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Bowie by Flight Of The Conchords
Bowie
INTRO:
slow strumming
e|--0----0----|--0-----------|
B|--8----1----|--3-----------|
G|--0----0----|--0-----------|
D|--9----2----|--4-----------|
A|--10---3----|--5-----------|
E|--x----x----|--x-----------| (x2)
VERSE 1
Slow strumming
e|--0----0----|--0-----0------|
B|--8----1----|--3-----1------|
G|--0----0----|--0-----2------|
D|--9----2----|--4-----2------|
A|--10---3----|--5-----0------|
E|--x----x----|--x-----x------|
(sometimes last chord is barely audible)
Play above until "Do they smoke astro turf?", then below.
e|--0----0----|--0----0----|--0----0----|--(0)--|
B|--8----1----|--2----3----|--4----5----|--(6)--|
G|--0----0----|--0----0----|--0----0----|--(0)--|
D|--9----2----|--3----4----|--5----6----|--(7)--|
A|--10---3----|--4----5----|--6----7----|--(8)--|
E|--x----x----|--x----x----|--x----x----|-------| (Last chord barely audible)
Changes to double time for next section
One guitar plays staccato power chords with a couple of jangly strokes here and there
e|------------------------3-----3----|
B|------------------------3-----3----|
G|------------------------4--4--4----|
D|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-------|
A|---5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----5-------|
E|---3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----3-------|
u d u
this plays twice with riff over it the second time on another guitar
D|--555-333-222-----|
A|--------------555-|
VERSE 2 (bowie to bowie)
CHORDS
G5 C5 D5
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------5-------7---------|
D|---5------5-------7---------|
A|---5------3-------5---------|
E|---3------------------------|
G5 C5
This is bowie to bowie, do you hear me out there man
D5 C5 G5
This is bowie back to bowie, I read you loud and clear man, woo yeah man
G5 C5 D5
Your signals weak on my radar screen, how far out are you man?
C5 G5
I'm pretty far out, that's pretty far out man
(BRIDGE change)
half time again, strum out these barre chords, bit of down and up stroking action for 2 bars each
e|--5------7-------8--------|
B|--5------7-------8--------|
G|--5------7-------9--------|
D|--7------9-------10-------|
A|--7------9-------10-------|
E|--5------7-------8--------|
Then they strum out 3 chords for "they think it's pretty cool man" bit. just once each.
hard to tell where they play on the neck but I use..
e|---------------------------|
B|--12----10----7-----12-----|
G|--12----10----7-----12-----|
D|--12----10----7-----12-----|
A|--10----8-----5-----10-----|
E|---------------------------|
FINAL CHANGE
CHORDS
F Am Cm Csus4 G C# A D
e|--1-----0-----3-----3-----3-----4-----0-----2--|
B|--1-----1-----4-----6-----3-----6-----2-----3--|
G|--2-----2-----5-----5-----4-----6-----2-----2--|
D|--3-----2-----5-----5-----5-----6-----2-----0--|
A|--3-----0-----3-----3-----5-----4-----0--------|
E|--1-----------------------3--------------------|
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F Am
Are you okay bowie? What was that sound?
Cm
I dont know man Ill have to turn my ship around
Csus4 G
Oh its the craziest scene
C#
I'm picking it up on my LSD screen
A
Can you see the stratosphere ringing?
D
To the choir of Afronauts singing
G (strum once and let ring)
Bowie’s in space
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version 2
Basically the entire first half of the song follow the following five chords.
Em C Em9 Am Em
e--0--------0--------0--------0--------0--|
b--8--------1--------3--------1--------0--|
g--0--------0--------0--------2--------0--|
d--9--------2--------4--------2--------2--|
a-10--------3--------5--------0--------2--|
e-(0)------(0)------(0)-------0--------0--|
Intro: Em C Em9
Em C Em9 Am Em
Bowie’s in space
Bowie’s in spa-he-hase
Whatcha doin’ out there, man?
That’s pretty freaky, Bowie.
I hear that space is a pretty freaky place
Doesn't it get quite cold in the depths of space, Bowie?
Do you need my jumper, Bowie?
Does the space cold make your nipples go all pointy?
Do you use your pointy nipples as telescopic antenna transmitting data back to Earth?
Data back to Earth
(Data back to Earth)
I bet you do, you freaky old bastard, you.
Do you have one really funky sequined space suit, Bowie?
Or do you have several ch-ch-ch-ch-changes?
Do they smoke grass up there in space, man?
Or do they smoke Astro-Turf?
Oh yeah! Roll me up the Astroturf!
Move D shape from 1st to 4th frets
Db D D# E
e--------|
b--------|
g---12---|
d--------|
a--------|
e--------|
Receiving transmission from David Bowie’s nipple antennae.
(At this point, the same note on the bass is picked, and Bret strums)
F# G
e--2--------3--|
b--2--------3--|
g--3--------4--|
d--4--------5--|
a--4--------5--|
e--2--------3--|
G F
This is Bowie to Bowie, do you hear me out there, man?
G F G
This is Bowie back to Bowie, I read you loud and clear, man.
G G (let ring)
Oooh yeah, man!
G F
Your signal is weak on my radar screen,
F G F
How far out are you, man? I’m pretty far out
F G
That’s pretty far out, man!
G A
O-o-oh, I’m orbiting Pluto!
A B
Ooh Ah ooh
B B#
Drawn in by its Groovatational, Groovatational pull.
B#
I’m jamming out with the Mick Jaggernauts
G F F F (let ring)
And they think it’s pretty cool man….
