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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blackstar – David Bowie --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: David Bowie From: "Blackstar" (2015) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 + A|2---2---2---3---|2-----------3---|2-----------0---|2-----------3---| E|2---2---2---0---|2-----------0---|2-----------0---|2-----------0---| C|3---4---3---0---|3-----------0---|3-----------0---|3-----------0---| g|4---4-------0---|4-----------0---|4-----------2---|4-----------0---| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- _____ 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] D C [ B ] Aah, aah, aaaaah | B C | B Am | B C | | D Em | C D | C D | C D | | B C | B C | B Am | B C | D C [ B ] Aah, aah, 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] D C [ B ] Aah, aah, 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 ...) _________ BLACKSTAR [Intro] | F# | C# | E | G#m7 | | D6 | F# | Ddim7 | C# | [Verse]
F# Something happened on the C#day he died E Spirit rose a metre andG#m7 stepped aside SomeD6body else took his place, and F#bravely cried I'm a Ddim7blackstar I'm a C#blackstar
[Verse]
F# How many times does an C#angel fall? E How many people lie inG#m7stead of talking tall? He D6trod on sacred ground, he cried F#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#up, oh honey, I've got game E I see right so white, G#m7so open-heart it's pain I D6want eagles in my daydreams, F#diamonds in my eyes I'm a Ddim7blackstar I'm a C#blackstar
[Verse]
F# Something happened on the C#day he died E Spirit rose a metre andG#m7 stepped aside SomeD6body else took his place, and F#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 | 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] D C [ B ] Aah, aah, aaaaah | B Bsus4 B C | B | B C | | B C | B C | B C | | B C | B C | B C | (playback peters out)