David Bowie - Quicksand Album: Hunky Dory (1971) Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard E This is how I play Quicksand... This is very close to the album version. The dim-chords are shown at the bottom of the page, if you need them. Intro: G Am7 x4

I'm ^Ccloser to the Golden Dawn Immersed in Crowley's uniform of imag^Gery I'm l^Civing in a silent film Portraying Himmler's sacred realm of dre^Gam reality

I'm frightened by the total goal, drawing to the ragged hole Eb F e|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3----|---5-----5-----5-----5-----5------| B|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----4--|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6----| G|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5--| D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

And I a^Gin't got the p^Emower anym^Core No I a^Cin't got the power anymo^Gre ^Am7 ^Asus2 ^A

I'm the tw^Disted name on Garbo's eyes I'm living proof of Churchill's lies, I'm^A destiny I'm t^Dorn between the light and dark Where others see their targets, divine ^Asymmetry S^Fhould I kiss the viper's fang Or h^Gerald loud the death of Man I'm sin^Aking in the qui^F#mcksand of my tho^Dught And I ai^Dn't got the power any^Amore

BRIDGE:

D^Aon't bel^Eieve in you^F#mrself Don't d^D#dimeceive with be^Elief Knowledge ^Edimcomes with death's rele^Bmase Aaah,^D#dim aaah, aaah, a^Aaah Aaah, a^F#maah, aaah, a^Eaaha

I'm n^Dot a prophet or a stone age man Just a mortal with potential of a superman, I'm ^Aliving on I'm te^Dthered to the logic of Homo Sapien Can't take my eyes from the great salvation of ^Abullshit faith If I d^Fon't explain what you ought to know You can t^Gell me all about it on the next Bardo I'm s^Ainking in the qui^F#mcksand of my th^Dought And I a^Din't got the power anym^Aore (Bridge x2, then the song ends)

D#dim: Edim: x-x-1-2-1-2 x-x-2-3-2-3