Year: 1971 - Album: Hunky Dory
Written by David Bowie
Intro: D D Em A7 (x2) D And so the story goes they wore the clothes D Em A They said the things to make it seem improbable D D Em A7 The whale of a lie like they hope it was D And the Goodmen of Tomorrow D Had their feet in the wallow Em And their heads of Brawn, were nicer shorn A D D And how they bought their positions with saccharin and trust. Em A D D The world was asleep to our latent fuss. Em Sighing the swirl through the streets A Like the crust of the sun Bm The Bewlay Brothers A in our Wings that Bark G Flashing teeth of Brass F# Standing tall in the dark A11 A Oh, We were Gone----- G Hanging out with your Dwarf Men G/F# Em We were so turned on C By your lack of Conclusions D D Em A7 D I was Stone and he was Wax D Em A So he could scream and still relax, unbelievable D Em A And we frightened the small children away D And our talk was old and dust would flow D Thru our veins and Lo! it was midnight Em Back o' the kitchen door A D D Like the grim face on the Cathedral floor Em And the solid book we wrote A D Cannot be found today Em A And it was stalking time for the Moonboys Bm The Bewlay Brothers A With our backs on the arch G In the Devil-may-be-here F# But He can't sing above that A Oh, We were Gone G Real Cool Traders G/F# Em We were so Turned On C You thought we were Fakers D D Em A7 D Now the dress is hung, the ticket pawned D Em A the Factor Max that proved the fact is melted down, D D Em A And woven on the edging of my pillow D Now my Brother lays upon the Rocks D He could be dead. He could be not, Em He could be You. A D D He's Camelian, comedian Corinthian and Caricature Em A D D "Shooting-up Pie-in-the-Sky" The Bewlay Brothers Em A In the feeble and the Bad Bm The Bewlay Brothers A In the Blessed and Cold G In the Crutch-hungry dark F# Was where we flayed our Mark A Oh, We were Gone G Kings of Oblivion G/F# Em We were so Turned On C In the Mind-Warp Pavilion Bm C Lay me Place and bake me Pie F Bm I'm starving for me Gravy Bm C Leave my shoes, and door unlocked F Bm I might just slip away F Just for the Day, Hey! Bm Please come Away, Hey! (Repeat Last 2 Lines Into Fade)
See also: Bryan Ferry - The 'In' Crowd |
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