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Watch That Man by David Bowie
Watch That Man
Intro: (repeate twice)
G Cadd9 E A
e|-----3~------3~-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3~------3~-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----0~------0~-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----0~------2~---------2-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----2~------3~---------2-----------7-7-9-7-------------------------------|
E|-----3~-----------------0-----------5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
^^^^^^^ This is the "surf rock" stuff
Verses: This is played twice for each verse. Remember: strumming NOT exact!
A D E F#
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-9-7--9-9-11-9----------------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-9-7--5-5-5-5--7-7-7--7----4-4-4-4-----------------------------------|
E|--5-5-5-5-----------------------2-2-2-2-----------------------------------|
Note: When listening to the song, you'll notice the E is strummed longer
than the other chords.
Bridge
D A B D rest D A E
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-------------------7--------7-----------------------------------------|
D|---7----7--------------7--------7----7-----9-9-11-9-----------------------|
A|---5----7----9-9-11-9--5--------5----7-----7-7-7--7-----------------------|
E|--------5----7-7-7--7----------------5------------------------------------|
Chorus
Watch that man
A D G C D C G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5----7----5--------------------------------------------|
D|--7-----7----5-----5----7----5----5---------------------------------------|
A|--7-----5----5-----3----5----3----5---------------------------------------|
E|--5----------3--------------------3---------------------------------------|
Watch that man
A D G C D C B C
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------7----------5----7----5----4----5----------------------------------|
D|--7-----7----5-----5----7----5----4----5----------------------------------|
A|--7-----5----5-----3----5----3----2----3----------------------------------|
E|--5----------3------------------------------------------------------------|
Now go back to the Intro, then verse, then bridge, then chorus, then this:
Ending: (where bowie & co sing "watch that man" over and over again)
Just repeate the following chords and listen for the changes
G Cadd9
e|--3--------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3--------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0--------0--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--0--------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--------3--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Tuning: Standard
INTRO (played twice): G, Cadd9, Em, A
VERSE 1:
A
Shakey threw a party that lasted all night
D
Everybody drank a lot of something nice
E
There was an old fashioned band of married men
F#m
Looking up to me for encouragement - it was so-so
A
The ladies looked bad but the music was sad
D
No one took their eyes off Lorraine
E
She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll
F#m
Her feathers looked better and better - it was so-so
BRIDGE:
D A
Yea! it was time to unfreeze
B D
When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees
D A
Slam! so it wasn't a game
E
Cracking all the mirrors in shame
CHORUS:
A D G C
Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man
D C G
He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon
A D G C
Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man
D C B
He walks like a jerk, but he's only taking care of the room
C
Must be in tune
INTRO again: G, Cadd9, Em, A, G, Cadd9, Em, A
VERSE 2:
A
A Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands
D
So Shakey hung him up to dry
E
The pundits were joking, the manholes were smoking and every bottle battled
F#m
with the reason why
A
The girl on the phone wouldn't leave me alone
D
A throw back from someone's LP
E
A lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag
F#m
And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding
BRIDGE 2:
D A
Yeah! I was shaking like a leaf
B D
For I couldn't understand the conversation
D A E
Yeah! I ran to the street, looking for information
CHORUS 2:
A D G C
Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man
D C G
He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon
A D G C
Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man
D C B
He walks like a jerk, but he's only taking care of the room
C
Must be in tune
ENDING: (the repetition of "watch that man")*
G Cadd9
Watch that man
*NOTE: For the remainder of the ending, its just G and Cadd9. Listen
for the changes, they are easy to hear. And that's it!
CHORDS USED: You can use whatever variation you want, barre chords, power
chords and so on but here are the good ol' classical chords that I used.
Don't hit strings with an 'x' on them.
E A D G B e
G: 3 2 0 0 3 3
Cadd9:x 3 2 0 3 3
A: x 0 2 2 2 0
Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0
D: x x 0 2 3 2
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2
B: x 2 4 4 4 2
C: 0 3 2 0 1 0
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