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G Em A C/G A soldier with a broken arm, Pushing through the market square, fixed his stare to the wheels of a so many mothers sighing Cadillac News had just come over, A cop knelt and kissed the feet of we had left to cry in a priest, and a queer Threw up at the sight of that News guy wept and told us, earth was really dying I think I saw you in an ice-cream cried so much his face was wet, parlor, drinking milk shakes cold then I knew he was not lying and long Smiling and waving and looking so fine, don't think You I heard telephones, opera house, knew you were in this favorite melodies I saw boys, toys, electric irons And it was cold and it rained so I and T.V.'s felt like an actor My brain hurt like a warehouse, it And I thought of Ma and I wanted to had no room to spare get back there I had to cram so many things to Your face, your race, the way that store everything in there you talk I kiss you, you're beautiful, I Am C/G want you to walk And all the fat-skinny people, Am C/G We've got five years, stuck on my and all the tall-short people, eyes G C/G Five years, what a surprise and all the nobody people, We've got five years, my brain D7 hurts a lot and all the somebody people Five years, that's all we've got Am C/G I never thought I'd need so many Five years, what a surprise people We've got five years, stuck on my eyes A girl my age went off her head, We've got five years, my brain hit some tiny children hurts a lot If the black hadn't a-pulled her Five years, that's all we've got off, I think she would have killed them

[Intro]... drums first, then bass and strumming guitar G [Chorus] [Verse] Bm G Love is careless in its choosing Stone love - she (aaa) kneels before the grave F# Em C Sweeping over cross a baby A brave son (harmonics) - who (aaa) gave his life to see G D the slogan Love descends on those defenseless G E That (aaa) hovers between the headstone and her eyes Idiot love will spark the fusion (stohn...) D E A7 D Bm Am D Inspirations have I none, just to touch the flaming dove (lahuv...) For they penetrate (staohn...) her (lahuv...) Dm A E grieving All I have is my love of love - and love is not loving

G (tss...) New love - a boy and girl are talking (Kurt imitate horns [Solo] here; bkup vox as before) A F#m D A C#m Bm E Em (with backup as before) New words - that only they can share in transition to lai-la-lai-lais C New words - a love so strong it tears their hearts G Bm Am D To sleep - through the fleeting hours of morning

[Chorus] (enter distortion guitar) Am7 Love is careless in its choosing (oo--uu) E Sweeping over cross a baby F C Love descends on those defenseless (oo--uu) D Idiot love will spark the fusion C D G7 C (oo--) Inspirations (--uu) have I none, just to (oo--) touch the flaming (--uu) dove Cm G D (eu) All I have is my love (eu) of love - and (eu) love is not loving

(tss, tss...) [Solo] (Kurt imitates sax) G Em C G Bm Am D

[Verse] (shift key) A Soul love - the priest that tastes the word and F#m Told of love - and how my God on high is D A All love - though reaching up my loneliness evolves C#m Bm E By the blindness that surrounds him D Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe I'm an alligator, G D E F# Put your ray gun to my head I'm a mama-papa comin' for you G D E Bm Bm7/A E Press your space face close to mine, love I'm a space invader, I'll be a rock 'n' rollin' bitch for you D E G D F# Freak out in a oh! yeah! Keep your mouth shut, you're squawkin' like a pink monkey bird Bm Bm/A E [Solo] and I'm busting up my brains for the words Bm A G F# x2

G D E G D E Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe G D E G D E Put your ray gun to my head Put your ray gun to my head G D E G D E Press your space face close to mine, love Press your space face close to mine, love D E D E Freak out in a moonage daydream oh! yeah! Freak out in a moonage daydream oh! yeah! G D E Keep your 'lectric eye on me babe D G D E Don't fake it baby, Put your ray gun to my head F# G D E lay the real thing on me Press your space face close to mine, love Bm Bm7/A E G D E The church of man, love, is such a holy place to be Freak out in a moonage daydream oh! yeah! G D F# Make me baby, make me know you really care Bm Bm/A E [Solo] Make me jump into the air Bm A G F# x6

[Chorus] G D E Bb/A Fmaj7 F Dm Bb/A Fmaj7 There's a starman waiting in the sky Am C Gm He'd like to come and meet us Didn't know what time it was the lights were low-ow-ow. C7 F But he thinks he'd blow our minds. I lean back on my radio-o-o F Dm C C7 There's a starman waiting in the sky Some cat was laying down some rock'n'roll, Am C F Ab Bb He's told us not to blow it 'Lotta soul' he said. C7 'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, Gm Then the loud sound did seem to fa-a-ade He told me, F Bb Bbm F D7 Came back like a slow voice on a wave of pha-a-ase "Let the children lose it, let the children use it, C C7 A G Gm C That weren't no DJ that was hazy cosmic jive. Let all the children boogie."

