flying down [F#] the air.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
[B]
[G#] [C#]
I [N] think one of the things that was important about Roxy, which is a thread that has continued through in music, [G#] and we weren't the only innovators of it.
It was something that Frank Zappa was onto, something [N] that Bowie was onto as well.
That was the idea of rock starting to look at its own history and just starting to reincorporate it.
Because I think at that period it was the first time that musicians, rock musicians started to become aware that they had a history that they could play with as well.
And that you could, you could take an idea from the 50s, which wasn't that long ago at that point.
It was only 12 or 15 years before.
You could take an idea and put it in a new context [C#] and it suddenly had a whole new charge.
[F#]
It's beautiful.
[C#]
[F#]
[C#]
It [B] would be nice to do some kind of [E] group record again.
[G#m]
And I'm more, I think more prepared, more ready to do one now than I was, you know, say [C#] five years ago.
[F#] [C#]
[F#] Far beyond the pale horizon, [C#] some place near the desert sand.
[F#] Where my pseudo-baby takes me, [C#] and where I'll make my sense [B] awake.
Can't you see that all's a pain?
[G#] And it's a good pain.
Roxy Music, a complete guide of the clothing of the 70s involved in that package, if you look carefully.
The Thrill of It All four CD set is out now, and if that's too dear, there's also a single CD, The Best of Brian Ferry and
Key:
C#
F#
G#
B
G
C#
F#
G#
[F#] _ When you look back at the 70s, which I'm sure you do, pretty few musicians were able to make the transition from glamsters to mainstream longevity.
Along with David Bowie, Roxy Music were perhaps the only band to reinvent themselves successfully.
The journey from Virginia Plain to Avalon is retold through their new 4 CD box set, The Thrill of It All. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] People used to say, where have these guys appeared from?
You know, they've landed from outer [F#] space.
_ Make me a deal, and make [C#] you say, a sincere, I'm seeking, [F#] _ to rob a good deal, so, _ [C#] _ _ I hope, baby, don't [B] blow it up.
We've been around a long [G#] time, but try to, try to, [C#] try to, make the big [N] time.
Reflecting back on it now, I sort of understand its position in the history of pop a little bit better.
Because at the time, it was a turmoil, you know, and I didn't really know what was going on.
But, but, I suddenly realized it must have looked pretty weird when it started.
We must have looked fairly radical.
You know, if there's a group of you and you're developing something together, and you just see each other for a year and a half, which is basically what we did, this becomes quite normal to you, you know.
It becomes normal that [C] you walk around with tons of makeup and feathers [G#m] sticking out of your shoulders and you do this [F#] strange kind of music.
Take me on a roller coaster.
[C#] _ _ Take me for an airplane ride.
[F#] It was a real pooling of ideas and the first [C#] manifestation of a bunch of people who had been listening to music in the [G] 60s.
_ _ And similar types of, particular types of music.
And those _ _ strains, if you like, came out in Roxy.
You know, the Velvet Underground [F#m] influences the, the Tamlor influences [G] the avant-garde systems [G#] music.
Baby jeans [C#] and Nakabuko, we [G] are flying down [F#] the air. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
I [N] think one of the things that was important about Roxy, which is a thread that has continued through in music, _ [G#] and we weren't the only innovators of it.
It was something that Frank Zappa was onto, something [N] that Bowie was onto as well.
That was the idea of rock _ starting to look at its own history and just starting to reincorporate it.
Because I think _ at that period it was the first time that _ musicians, rock musicians started to become aware that they had a history that they could play with as well.
And that you could, you could take an idea from the 50s, which wasn't that long ago at that point.
It was only 12 or 15 years before.
You could take an idea and put it in a new context [C#] and it suddenly had a whole new charge.
[F#] _
It's beautiful.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
It _ _ [B] would be nice to do _ some kind of [E] group record again.
[G#m] _ _ _
And I'm more, _ _ I think more prepared, more ready to do one now than I was, you know, say [C#] five years ago.
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ Far beyond the pale horizon, [C#] _ _ some place near the desert sand.
[F#] _ Where my pseudo-baby takes me, [C#] and where I'll make my sense [B] awake.
Can't you see that all's a pain?
[G#] And it's a good pain. _ _
Roxy Music, a complete guide of the clothing of the 70s involved in that package, if you look carefully.
The Thrill of It All four CD set is out now, and if that's too dear, there's also a single CD, The Best of Brian Ferry and
Along with David Bowie, Roxy Music were perhaps the only band to reinvent themselves successfully.
The journey from Virginia Plain to Avalon is retold through their new 4 CD box set, The Thrill of It All. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] People used to say, where have these guys appeared from?
You know, they've landed from outer [F#] space.
_ Make me a deal, and make [C#] you say, a sincere, I'm seeking, [F#] _ to rob a good deal, so, _ [C#] _ _ I hope, baby, don't [B] blow it up.
We've been around a long [G#] time, but try to, try to, [C#] try to, make the big [N] time.
Reflecting back on it now, I sort of understand its position in the history of pop a little bit better.
Because at the time, it was a turmoil, you know, and I didn't really know what was going on.
But, but, I suddenly realized it must have looked pretty weird when it started.
We must have looked fairly radical.
You know, if there's a group of you and you're developing something together, and you just see each other for a year and a half, which is basically what we did, this becomes quite normal to you, you know.
It becomes normal that [C] you walk around with tons of makeup and feathers [G#m] sticking out of your shoulders and you do this [F#] strange kind of music.
Take me on a roller coaster.
[C#] _ _ Take me for an airplane ride.
[F#] It was a real pooling of ideas and the first [C#] manifestation of a bunch of people who had been listening to music in the [G] 60s.
_ _ And similar types of, particular types of music.
And those _ _ strains, if you like, came out in Roxy.
You know, the Velvet Underground [F#m] influences the, the Tamlor influences [G] the avant-garde systems [G#] music.
Baby jeans [C#] and Nakabuko, we [G] are flying down [F#] the air. _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
I [N] think one of the things that was important about Roxy, which is a thread that has continued through in music, _ [G#] and we weren't the only innovators of it.
It was something that Frank Zappa was onto, something [N] that Bowie was onto as well.
That was the idea of rock _ starting to look at its own history and just starting to reincorporate it.
Because I think _ at that period it was the first time that _ musicians, rock musicians started to become aware that they had a history that they could play with as well.
And that you could, you could take an idea from the 50s, which wasn't that long ago at that point.
It was only 12 or 15 years before.
You could take an idea and put it in a new context [C#] and it suddenly had a whole new charge.
[F#] _
It's beautiful.
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
It _ _ [B] would be nice to do _ some kind of [E] group record again.
[G#m] _ _ _
And I'm more, _ _ I think more prepared, more ready to do one now than I was, you know, say [C#] five years ago.
[F#] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
_ [F#] _ _ Far beyond the pale horizon, [C#] _ _ some place near the desert sand.
[F#] _ Where my pseudo-baby takes me, [C#] and where I'll make my sense [B] awake.
Can't you see that all's a pain?
[G#] And it's a good pain. _ _
Roxy Music, a complete guide of the clothing of the 70s involved in that package, if you look carefully.
The Thrill of It All four CD set is out now, and if that's too dear, there's also a single CD, The Best of Brian Ferry and