Written by David Bowie
B B/C B B/A B In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle, C D Em C ah-ah, ah-ah D C Bm Am In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all D B Your eyes On the day of execution, on the day of execution Only women kneel and smile, ah-ah, ah-ah At the centre of it all, at the centre of it all Your eyes, your eyes D C B Ah-ah-ah Ah-ah-ah In the villa of Ormen, in the villa of Ormen Stands a solitary candle, ah-ah, ah-ah In the centre of it all, in the centre of it all Your eyes Ah-ah-ah D C B Ah-ah-ah F# Db Something happened on the day he died E B Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside D F# Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried Db (I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar) How many times does an angel fall? How many people lie instead of talking tall? He trod on sacred ground, he cried loud into the crowd (I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar, I?m not a gangster) C I can?t answer why (I?m a blackstar) Db Just go with me (I?m not a filmstar) C I?m-a take you home (I?m a blackstar) Db Take your passport and shoes (I?m not a popstar) C And your sedatives, boo (I?m a blackstar) Db You?re a flash in the pan (I?m not a marvel star) C I?m the great I am (I?m a blackstar) F# Db E I?m a blackstar, way up, oh honey, I?ve got game B I see right so white, so open-heart it?s pain D F# I want eagles in my daydreams, diamonds in my eyes Db (I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar) F# Db Something happened on the day he died E B Spirit rose a metre and stepped aside D F# Somebody else took his place, and bravely cried Db (I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar) C I can?t answer why (I?m not a gangster) Db But I can tell you how (I?m not a flam star) C We were born upside-down (I?m a star star) Db Born the wrong way ?round (I?m not a white star) C B (I?m a blackstar, I?m not a gangster I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar I?m not a pornstar, I?m not a wandering star I?m a blackstar, I?m a blackstar) In the villa of Ormen stands a solitary candle Ah-ah, ah-ah At the centre of it all, your eyes On the day of execution, only women kneel and smile Ah-ah, ah-ah At the centre of it all, your eyes, your eyes Ah-ah-ah