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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David Bowie - After All Album: The Man Who Sold the World (1970) Transcribed by Jon Malmin ([email protected]) Tuning: Standard E
EmEm7AAmEmF Please trip them gently, they don't like to fall (Oh by jingo) EmEm7AAmEmF There's no room for anger, we're all very small (Oh by jingo)
CGE We're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies, E7AmAm7/G From paradise D7/F#Em But they think that we're holding a secretive ball. FG Won't someone invite them, they're just taller children AmAm7/G That's all D7/F#Fmaj7 After all
EmEm7AAmEmF Man is an obstacle, sad as the clown (Oh by jingo) EmEm7AAmEmF So hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down (Oh by jingo) CGE Some people are marching together and some on their own E7AmAm7/G Quite alone D7/F#Em Others are running, the smaller ones crawl FG But some sit in silence, they're just older children AmAm7/G That's all D7/F#Fmaj7 After all
Middle section: F#mF#m7BDF#mG (x2)
CGEE7 I sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords, AmAm7/G With my words D7/F#Em I've borrowed your time and I'm sorry I called FGAmAm7/G But the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children at all D7/F#Fmaj7 After all
EmEm7AAmEmF Live till your rebirth and do what you will (Oh by jingo) EmEm7AAmEmF Forget all I've said, please bear me no ill (Oh by jingo)
After all, after all (Em Em7 A Am, repeat until end)