Ziggy Stardust   David Bowie

 
 
 
 
 
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 Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
 
 I discovered this site about a week ago and have already ftp'd about 50 songs 
 off it. So I thought I should try to repay the contributors in some way. 
 
 This is my first posting to 'nevada'. As you may be able to guess from the
 chords that follow, I am a real amateur guitar player. I have a cheap accoustic
 and I know only the basic chords. The way I worked this out, was to try all the
 chords I knew, until something sounded OK. 
 
 The recording I used was the demo version on the 1990 re-release of the Ziggy 
 StaRdust album. This re-release has the demo version (totally accoustic) as a 
 bonus track. 
 
 Please send me corrections to chords.
 Things I'm not sure about...
 - the D on 'Mars' in the first line (and at similiar places)
 - the D on 'break up the band' & 'crush his sweet hand'
 
 Ziggy Stardust - David Bowie
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 [power section] number above chord shows # beats to hold chord
 2 1 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 2 3 1 3 1 3 1
 4 G G | D D* D D* D | F F | C C | D D
 4 (play four times)
 G Bm 
 Ziggy played guitar, jamming good 
 C D
 with Wierd and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars.
 
 G Bm
 He played it left hand, but made it too far 
 C D
 became the special man, and we were Ziggy's band.
 
 G Bm 
 Ziggy really sang, with screwed up eyes and 
 C D
 screwed down hairdo like some cat from Japan.
 
 G Bm
 He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang.
 C D
 He came on so loaded man, well hung and snow-white tan.
 
 A G F F* F F* F F* F G 
 But where were the spiders, 
 A G F F* F F* F F* F G
 while the fly tried to break our balls.
 A G F F* F F* F F* F 
 Just the beer light to guide us. 
 
 G D
 And so we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands.
 
 [power section]X2
 
 G Bm
 Ziggy played for time, jiving us that 
 C D
 we were voodoo and the kids was just crass.
 G Bm
 He was the nazz with God-given ass. 
 C D
 He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar.
 
 A G F F* F F* F F* F G
 Making love with his ego, 
 A G F F* F F* F F* F G
 Ziggy sucked up into his mind 
 A G F F* F F* F F* F G
 Like a leper messiah.
 
 G D
 When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band.
 
 [power section repeated to fade]
 
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 Chords used: G Bm C D D* A F F*
 
 e | 3 2 0 2 3 5 1 0
 b | 3 3 1 3 3 5 1 0
 g | 4 4 0 2 2 6 2 2
 d | 5 4 2 0 0 7 3 3
 a | 5 2 3 x x 7 3 3
 e | 3 2 3 x x 5 1 0
 
 NOTES: on D* and F*
 D* is used in the [power] section. I play a normal D and used my 'pinky'
 on the 3rd fret on alternate strums to acheive the (D D* D D* etc) sound on 
 the record. I think D* is actually Dsus but I'm not sure.
 
 F* is used in the chorus. I pay the F chord as a barre chord (see tab above)
 and lift my first (barre) finger on alternate strums.
 
 I guess you really have to listen to the record to get the [chorus] and
 [power] sections timed/played correctly.
 
 Anyway, there it is. By no means an expert opinion, but it seems to impress my
 flat-mate.
 
 Have fun. Richard Ashley (U.C.T.) South Africa
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 PS. Coming soon: Psycho Killer - Talking Heads
 Scarborough Fair - Simon & Garfunkel
 
 My MOST WANTED list
 Starman - David Bowie
 Put it there - Paul McCartney
 
 Thanks in antici - pation.
 Richard