The Laughing Gnome Chords by David Bowie
Tempo:
137.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
C
F
Ab
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [C] [Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[D] [C]
I was walking down the high street [Ab] when I heard footsteps [C] behind me [Ab] and there was a
little [C] old man [F] in [C] scarlet and grey [F] chuckling [C] away.
Well he trotted back to my house [Ab] and he sat beside [C] the telly [Ab] with his tiny hands on [C] his
tummy chuckling away laughing all day.
I ought to report you to the gnome office.
Ah ha [Bb] ha [F] he [Cm] he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
[Bb] Ah ha [Fm] ha he he [Bb] he I'm a laughing gnome [Ab] and you can't catch me.
Said [C] the laughing gnome.
Well I gave him roasted toadstools and [Ab] a glass of [C] dandelion wine.
Then [Ab] I put him on a [C] train to Eastmore, carried his bag and gave him a fag.
Have you got a light boy?
Yeah where do you come from?
No man's land.
Oh really?
In the morning when I woke up he [Ab] was sitting on the edge [C] of my bed with [Ab] his brother whose
[C] name was Fred.
We brought him along to [F] sing [C] me a song.
Oh I don't dare it.
Yeah what's that clicking noise?
My bed.
He's a neck-low gnome.
[Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
[Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] I'm a [Ab] laughing gnome and you can't catch me.
A [C] gnome.
Hello.
Haven't you got a gnome to go to?
No we are no gnomes.
Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school?
You look like a rolling gnome.
Nah not if the London school of eating gnomes.
Now they're staying at me chimney and [Ab] we're living on caviar and honey.
For me.
Because they're earning me [C] lots of money [F] fighting comedy [C] pros for radio shows.
It's the gnome service of course.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[N]
[Bb] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[D] [C]
I was walking down the high street [Ab] when I heard footsteps [C] behind me [Ab] and there was a
little [C] old man [F] in [C] scarlet and grey [F] chuckling [C] away.
Well he trotted back to my house [Ab] and he sat beside [C] the telly [Ab] with his tiny hands on [C] his
tummy chuckling away laughing all day.
I ought to report you to the gnome office.
Ah ha [Bb] ha [F] he [Cm] he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
[Bb] Ah ha [Fm] ha he he [Bb] he I'm a laughing gnome [Ab] and you can't catch me.
Said [C] the laughing gnome.
Well I gave him roasted toadstools and [Ab] a glass of [C] dandelion wine.
Then [Ab] I put him on a [C] train to Eastmore, carried his bag and gave him a fag.
Have you got a light boy?
Yeah where do you come from?
No man's land.
Oh really?
In the morning when I woke up he [Ab] was sitting on the edge [C] of my bed with [Ab] his brother whose
[C] name was Fred.
We brought him along to [F] sing [C] me a song.
Oh I don't dare it.
Yeah what's that clicking noise?
My bed.
He's a neck-low gnome.
[Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
[Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] I'm a [Ab] laughing gnome and you can't catch me.
A [C] gnome.
Hello.
Haven't you got a gnome to go to?
No we are no gnomes.
Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school?
You look like a rolling gnome.
Nah not if the London school of eating gnomes.
Now they're staying at me chimney and [Ab] we're living on caviar and honey.
For me.
Because they're earning me [C] lots of money [F] fighting comedy [C] pros for radio shows.
It's the gnome service of course.
[Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[Ab]
[Bb] [Ab] [F]
[Bb] [F]
[C]
[N]
Key:
Bb
C
F
Ab
D
Bb
C
F
[Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I was walking _ down the high street [Ab] when I heard footsteps _ [C] behind me [Ab] and there was a
little [C] old man [F] in [C] scarlet and grey [F] chuckling [C] away.
_ _ _ _ _ Well he trotted back to my house [Ab] and he sat beside [C] the telly _ [Ab] with his tiny hands on [C] his
_ tummy chuckling away laughing all _ day.
I ought to report you to the gnome office.
_ _ _ Ah ha [Bb] ha [F] he [Cm] he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
[Bb] Ah ha [Fm] ha he he [Bb] he I'm a laughing gnome [Ab] and you can't catch me. _
Said [C] the laughing gnome. _ _ _ _
_ Well I gave him roasted toadstools and [Ab] a glass of [C] dandelion wine.
_ Then [Ab] I put him on a [C] train to Eastmore, carried his bag and gave him a fag.
Have you got a light boy?
_ _ Yeah where do you come from?
No man's land.
Oh really? _
_ In the morning when I woke up he [Ab] was sitting on the edge [C] of my bed _ with [Ab] his brother whose
[C] name was Fred.
We brought him along to [F] sing [C] me a song.
Oh I don't dare it.
_ Yeah what's that clicking noise?
My bed.
He's a neck-low gnome.
_ _ [Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
_ [Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] _ I'm a [Ab] laughing gnome and you can't catch me.
A _ [C] gnome.
Hello.
Haven't you got a gnome to go to?
No we are no gnomes.
Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school?
You look like a rolling gnome.
Nah not if the London school of eating gnomes. _
_ Now they're staying at me chimney and [Ab] we're living on caviar and honey.
For me.
Because they're earning me [C] lots of money [F] fighting comedy [C] pros for radio shows.
_ It's the gnome service of course.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ [D] _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
I was walking _ down the high street [Ab] when I heard footsteps _ [C] behind me [Ab] and there was a
little [C] old man [F] in [C] scarlet and grey [F] chuckling [C] away.
_ _ _ _ _ Well he trotted back to my house [Ab] and he sat beside [C] the telly _ [Ab] with his tiny hands on [C] his
_ tummy chuckling away laughing all _ day.
I ought to report you to the gnome office.
_ _ _ Ah ha [Bb] ha [F] he [Cm] he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
[Bb] Ah ha [Fm] ha he he [Bb] he I'm a laughing gnome [Ab] and you can't catch me. _
Said [C] the laughing gnome. _ _ _ _
_ Well I gave him roasted toadstools and [Ab] a glass of [C] dandelion wine.
_ Then [Ab] I put him on a [C] train to Eastmore, carried his bag and gave him a fag.
Have you got a light boy?
_ _ Yeah where do you come from?
No man's land.
Oh really? _
_ In the morning when I woke up he [Ab] was sitting on the edge [C] of my bed _ with [Ab] his brother whose
[C] name was Fred.
We brought him along to [F] sing [C] me a song.
Oh I don't dare it.
_ Yeah what's that clicking noise?
My bed.
He's a neck-low gnome.
_ _ [Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] I'm a laughing gnome [F] and you can't catch me.
_ [Bb] Ah ha ha [F] he he he [Bb] _ I'm a [Ab] laughing gnome and you can't catch me.
A _ [C] gnome.
Hello.
Haven't you got a gnome to go to?
No we are no gnomes.
Didn't they teach you to get your hair cut at school?
You look like a rolling gnome.
Nah not if the London school of eating gnomes. _
_ Now they're staying at me chimney and [Ab] we're living on caviar and honey.
For me.
Because they're earning me [C] lots of money [F] fighting comedy [C] pros for radio shows.
_ It's the gnome service of course.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ [F] _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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