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Oh You Pretty Things

Biography:

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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Oh you pretty things
by David Bowie
from Ziggy Stardust

I imagine this tab can be used to figure out a guitar arrangement but its meant for
since the song was written for piano.

Legend
_______________________
m = minor chord
dim = diminished chord
Gb/Db = Chord/Base note
A(B) = Chord/added note

example: Gm(E)/C = G minor chord with added
and A C in the base

Intro:

F G F Eb Db C
F G F Eb [Db
x 4

Verse 1:

Gb Db/F
Wake up you sleepy head
Eb(Ab) Ebm
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
Gb Db/F
Put another log on the fire for me
Ab Eb
I've made some breakfast and coffee
Gb Db
Look out my window and what do I see
Bbm7/D Ebm
B/Eb
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
Cdim(A) Db7
All the nightmares came today
Gb
And it looks as though they're here to stay

Interlude: Cdim(A) Db Ddim(B) Eb
Bb(C)/F F

Verse2:

Gb Db/F
What are we coming to
Eb(A) Ebm
No room for me, no fun for you
Gb Db/F
I think about a world to come
Ab Eb
Where the books were found by the Golden ones
Gb Db
Written in pain, written in awe
Bb7/D Ebmin Gb7/E B/Eb
By a puzzled man who questioned what we were here for
Cdim(A) Db7
All the strangers coday
Gb
And it looks as though they're here to stay

Chorus:

Gb Bbmin/F Ebmin
Oh You Pretty Things
Gb/Db
Don't you know you're driving your
B7 Gb
Mamas and Papas insane
Gb Bbmin/F Ebmin
Oh You Pretty Things
Gb/Db
Don't you know you're driving your
B7 Gb
Mamas and Papas insane
Ab7
Let me make it plain
Db7 B7 Gb
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior

Verse3:

Gb Db/F
Look at your children
Eb(A) Ebm
See their faces in golden rays
Gb Db/F
Don't kid yourself they belong to you
Ab Eb
They're the start of a coming race
Gb Db
The earth is a bitch, we've finished our news
Bb7/D Ebmin Gb7/E B/Eb
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
Cdim(A) Db7
All the strangers came today
Gb
And it looks as though they're here to stay

[Chorus]