Year: 1970 - Album: Best of Bowie
Written by David Robert Jones
Intro: A Dm F Dm A7 Dm We passed upon the stair, we spoke of was and when A7 F Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend C A Which came as some surprise, I spoke into his eyes Dm C I thought you died alone, a long long time ago C F Oh no, not me Bbm F I never lost control C F You're face to face Bbm A With the man who sold the world Interlude: (A7) Dm F Dm A7 Dm I laughed and shook his hand, and made my way back home A 7 F I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed C A I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here Dm C We must have died alone, a long long time ago C F Who knows ? Not me Bbm F I never lost control C F You're face to face Bbm A With the man who sold the world Solo - Refrain C Dm F A