Chords for The Day Bowie Died
Tempo:
135.6 bpm
Chords used:
F
E
C
Gb
Db
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[C] [E]
People [Bbm] have also been leaving flowers and gathering outside Bowie's Soho apartment.
And that is where entertainment reporter Sandy Canyon is right now.
And I see the crowds there growing even more, Sandy, since 4 o'clock.
Absolutely, Diana.
And it's a sad occasion, but there is a celebratory mood here.
And they're celebrating the best way they know how, by playing and singing along to
the music of David [Bb] Bowie.
David Bowie had deep ties to the city, buying this apartment and the building behind me in 1999.
And it is here they have come to pay him tribute from all over the world.
[F]
This street outside his home was packed with fans, young and old, [Bbm] come to mourn the loss
of David Bowie.
His music in the 70s spoke to a lot of people.
His music in the 80s, which is completely different, spoke to a lot of people.
And then even in the [Bb] 90s, when he was reinventing himself, David [Ab] provided a shining, rock and
roll [F] beacon on the hill.
[Bb] Somebody who has just inspired every step of my life and the soundtracks [F] of my life.
[Db]
[Gb] Something happened on [Db] the day he died.
[E] Spirit rose and meet [Abm] us and stepped aside.
[Bm] Somebody else took his place and [Gb] bravely cried.
I'm a [F] black star.
[Db] I'm
[Gb] [C] a
[Am] Crying God [E] knows I'm good.
[D] God [E] knows I'm good.
[F] God knows [E] I'm good.
[Am] Surely [C] God won't look the [E] other way.
[Am] God knows I'm [Gb] good.
God [F] knows I'm good.
God [E] knows I'm good.
[G] I [C] believe in the
I [Am] believe in the state of love.
[F]
I'd like to be right.
[G]
[C] Trust me right.
[Am] I stood up and down.
[F]
And I see a jolly slave on the [G] ground.
[Gb] [F]
the
[Eb] things
[B] [Db]
[B] our
built-on [Dbm] love that you [Gb] say.
[Ab] [Db]
[B] [Gb]
that
[Db] your children [Eb] see their [Ebm] faces in golden rays.
[Gb] Don't kid [Db] yourself they belong to [Ab] you.
They're the start [Eb] of the coming [Gb] race.
The others are bitch.
[Db] We finished our [D] news.
Homo [Ebm] sapiens have [E] outgrown [Ebm] their use.
All the strangers [Db] came today.
And it looks as though [Gb] they're here to stay.
[C]
This is ground control to [E] Major Tom.
You've really made [F] the grade.
And [Fm] the papers want [C] to know whose shirt [F] you wear.
Now [Fm] it's time to [C] leave the capsule if [F] you dare.
[C]
This is Major Tom to ground [E]
control.
I'm stepping through [F] the door.
[Fm]
I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [F]
way.
And [Fm] the stars look [C] very different [F] today.
For here [Em] am I sitting in a tin can.
[F]
[Em]
[Bb] His death came after his [E] 69th birthday last Friday.
Which Bo used to release new music and to say farewell.
Look up here.
[F] I'm in heaven.
It was Bo's final move [Bb] in a lifetime of
[Cm]
difficulties
and pain and [Bb] agony.
He was a master of reinvention who inspired generations by never standing still.
Taking his look and his sound without compromise.
Being inspirational and don't let anything define you.
And even if society defines you don't let it define you.
Keep doing your own thing.
Charlotte Sparacino is from West Iceland.
Even though I wasn't born when a lot of his music came out.
I always just thought it was something I could involve myself in.
That is why echoes of his music can be heard everywhere today.
I once saw Bo sing that song to half a million people.
All eyes on him because he was the man, the charisma of a man who didn't sound or look like anyone else.
[Ab] I'm so [Bb] proud of him.
David Bowie died with his wife Iman and his two children by his side.
His music still reminding all of us to be true to ourselves.