Oooooooh!
(fingerpicked, free feeling)
F G
Are you okay, Bowie? What was that sound?
G A
I don’t know man, I’d have to turn my ship around.
A G
Oh, it’s the craziest scene.
G G#
Yeah, I’m picking it up on my LSD screen.
G# A
Ooh, but can you see the stratosphere…ringing…
F (nc)
To the choir of afronauts singing?
(Slide Barred F shape up and down neck)
(Fingerpicking ceases)
G C D
Hey now, I’m a meenie miney mowie! (set your phasers on funky)
G C D
Hey now, I’m a meenie miney mowie! (phaser sounds)
G C D
Hey now, I’m a meenie miney miney miney mowie!
G F A F
B-B-B-Bowie’s in……
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version 3
Em9 (x10,9080) C* (x35553)
C (x32010) D (x57775)
D9 (x54030) Am* (577555)
Am (x02210) Bm (x24432)
Asus2 (x02200) C** (8,10,10,988)
C#9 (x43020) G* (x,10,12,12,12,x)
D#9 (x65040) F (x8,10,10,10,x)
E9 (x76050) F* (133211)
F9 (x87060) Cm (x35543)
F#9 (x98070) C# (x4666x)
G (355433) A (x02220)
D* (xx0232)
C*** (xx,10,9,88)
Intro: | Em9 | C | D9 |
| Em9 | C | D9 |
|*Em9 | C | D9 | Am Asus2 |
(*continue intro chords throughout)
Part 1: bowie's in space, bowie's in space, what'cha doing out there, man?
that's pretty freaky bowie, is it cold out in space bowie?
do you want to borrow my jumper bowie?
does the cold of deep space make your nipples go pointy bowie
do you use your pointy nipples as telescopic antenae to transmit data back to earth?
i bet you do, you freaky old bastard you!
do you have one really funky sequin space suit bowie
or do you have several cha-changes?
do they smoke grass out in space bowie?
Em9 C C#9
or do they smoke astro-turf?
D9 D#9 E9
receiving tranmission from david bowie's nipple antenae
F9 F#9 Em9
do you read me luitenant bowie, i said do you read me leutenant bowie
LINK: | G | G |
G C*
Part 2: this is bowie to bowie: do you hear me out there man?
D C* G
this is bowie back to bowie: i read you loud and clear man, whoo yeah man!
C* D
your signal's weak on my radar screen, how far out are you man?
C G
i'm pretty far out, that's pretty far out man
Am*
Part 3: ooo-aah-ooo, i'm orbiting pluto
Bm C**
ooo-aah-ooo, i'm drawn in by its groovitational (groovitational) pull
i'm jamming out with the mick-jagger-naughts, ooo
G* F D F
and they think it's pretty cool man
F* Am*
Part 4: are you okay bowie, what was that sound?
Cm
i don't know man i have to turn my ship around
G C#
ooo it's the craziest thing, yeah i'm picking it up on my LSD screen
A
Can you see the stratosphere ringing?
D*
to the choir of afro-nauts singing
G* C***
Outro: bowie's in space, bowie, bowie, bowie, bowie, bowie, bowie
G* C***
bowie's in space, bowie, bowie, bowie, bowie, bowie, bowie
G*
eanie a me-meanie minie mowie, phasers on funky
C*** G*
eanie A me-meanie minie mowie, A-b-b-b-b-b-b-bowie's in space!
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version 4
Intro:
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|
b|--8--|--1--|--3--|
g|--0--|--0--|--0--| x2
d|--9--|--2--|--4--|
a|--10-|--3--|--5--|
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|
It looks like that on their live performance but I personally think it sound a little
with a different first chord.
e|--3--|--0--|--0--|
b|--0--|--1--|--3--|
g|--0--|--0--|--0--| x2
d|--2--|--2--|--4--|
a|--2--|--3--|--5--|
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|
Between each repeat of the chords Jermaine drags his fingers up and then down the E and
strings on his bass.
Verse:
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
b|--8--|--1--|--3--|--1--|
g|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
d|--9--|--2--|--4--|--2--|
a|--10-|--3--|--5--|--0--|
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
-or if you prefer-
e|--3--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
b|--0--|--1--|--3--|--1--|
g|--0--|--0--|--0--|--2--|
d|--2--|--2--|--4--|--2--|
a|--2--|--3--|--5--|--0--|
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
Silence
"Receiving transmission..."
2nd Verse:
"This is bowie to bowie can you hear up here man.."
e|xxxxxxxx|
b|xxxxxxxx|
g|xxxxxxxx| x 6
d|55555555|
a|55555555|
E|33333330|
"ooh yeah man!"
e|--3--|
b|--3--|
g|--4--|
d|--5--|
a|--5--|
E|--3--|
"Your signal"s weak on my radar screen..."
Your .Radar.Man .Out .Out
e|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
b|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|
g|--0--|--5--|--0--|--5--|--0--|
d|--5--|--5--|--5--|--5--|--5--|
a|--5--|--3--|--5--|--3--|--5--|
E|--3--|--x--|--3--|--x--|--3--|
The words above the chords are when you should hit the note.
"ooh o ohh i'm orbiting pluto.."
Chords: C, D, Am
"and i think its pretty cool man"
Chords: C, D Am, G
--The Nest Section of the song i do not know. Feel free to post these chords either in
comments or in a new tab!--
Outro:
"aye oh ima man mine mowie"
Chords: G, C D
Finale:
Chords G, C, D, Am, G
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