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Loving The Alien by David Bowie
Loving The Alien
C D/C Cm7 D/C Bm/E Bm7/E Bm/E
D/E C/E D B+ Bm/E
Watching them come and go-
D Cmaj7
The Templars and the Saracens- They're traveling the Holy Land-
D6 Bmaj+ Em/b
opening telegrams,-oh- Torture comes and torture goes-
D Cmaj7
Knights who'd give you anything- They bear the cross of Coeur De Lion
D6 Bmaj+
Salvation for the mirror blind,-oh-
(strum down)Cm Bb F/A Fm7
But if you pray- all your sins are hooked upon the sky-
Dm Am Fm7 G (g-a-B-C-D-E-f-G-a-b)
Pray- and the heathen lie will disappear-
C D/C Cm7
Prayers---- they hide the saddest view- Believing the strangest things-
D/C
Loving the Alien.-
C D/C
And your prayers,----- they break the sky in two-
Cm7 D/C
Believing the strangest things.- Loving the Alien.-
Bm/E Bm7/E Bm/E D/E C/E
D Bmaj+
Bm/E
Thinking of a different time-
D Cmaj7
Palestine a modern problem- Bounty and your wealth in hand-
D6 Bmaj+
Terror is a best laid plan,- oh-
Bm/E D
Watching them come and go- Tomorrows and the yesterdays-
Cmaj7 D6 B+
Christians and the unbelievers- Hanging by the cross and nail,-oh-
Cm Bb F/A Fm7
But if you pray- all your sins are hooked upon the sky-
Dm Am Fm7 G
Pray- and the heathen lie will disappear------------
C D/C
Prayers------------------they hide the saddest view-
Cm7 D/C
Believing the strangest things- Loving the Alien-
C D/C
And your prayers,----- they break the sky in two-
Cm7 D/C
Believing the strangest things- Loving the Alien.-
C D/C
You pray-------------------- till the break of dawn-
Cm7 D/C
Believing the strangest things- Loving the Alien-
C D/C
And you'll believe--------------- you're loving the Alien------------
Cm7 D/C
Believing the strangest things- Loving the Alien-
Bm/E Bm7/E Bm/E D/E C/E
D B+ Bm/E D Cmaj7
D6 B+/ B+ Em11.
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version 2
Capo on the first fret
intro riff is repeated throughout the verses with a separate delay
(intro riff) (Riff 2 Pre-chorus)
e-------------- e-------------------------------0-2----|
B---0----7--8-- B-------------------------0-1-3--------|
G------8------- G--------0-2--------0-2----------------|
D-------------- D--0-2-4------0-2-4--------------------|
A-------------- A--------------------------------------|
E-------------- E--------------------------------------|
Bm A G A
Bm
Watching them come and go
A
The templars and the Saracens
G
They're traveling the holy land
A
Opening telegrams
Bm
Torture comes and torture goes
A
Knights who'd give you anything
G
They bear the cross of coeur de lion
A F#
Salvation for the mirror blind
G F Cm Cm7
But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky
C G Cm [riff 2]
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
G A7add4
Prayers they hide the saddest view
A6 A7add4
Believing the strangest things, loving the alien
G A7add4
And your prayers they break the sky in two
A6 A7add4
Believing the strangest things, loving the alien
Bm
Thinking of a different time
A
Palestine a modern problem
G
Bounty and your wealth in land
A
Terror in a best laid plan
Bm
Watching them come and go
A
Tomorrows and the yesterdays
G
Christians and the unbelievers
A F#
Hanging by the cross and nail
G F Cm Cm7
But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky
C G Cm [riff 2]
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
G A7add4
Prayers they hide the saddest view
Bb6 A7add4
Believing the strangest things, loving the alien
G A7add4
And your prayers they break the sky in two
Bb6 A7add4
Believing the strangest things, loving the alien
G A7add4
You'll pray till the break of Dawn
Bb6 A7add4
Believing the strangest things, loving the alien
G A7add4
And you'll believe you're loving the alien
Bb6 A7add4
Believing the strangest things, loving the alien
Bb6 A7add4
Believeing the strangest things loving the alien
*the way Gerry Leonard play the A7 and A#'s is to move the G chord shape up
E A D G B e
A7add4 = 6 5 0 0 6 6
A#6 = 7 6 0 0 7 7
those chords are named relative the the capo being on the 1st fret.
remember there are many many ways to play these chords
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