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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackstar – David Bowie --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: David Bowie From: "Blackstar" [2015] Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e F# x-x-4-3-2-2 C#/F x-x-3-1-2-1 E x-x-2-1-0-0 Gm7/D# x-x-1-4-4-4 or x-x-1-1-0-2 D6 x-x-0-4-3-2 F#/C# x-4-x-3-2-2 Ddim7 x-5-6-4-6-x or x-x-0-1-0-1 C# x-4-3-1-2-1 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRAME, intro B Bsus4 B C B C B Am B C 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----5---4---5---|------------5---|4-----------1---|------------5---| G|4---4---4---5---|4-----------5---|4-----------2---|4-----------5---| D|4---4---4---5---|4-----------5---|4-----------2---|4-----------5---| A|2-----------3---|2-----------3---|2-----------0---|2-----------3---| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ FRAME [Intro] | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | [Verse]
B In the Villa of Ormen C B In the Villa of Ormen Am B Stands a solitary candle CAh, Daaaaah EmAh, Caaaaah In the Dcentre of it Call In the Dcentre of it Call D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B C | B Am | Your eyes
[Verse]
Am B On the day of execution C B On the day of execution Am B Only women kneel and smile CAh, Daaaaah EmAh, Caaaaah At the Dcentre of it Call At the Dcentre of it Call D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | Your eyes, your eyes
[Interlude]
DAah, Caah, aaaaah | B C | B Am | B C | | D Em | C D | C D | C D | | B C | B C | B Am | B C |
DAah, Caah, aaaaah | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B C |
[Verse]
B In the Villa of Ormen C B In the Villa of Ormen Am B Stands a solitary candle CAh, Daaaaah EmAh, Caaaaah At the Dcentre of it Call At the Dcentre of it Call D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | Your eyes, your eyes
[Interlude]
DAah, Caah, aaaaah | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Bsus4 B C | | B Bsus4 B C | B Am | B Bsus4 B C | [no chord, freely] | B Bsus4 B C | [oooh, oooh ...]
_________________ B L A C K S T A R [Intro] | F# | C#/F | E | G#m7/D# | | D6 | F#/C# | Ddim7 | C# | [Verse]
F# Something happened on the C#/Fday he died E Spirit rose a metre andG#m7/D# stepped aside SomeD6body else took his place, and F#/C#bravely cried I'm a Ddim7blackstar I'm a C#blackstar
[Verse]
F# How many times does an C#/Fangel fall? E How many people lie inG#m7/D#stead of talking tall? He D6trod on sacred ground, he cried F#/C#loud into the crowd I'm a Ddim7blackstar I'm a C#blackstar [I'm not a C#gangstar]
[Middle 8]
CI can’t answer why [I’m a blackstar] Just C#go with me [I’m not a filmstar] I’m-a Ctake you home [I’m a blackstar] Take your C#passport and shoes [I’m not a pop star] And your sCedatives, boo [I’m a blackstar] You’re a C#flash in the pan [I’m not a Marvel star] I’m the Cgreat I am [I’m a blackstar]
[Verse]
F# I'm a blackstar, way C#/Fup, oh honey, I've got game E I see right so white, G#m7/D#so open-heart it's pain I D6want eagles in my daydreams, F#/C#diamonds in my eyes I'm a Ddim7blackstar I'm a C#blackstar
[Verse]
F# Something happened on the C#/Fday he died E Spirit rose a metre andG#m7/D# stepped aside SomeD6body else took his place, and F#/C#bravely cried I'm a Ddim7blackstar I'm a C#star star [I'm a C#blackstar]
[Middle 8]
CI can’t answer why [I’m not a gangstar] But I can C#tell you how [I’m not a flam star] We were Cborn upside-down [I’m a star star] Born the C#wrong way ‘round [I’m not a whitestar] I’m a Cblackstar I’m not a Bgangstar [I’m a blackstar] I’m a Cblackstar I’m not a C#pornstar, I’m not a wandering star COooh, ooh, ooh, ooh [B | I’m a blackstar, I’m a blackstar]
_____ FRAME [Intro] | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | [Verse]
B In the Villa of Ormen Am B Stands a solitary candle CAh, Daaaaah EmAh, Caaaaah In the Dcentre of it Call D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B C | B Am | Your eyes
[Verse]
Am B On the day of execution Am B Only women kneel and smile CAh, Daaaaah EmAh, Caaaaah At the Dcentre of it Call D | B Bsus4 B C | B C | B Am | B C | Your eyes, your eyes
[Interlude]
DAah, Caah, aaaaah
[Outro] | B Bsus4 B C | B | B C | | B C | B C | B C | | B C | B C | B C | [playback peters out]