Album: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)
(This is a great (and easy) song, but it MUST be played with power chords.
Just to refresh your memory, the root note of each chord is)
A:6/5 F:6/1 G:6/3 B:6/7 D:5/5 C:5/3
[Verse 1]
A F G
Hey man, oh leave me alone, you know
A F G
Hey man, oh Henry, get off the phone, I gotta
A B
Hey man, I gotta straighten my face,
D F G
This mellow thighed chick just put my spine out of place
A F G
Hey man, my school days insane,
A F G
Hey man, my work's down the drain,
A B
Hey man, she's total blam-blam
D F G
She said she had to squeeze it but she... and then she...
[Chorus]
(Open Chords)
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket
F C G
I'm back from Suffragette City
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check it,
F C G
You know my Suffragette City
A (Power Chord) (Stop)
It's outta sight, she's all right
[Instrumental]
A F G
A F G
[Verse 2]
A F G
Hey man, ah Henry, don't be unkind, go away
A F G
Hey man, I can't take you this time, no way
A B
Hey man, droogie don't crash here,
D F G
There's only room for one and here she comes, here she comes
[Chorus]
(Open Chords)
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket
F C G
I'm back from Suffragette City
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check it,
F C G
You know my Suffragette City
A (Power Chord) (Stop)
It's outta sight, she's all right
[Solo]
Ah, hey man!
[Chorus]
(Open Chords)
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket
F C G
I'm back from Suffragette City
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check it,
F C G
You know my Suffragette City
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket
F C G
I'm back from Suffragette City
A D
Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check it,
F C G
You know my Suffragette City
[Outro]
A (Power Chord)
It's outta sight, she's all right
A F
Suffragette City (x7)
E
Suffragette!
A
(ahhhh)Wham, bam, thank you ma'am!
A F
Suffragette City (x8)
E
Suffragette!
A