The Man Who Sold the World chords
by David BowieSong Key: Dm – Relative Minor of F Major
Key Signature: 1 flat (Bb)
Time Signature: 4/4 (♩)
Tempo: 116 bpm (Moderately)
Vocal Range: D4 - F5
Guitar Tuning: E A D G B e
Skill Level: Intermediate
Chords: Dm, F, Gm, A7, Bbm, C
Extra: Guitar Tab Intro
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The Man Who Sold the World
The relative Major of Dm is F Major which is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
A Dm F
Intro: 4/4 | | % | | % | | % |
Dm A7
1. We passed upon the stair
Dm
We spoke of was and when | (al-)|
Dm A7
Al-though I wasn't there
F
He said I was his friend | |
F C
Which came as some sur-prise
Gm A
I spoke in-to his eyes
Dm
I thought you died a-lone
C
A long long time a-go | % |
C F
Chorus: Oh no, not me
Bbm F
I nev-er lost con-trol
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A Dm F
With the man who sold the world | % | | % | | % |
Dm A7
2. I laughed and shook his hand
Dm
And made my way back home | (I)|
A7
I searched for form and land
F
For years and years I roamed | |
F C
I gazed a gaze-ly stare
Gm A
At all the mil-lions here
Dm
We must have died a-lone
C
A long long time a-go | % |
C F
Chorus: Who knows, not me
Bbm F
We nev-er lost con-trol
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A
With the man who sold the (world)
A Dm F C F C Dm
| world | % | | % | / / | / / | | % |
C F
Chorus: Who knows, not me
Bbm F
We nev-er lost con-trol
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A
With the man who sold the (world)
A Dm F C F C Dm
Outro: ‖: world | % | | % | / / | / / | | % :‖... repeat to fade
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Guitar Tab Intro
- Songwriter: David Bowie
- Lyrics Begin: We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when.
- Artist: David Bowie - English singer/songwriter & actor.
- Album: The Man Who Sold the World
- Recorded: 17 April – 22 May 1970
- Released: Nov 4, 1970
- Single Release: Nov 4, 1970
- Ashes To Ashes
- Changes
- Golden Years
- Heroes
- Lazarus
- Space Oddity
- Starman
- Suffragette City
- The Man Who Sold The World