F Dm F Dm There's a starman waiting in the sky Starman waiting in the sky Am C Am C He'd like to come and meet us He'd like to come and meet us C7 C7 But he thinks he'd blow our minds. But he thinks he'd blow our minds. F Dm F Dm There's a starman waiting in the sky There's a starman waiting in the sky Am C Am C He's told us not to blow it He's told us not to blow it C7 C7 'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile, 'Cause he knows it's all worthwhile,

He told me, He told me, Bb Bbm F D7 Bb Bbm F D7 "Let the children lose it, let the children use it, "Let the children lose it, let the children use it, Gm C Gm C Let all the children boogie." Let all the children boogie."

[Interlude] Bb F C F Bb F C [Outro] Bb F C F Gm Well I had to phone someone so I picked on you-ou-ou Bb F C F F La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la Hey that's far out, so you heard him too-oo-oo Bb F C F C C7 F Ab Bb La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la Switch on the TV we may pick him up on Channel 2. Bb F C F La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la Gm Bb F C F Look out your window I can see his li-i-ight, La la la la la, la la la la, la la la la, la la la la F If we can sparkle he may land toni-i-ight, C C7 A G Don't tell your papa or he'll get us locked up in a fright.

INTRO: C/G G C/G C C/G G C/G G CHORUS 2

C/G G C/G G When you climb to the top of the mountain Satisfaction, satisfaction C/G G C/G G Look out over the sea Keep me satisfied C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G Think about the places perhaps where a young man I've got the love of a Hoochie Coochie woman she could be calling from inside C/G G C/G G Then you jump back down to the rooftops She's a-calling from inside C/G G C/G G Look out over the town Trying to get to you C/G Bb G C/G G C/G G C/G G Think about all of the strange things circulating All the woman really wants you can give her round something too

CHORUS 1: CHORUS 3+4 Bb G Bb G It ain't easy, it ain't easy OUTRO: C/G G C/G G Bb C G Bb Bbm C G It ain't easy to get to heaven when you're going down

C/G G Well all the people have got their problems C/G G That ain't nothing new C/G G C/G G With the help of the good Lord we can all pull on through C/G G We can all pull on through C/G G Get there in the end C/G G C/G G Sometimes it'll take you right up and sometimes down again

[verse 1] [chorus]

E G#7 C#m C#m/B A E B A A/B B People stared at the makeup on his face And he was alright, the band was altogether E C#m B G#/C E B A A/B B Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace Yes he was alright, the song went on forever C#m A Bm Bm/A# The boy in the bright blue jeans And he was awful nice E G#7 Bm/A Bm/G# Jumped up on the stage Really quite paradise E B N.C E B A A/B B And sang his And he sang all night long A A/B B Of darkness and disgrace [bridge]

[chorus] A A#dim Oh how I sighed when they E B A A/B B Bsus4 B And he was alright, the band was altogether asked if I knew his name E B A A/B B Yes he was alright, the song went on forever [chorus] Bm Bm/A# And he was awful nice E B A A/B B Bm/A Bm/G# And he was alright, the band was altogether Really quite out of sight E B A A/B B N.C E B A A/B B Yes he was alright, the song went on forever And he sang all night long Bm Bm/A# And he was awful nice [verse 2] Bm/A Bm/G# Really quite paradise E G#7 C#m N.C E B A A/B B Femme fatale emerged from shadows And he sang all night long C#m/B A To watch this creature fair [outro] E C#m Boys stood upon their chairs B G#/C To make their point of view C#m A E G#7 I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey E B Lady Stardust sang his songs A A/B B Of darkness and dismay

INTRO: C G C G C G C G...ooo...eeuuaa... etc. D Em7 F G D/F# Em So inviting - so enticing to play the part C G D C G Tony went to fight in Belfast I could play the wild mutation as a rock n roll star C G G D/F# Em C G Bb F C G Bb F Rudi stayed at home to starve Get it all yeah! Oooh yeah! D C G I could make it all worthwhile as a rock n roll star Em C I could do with the money (you know that I could) C G Em C Bevan tried to change the nation I'm so wiped out with things as they are (you know that C G G D/F# Em I could) Sonny wants to turn the world, well he can tell you that Em D Eb F G Bm/F# he tried I'd send my photograph to my honey - and I'd come on D C G like a regular superstar I could make a transformation as a rock n roll star piano, bum...bum

D Em7 F G D/F# Em Em D C G Bm/F# So inviting - so enticing to play the part I could fall asleep at night as a rock n roll star D C G I could play the wild mutation as a rock n roll star piano, bum...bum C G Bb F C G Bb F Get it all yeah! Oooh yeah! Em D C G I could fall in love all right as a rock n roll star Em C I could do with the money (you know that I could) Em C OUTRO: I'm so wiped out with things as they are (you know that C Bb I could) Rock n roll star Em D Eb F G Ab G I'd send my photograph to my honey - and I'd come on Rock n roll star like a regular superstar Just watch me now!

C G C G D/F#

Em D C G I could make a transformation as a rock n roll star

[Intro] [Chorus] D C G D C G C D C D Well come on, come on, we've really got a good thing [Verse] going F#m A C D C Well, she's a tongue twisting storm, she will come to the Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna show tonight make it B F#m A B A D C G D C G Praying to the light machine You better hang on to yours..e..lf Come on F#m A She wants my honey not my money, she's a funky‐thigh collector [Solo] B F#m A B A D A D Laying on electric dreams Lay it on...