[Cm] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Am]
[C] [Eb] [D]
[Gm]
[C] [E]
People [Bbm] have also been leaving flowers and gathering outside Bowie's Soho apartment.
And that is where entertainment reporter Sandy Canyon is right now.
And I see the crowds there growing even more, Sandy, since 4 o'clock.
Absolutely, Diana.
And it's a sad occasion, but there is a celebratory mood here.
And they're celebrating the best way they know how, by playing and singing along to
the music of David [Bb] Bowie.
David Bowie had deep ties to the city, buying this apartment and the building behind me in 1999.
And it is here they have come to pay him tribute from all over the world.
[F]
This street outside his home was packed with fans, young and old, [Bbm] come to mourn the loss
of David Bowie.
His music in the 70s spoke to a lot of people.
His music in the 80s, which is completely different, spoke to a lot of people.
And then even in the [Bb] 90s, when he was reinventing himself, David [Ab] provided a shining, rock and
roll [F] beacon on the hill.
[Bb] Somebody who has just inspired every step of my life and the soundtracks [F] of my life.
[Db]
[Gb] Something happened on [Db] the day he died.
[E] Spirit rose and meet [Abm] us and stepped aside.
[Bm] Somebody else took his place and [Gb] bravely cried.
I'm a [F] black star.
[Db] I'm
[Gb] [C] a
[Am] Crying God [E] knows I'm good.
[D] God [E] knows I'm good.
[F] God knows [E] I'm good.
[Am] Surely [C] God won't look the [E] other way.
[Am] God knows I'm [Gb] good.
God [F] knows I'm good.
God [E] knows I'm good.
[G] I [C] believe in the
I [Am] believe in the state of love.
[F]
I'd like to be right.
[G]
[C] Trust me right.
[Am] I stood up and down.
[F]
And I see a jolly slave on the [G] ground.
[Gb] [F]
the
[Eb] things
[B] [Db]
[B] our
built-on [Dbm] love that you [Gb] say.
[Ab] [Db]
[B] [Gb]
that
[Db] your children [Eb] see their [Ebm] faces in golden rays.
[Gb] Don't kid [Db] yourself they belong to [Ab] you.
They're the start [Eb] of the coming [Gb] race.
The others are bitch.
[Db] We finished our [D] news.
Homo [Ebm] sapiens have [E] outgrown [Ebm] their use.
All the strangers [Db] came today.
And it looks as though [Gb] they're here to stay.
[C]
This is ground control to [E] Major Tom.
You've really made [F] the grade.
And [Fm] the papers want [C] to know whose shirt [F] you wear.
Now [Fm] it's time to [C] leave the capsule if [F] you dare.
[C]
This is Major Tom to ground [E]
control.
I'm stepping through [F] the door.
[Fm]
I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [F]
way.
And [Fm] the stars look [C] very different [F] today.
For here [Em] am I sitting in a tin can.
[F]
[Em]
[Bb] His death came after his [E] 69th birthday last Friday.
Which Bo used to release new music and to say farewell.
Look up here.
[F] I'm in heaven.
It was Bo's final move [Bb] in a lifetime of
[Cm]
difficulties
and pain and [Bb] agony.
He was a master of reinvention who inspired generations by never standing still.
Taking his look and his sound without compromise.
Being inspirational and don't let anything define you.
And even if society defines you don't let it define you.
Keep doing your own thing.
Charlotte Sparacino is from West Iceland.
Even though I wasn't born when a lot of his music came out.
I always just thought it was something I could involve myself in.
That is why echoes of his music can be heard everywhere today.
I once saw Bo sing that song to half a million people.
All eyes on him because he was the man, the charisma of a man who didn't sound or look like anyone else.
[Ab] I'm so [Bb] proud of him.
David Bowie died with his wife Iman and his two children by his side.
His music still reminding all of us to be true to ourselves.
[Cm] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Am]
[C] [Eb] [D]
[Gm]
Key:
F
E
C
Gb
Db
F
E
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ People [Bbm] have also been leaving flowers and gathering outside Bowie's Soho apartment.
