David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016), known professionally as David Bowie, was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a leading figure in the music industry and is considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, acclaimed by critics and musicians, particularly for his innovative work during the 1970s. His career was marked by reinvention and visual presentation, with his music and stagecraft having a significant impact on popular music.
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The recording of "Life on Mars?" included on the David Bowie album "Hunky Dory" is in the key of F. If you would like to play this transcription in the key of F, use a capo on the 3rd fret.
[Verse 1]
DD/C#D/C It's a god-awful small affair B7Em To the girl with the mousy hair Em/D But her mummy is yelling "No" AD And her daddy has told her to go D/C#D/C But her friend is nowhere to be seen B7Em Now she walks through her sunken dream Em/DA To the seat with the clearest view F/C And she's hooked to the silver screen A/C#Dm But the film is a saddening bore F/EbBb 'Cause she's lived it ten times or more D/F#Gm She could spit in the eyes of fools Bb/Ab As they ask her to focus on
[Refrain]
GC Sailors fighting in the dance hall EmEb+DDm Oh man! Look at those cavemen go AmCm It's the freakiest show G Take a look at the Lawman C Beating up the wrong guy EmEb+DDm Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know AmCm He's in the best selling show EmEm/D#Em/DEm/C# Is there life on Mars?
[Verse 2]
DD/C#D/C It's on Amerika's tortured brow B7Em That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Em/DA Now the workers have struck for fame D 'Cause Lennon's on sale again D/C#D/C See the mice in their million hordes B7Em From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads Em/DA Rule Britannia is out of bounds F/C To my mother, my dog, and clowns A/C#Dm But the film is a saddening bore F/EbBb 'Cause I wrote it ten times or more D/F#Gm It's about to be writ again Bb/Ab As I ask you to focus on
[Refrain]
GC Sailors fighting in the dance hall EmEb+DDm Oh man! Look at those cavemen go AmCm It's the freakiest show G Take a look at the Lawman C Beating up the wrong guy EmEb+DDm Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know AmCm He's in the best selling show EmEm/D#Em/DEm/C# Is there life on Mars?