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The Man Who Sold The World by David Bowie
The Man Who Sold The World
Dm A7 Dm
We passed upon the stairs, We spoke of was and when
A7 F
Although I wasn't there, he said i was his friend
C Gm A
Which came as some surprise, I spoke into his eyes
Dm C (play r2)
I thought you died alone, a long long time ago
C (play r2) F (r3)
Oh no, not me
Bbm F (r3)
I never lost control
C (r2) F
Your'e face to face
Bbm A (repeat intro. )
with the man who sold the world
I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home
I searched for form and land, for years and years i roamed
I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here
We must have died alone' a long long time ago
Who knows? not me
We never lost control
Your'e face to face
with the man who sold the world
Riffs:
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r1 is:
A Dm F
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-----2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-----2-2-2-0-2-3-2-0-------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
r2 is: (simply play C Major scale)
C
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|------------2-4-5---------------------------------|
D|------2-3-5---------------------------------------|
A|--3-5---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
r3: (F Major scale)
F
E|--------------------------------------------------|
B|------------3-5-6---------------------------------|
G|------2-3-5---------------------------------------|
D|--3-5---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
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version 2
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
B - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
G 2 2 2 0 2h3 2 0 2 2 2 0 2h3 2 0 2 2 2 0 2h3 2 0 2 2 2 0 2h3 2 0 2 2 2 0 2h3 2 0 } RIFF 1
D - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
A - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
E - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - }
E - - - - - - - - }
B - - - - - - - - }
G - - - - 0 2 4 5 } Riff 2
D - 0 2 3 - - - - }
A 3 - - - - - - - }
E - - - - - - - - }
E - - - - - - 0 1 }
B - - - - 1 3 - - }
G - 0 2 3 - - - - } RIFF 3
D 3 - - - - - - - }
A - - - - - - - - }
E - - - - - - - - }
RIFF 1 (w/distortion)
A7 Dm
We passed upon the stairs, we spoke of was and when
A7 F
Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend
C A
Which came as some surprise, I spoke into his eye
Dm RIFF 2 RIFF 2(w/distortion)
I thought you died alone, a long long time ago
RIFF 2 RIFF 3
Oh no, Not me,
Abm F
I never lost control,
RIFF 2 RIFF 3
You're face, to face
Abm A
With the man who sold the world
RIFF 1 (w/distortion)
A7 Dm
I smiled and shook his hand, and made my way back home.
A7 F
I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed
C A
I gazed a gazely stare, at all the millions here
Dm RIFF 2 RIFF 2(w/distortion)
We must've died alone, a long long time ago
RIFF 2 RIFF 3
Who knows? Not me,
Abm F
We never lost control,
RIFF 2 RIFF 3
You're face, to face
Abm A
With the man who sold the world
RIFF 1 (w/distortion)
[repeat second chorus]
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version 3
Intro:
e|----------trill-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-2-0-2b3-2b3--0-2-2-2-0-2(3)-0-2-2-2-0-2b3-2b3--0-2-2-2-0-2b3-2b3-0-2-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------0-0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------|
B|-----------------------------------2-2-2-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------|
G|-------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------|
D|-------------------------------2-2-------2-2-2-------2-2-2-----------------|
A|-------------------------------0-0-------0-0-0-------0-0-0-----------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
we passed up on the stairs we spoke of was and
e|-----1-1-1-------1-1-1---1-1--0-0---0-----0-0-------0-0-0-------1-1-1---1-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2---2-----2-2-------0-0-0-------1-1-1---1-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-0-0-------0-0-0-------0---0--2-2-2---2-2-----2-2-2---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|------------------------------0-0-0---0-0-----0-0-0---------3-3-------3---|
E|------------------------------------------------------------1-1-------1---|
when although I wasn't then He said I was his friend
e|-1-------1-1-1---0-0-----0-0-------0-0-0-----0-0-0------------------------|
B|-1-------1-1-1---1-1-----1-1-------1-1-1-----1-1-1------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-----2-2-----2-2-2-------2-2------------------------------|
A|---3-3-3-------3-----3-3-----3-3-3-------3-3------------------------------|
E|---1-1-1------------------------------------------------------------------|
which came as a surprise I spoke into his eyes
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2---2--2--2b--2-------2-2-2-0-2b3-2b3-0-2-2-2-0-2b3-2b3--------------|
G|----------------------3---------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2
e|-0---0-----0---0---0--0---------------------------------------------------|
B|-2---2-----2---2---2--2---------------------------------------------------|
G|-2---2-----2---2---2--2---------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---2-----2---2---2--2---------------------------------------------------|
A|-0---0-----0---0---0--0---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I thought you died a long a long long time ago
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------2-3-5-----------2-3-5------------------------------------------|
D|-----2-3-5-----------2-3-5-----------------0-2-3--------3-----------------|
A|-3-5-------------3-5-----------------0-1-3----------4-4---4---------------|
E|---------------------------------1-3--------------------------------------|
oh no not me I never lost
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2-3-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------0-2-3------2-3-5------------------0-3-5-------------3----------|
A|-----0-1-3--------3-5------------------0-3-5-----------4----4-----4-------|
E|-1-3-------------------------------1-3------------------------------------|
control you're face to face with the man who
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
sold the world
after this repeat the whole song over to fill in for the other verses
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 4
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--5--7/8\7--7--7--7--7--5--7/8\7--5--7--| Repeat Six Times
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
(The "5--7" at the end of the second one is to be played on the last time)
Verse Chords:
A-Dm-A-F-C-A-Dm-C (Each one last two measures, equaling sixteen measures)
Chorus:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------2--3--5-----------------------------------------|
D|--------2--3--5-------------------------------0--2--3------3------| Repeat Twice
A|-3--5-------------------------------0--1--3-------------4------4--|
E|------------------------------1--3--------------------------------|
Solo:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7--7--5--7/8\7--5--7--7--7--5--7/13--9/10--10/9--9--9--9----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9----------------------------------------------4/10--10--10--10--10--------|
D|------7--7--7--5--7/8\7--5--7--7--7--5--7------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10--10--10--10--10/9--9/7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7/9--9--9---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------7--7--7--5--7/8\7--5--7--7--7--5--5------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7/15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15--15\14--14\12------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12/13/14--14--14--14--14--14--------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14--14--14--14--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then repeat Riff 1 (Intro) once, and then again with the last two notes.
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version 5
INTRO: A7 Dm F Dm
A7
We passed upon the stair
Dm
We spoke of was and when
A7
Although I was'nt there
F
He said I was his friend
C
Which came as some surprise
A7
I spoke into his eyes
Dm
I thought you died alone
C C
A long long time ago
CHORUS 1:
C F
Oh no not me
Bbm F
I never lost control
C F
You're face to face
Bbm
With the man who sold the world
BREAK: A7 Dm F Dm
A7
I laughed and shook his hand
Dm
And made my way back home
A7
I searched for form and land
F
For years and years I roamed
C
I gazed a gazley stare
A7
At all the millions here
Dm
We must have died alone
C C
A long long time ago
CHORUS 2:
C F
Who knows, Not me
Bbm F
We never lost control
C F
You're face to face
Bbm
With the man who sold the world
BREAK: A7 Dm F Dm
CHORUS 3:
C F
Who knows, Not me
Bbm F
We never lost control
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A7
With the man who sold the world
OUTRO: A7 Dm F Dm...Repeat many times
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