And that is where entertainment reporter Sandy Canyon is right now.
And I see the crowds there growing even more, Sandy, since 4 o'clock.
_ _ Absolutely, Diana.
And it's a sad occasion, but there is a celebratory mood here.
And they're celebrating the best way they know how, by playing and singing along to
the music of David [Bb] Bowie.
David Bowie had deep ties to the city, buying this apartment and the building behind me in 1999.
_ And it is here they have come to pay him tribute from all over the world.
[F] _
This street outside his home was packed with fans, young and old, [Bbm] come to mourn the loss
of David Bowie.
His music in the 70s spoke to a lot of people.
His music in the 80s, which is completely different, spoke to a lot of people.
And then even in the [Bb] 90s, when he was reinventing himself, David [Ab] provided a _ shining, rock and
roll [F] beacon on the hill.
[Bb] Somebody _ who has just inspired every step of my life and the soundtracks [F] of my life.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ Something happened on [Db] the day he died. _
[E] _ Spirit rose and meet [Abm] us and stepped aside.
_ [Bm] Somebody else took his place and [Gb] bravely cried.
I'm a [F] black star.
[Db] I'm _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [C] a_
[Am] Crying God [E] knows I'm good.
[D] God [E] knows I'm good.
[F] God knows [E] I'm good.
_ [Am] Surely [C] God won't look the [E] other way. _
_ _ _ [Am] God knows I'm [Gb] good.
God [F] knows I'm good.
God [E] knows I'm good.
[G] I _ [C] _ believe in the_
_ _ _ I [Am] believe in the state of love.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
I'd like to be right.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Trust me right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I stood up and down.
_ _ _ _ [F]
And I see a jolly slave on the [G] ground.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_the
[Eb] things_
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [B] _ _our
built-on [Dbm] love that you [Gb] say.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_that
[Db] your children [Eb] _ see their [Ebm] faces in golden rays.
[Gb] Don't kid [Db] yourself they belong to [Ab] you.
They're the start [Eb] of the coming [Gb] race.
The others are bitch.
[Db] We finished our [D] news.
Homo [Ebm] sapiens have [E] outgrown [Ebm] their use.
All the strangers [Db] came today.
And it looks as though [Gb] they're here to stay.
_ _ [C] _ _
This is ground control to [E] Major Tom.
_ _ You've really made [F] the grade.
_ _ And _ [Fm] the papers want [C] to know whose shirt [F] you wear.
_ _ _ _ Now [Fm] it's time to [C] leave the capsule if [F] you dare.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
This is Major Tom to ground [E]
control.
_ I'm stepping through [F] the door.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [F]
way.
And _ _ _ [Fm] the stars look [C] very different [F] today.
_ _ _ _ _ _ For here _ _ _ _ _ [Em] am I sitting in a tin can.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bb] His death came after his [E] 69th birthday last Friday.
Which Bo used to release new music and to say farewell.
_ Look up here.
_ [F] I'm in heaven.
_ It was Bo's final move [Bb] in a lifetime of_
[Cm] _
_difficulties
and pain and [Bb] agony.
He was a master of reinvention who inspired generations by never standing still.
Taking his look and his sound without compromise. _
Being inspirational and _ don't let anything define you.
And even if society defines you don't let it define you.
Keep doing your own thing.
Charlotte Sparacino is from West Iceland.
Even though I wasn't born when a lot of his music came out.
I always just thought it was something I could involve myself in.
That is why echoes of his music can be heard everywhere today. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I once saw Bo sing that song to half a million people.
All eyes on him because he was the man, the charisma of a man who didn't sound or look like anyone else.
[Ab] I'm so [Bb] proud of him.
David Bowie died with his wife Iman and his two children by his side.
His music still reminding all of us to be true to ourselves. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ People [Bbm] have also been leaving flowers and gathering outside Bowie's Soho apartment.