[Chorus] [Chorus] C D C D C D C D Well come on, come on, we've really got a good thing Come on, come on, we've really got a good thing going going C D C C D C Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna make it make it A D C G D C G A D C G D C G You better hang on to yours..e..lf You better hang on to yours..e..lf C D C D Well come on, come on, we've really got a good thing [Verse] going F#m A C D C We can't dance, we don't talk much, we just ball and Well come on, well come on, if you think we're gonna play make it B F#m A B A D C G D C G But then we move like tigers on vaseline You better hang on to yours..e..lf F#m A Well, the bitter comes out better on a stolen guitar B F#m A B [Outro Solo] You're the blessed, we're A D A D c’mon....c’mon...etc. Until fade

| G D | Cadd9 G/B G/A | x4 | G D | Cadd9 G/B G/A | x2

G G Now Ziggy played guitar, Ziggy played for time, Bm C Bm C Jamming good with Weird and Gilly, Jiving us that we were voodoo. B C D B C D And the Spiders from Mars. The kids were just crass, G G He played it left hand, He was the nazz, Em Em But made it too far. With God given ass. A A Became the special man, He took it all too far, C C Then we were Ziggy's band. But, boy, Could he play guitar!

G Am G5 F5 G5 Am Ziggy really sang, Making love with his ego, Bm C G5 F5 G5 Am screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo, Ziggy sucked up into his mind, B C D G5 F5 like some cat from Japan. Like a leper Messiah, G G5 D Dsus2 He could lick 'em by smiling, When the kids had killed the man Em D E he could leave them to hang. I had to break up the band! A They came on so loaded, man, | G D | Cadd9 G/B G/A | x2 C well hung, snow white tan.... G D Cadd9 G/B G/A G Am G5 F5 G5 Am Yeah... ooo.... So where were the spiders, D Cadd9 G G5 F5 G5 Am ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR! While the fly tried to break our balls? G5 F5 Just the beer light to guide us, G5 D Dsus2 so we bitched about his fans D E and should we crush his sweet hands?

A F G A D Hey man, oh leave me alone, you know Oh don't lean on me man, cause you A F G can't afford the ticket Hey man, oh Henry, get off the phone, I F C G gotta I'm back from Suffragette City A B A D Hey man, I gotta straighten my face, Oh don't lean on me man, cause you D F G ain't got time to check it, This mellow thighed chick just put my F C G spine out of place You know my Suffragette City A F G Hey man, my school days insane, A (Power Chord) (Stop) A F G It's outta sight, she's all right Hey man, my work's down the drain, A B [Solo] Hey man, she's total blam-blam Ah, hey man! D F G She said she had to squeeze it but [Chorus] she... and then she... (Open Chords) A D A D Oh don't lean on me man, cause you Oh don't lean on me man, cause you can't afford the ticket can't afford the ticket F C G F C G I'm back from Suffragette City I'm back from Suffragette City A D A D Oh don't lean on me man, cause you Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check it, ain't got time to check it, F C G F C G You know my Suffragette City You know my Suffragette City A D Oh don't lean on me man, cause you A (Power Chord) (Stop) can't afford the ticket It's outta sight, she's all right F C G I'm back from Suffragette City A F G A D A F G Oh don't lean on me man, cause you ain't got time to check it, A F G F C G Hey man, ah Henry, don't be unkind, go You know my Suffragette City away A F G [Outro] Hey man, I can't take you this time, no A (Power Chord) way A B It's outta sight, she's all right Hey man, droogie don't crash here, A F D F Suffragette City (x7) G E There's only room for one and here she Suffragette! comes, here she comes A (ahhhh)Wham, bam, thank you ma'am! A F Suffragette City (x8) E Suffragette! A

C G C G N.C. C Oh no love, you're not alone C E A Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth You're watching yourself but you're too unfair F G Am C A You pull on your finger, then another finger, You got your head all tangled up but if I could then your cigarette only make you care G F G Am Dbm Abm The wall to wall is calling, it lingers, then you Oh no love, you're not alone forget B Ebm G F N.C. | C G | No matter what or who you've been Oh-oh-oh-oh, you're a rock'n roll suicide Bbm Db No matter when or where you've seen C E B Ebm You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it All the knives seem to lacerate your brain F G Am Bbm Db And the clock waits so patiently on your song I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain G F G Am N.C. You walk past a cafe but you don't eat when You're not alone you've lived too long G F N.C. | C G | Bb Oh no no no, you're a rock'n roll suicide Bb B C Db Bb C E Just turn on with me and you're not alone Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across Bb B C Db Bb the road Let's turn on and be ... not alone F G Am (wonderful) But the day breaks instead so you hurry home Bb B C Db Bb G F G Gimme your hands ... cause you're Don't let the sun blast your shadow wonderful (wonderful) E Am Bb B C Db Bb Don't let the milk float ride your mind Gimme your hands ... cause you're F D9 G7 wonderful (wonderful) They're so natural, religiously unkind Bb B C Db Fm Cm Gb Db Oh, gimme your hands