And that is where entertainment reporter Sandy Canyon is right now.
And I see the crowds there growing even more, Sandy, since 4 o'clock.
_ _ Absolutely, Diana.
And it's a sad occasion, but there is a celebratory mood here.
And they're celebrating the best way they know how, by playing and singing along to
the music of David [Bb] Bowie.
David Bowie had deep ties to the city, buying this apartment and the building behind me in 1999.
_ And it is here they have come to pay him tribute from all over the world.
[F] _
This street outside his home was packed with fans, young and old, [Bbm] come to mourn the loss
of David Bowie.
His music in the 70s spoke to a lot of people.
His music in the 80s, which is completely different, spoke to a lot of people.
And then even in the [Bb] 90s, when he was reinventing himself, David [Ab] provided a _ shining, rock and
roll [F] beacon on the hill.
[Bb] Somebody _ who has just inspired every step of my life and the soundtracks [F] of my life.
_ [Db] _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ Something happened on [Db] the day he died. _
[E] _ Spirit rose and meet [Abm] us and stepped aside.
_ [Bm] Somebody else took his place and [Gb] bravely cried.
I'm a [F] black star.
[Db] I'm _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [C] a_
[Am] Crying God [E] knows I'm good.
[D] God [E] knows I'm good.
[F] God knows [E] I'm good.
_ [Am] Surely [C] God won't look the [E] other way. _
_ _ _ [Am] God knows I'm [Gb] good.
God [F] knows I'm good.
God [E] knows I'm good.
[G] I _ [C] _ believe in the_
_ _ _ I [Am] believe in the state of love.
_ _ _ [F] _ _
I'd like to be right.
_ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] Trust me right.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] I stood up and down.
_ _ _ _ [F]
And I see a jolly slave on the [G] ground.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_the
[Eb] things_
[B] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ [B] _ _our
built-on [Dbm] love that you [Gb] say.
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _
_that
[Db] your children [Eb] _ see their [Ebm] faces in golden rays.
[Gb] Don't kid [Db] yourself they belong to [Ab] you.
They're the start [Eb] of the coming [Gb] race.
The others are bitch.
[Db] We finished our [D] news.
Homo [Ebm] sapiens have [E] outgrown [Ebm] their use.
All the strangers [Db] came today.
And it looks as though [Gb] they're here to stay.
_ _ [C] _ _
This is ground control to [E] Major Tom.
_ _ You've really made [F] the grade.
_ _ And _ [Fm] the papers want [C] to know whose shirt [F] you wear.
_ _ _ _ Now [Fm] it's time to [C] leave the capsule if [F] you dare.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C]
This is Major Tom to ground [E]
control.
_ I'm stepping through [F] the door.
_ _ _ _ _ [Fm]
I'm floating [C] in a most peculiar [F]
way.
And _ _ _ [Fm] the stars look [C] very different [F] today.
_ _ _ _ _ _ For here _ _ _ _ _ [Em] am I sitting in a tin can.
_ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Bb] His death came after his [E] 69th birthday last Friday.
Which Bo used to release new music and to say farewell.
_ Look up here.
_ [F] I'm in heaven.
_ It was Bo's final move [Bb] in a lifetime of_
[Cm] _
_difficulties
and pain and [Bb] agony.
He was a master of reinvention who inspired generations by never standing still.
Taking his look and his sound without compromise. _
Being inspirational and _ don't let anything define you.
And even if society defines you don't let it define you.
Keep doing your own thing.
Charlotte Sparacino is from West Iceland.
Even though I wasn't born when a lot of his music came out.
I always just thought it was something I could involve myself in.
That is why echoes of his music can be heard everywhere today. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I once saw Bo sing that song to half a million people.
All eyes on him because he was the man, the charisma of a man who didn't sound or look like anyone else.
[Ab] I'm so [Bb] proud of him.
David Bowie died with his wife Iman and his two children by his side.
His music still reminding all of us to be true to ourselves. _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _