Alternative Candidate chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

Altenative Candidate – David Bowie, Diamond Dogs

[Intro]
 B minorBm Bm E MajorE A augmentedA 4x

[Verse 1]
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
Inside every teenage girl there's a fountain
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
Inside every young pair of pants there's a mountain
B minorBm                E MajorE             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
Inside every mother's eyes is Tommy Tinkrem's bed
B minorBm                E MajorE             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m        E MajorE E
Inside every candidate waits a grateful dead

[Chorus 1]
B minorBm              F#F#              A augmentedA            A augmentedA
I make it a thing, when I'm on my own to relieve myself
B minorBm              F#F#              A augmentedA            A augmentedA
I make it a thing, when I gazelle on stage to believe in myself
B minorBm              F#F#              E MajorE            E MajorE
I make it a thing, to glance in window panes and look pleased with myself
A augmentedA               F#F#             (B minorBm)
Yeah, and pretend I'm walking home

 B minorBm Bm E MajorE A augmentedA 2x

[Verse 2]
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
I took it so bad, I sat in the correction room
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
Took me a fag, and a kick in the moon
B minorBm                E MajorE             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
Well, I ain't gonna suck no radar wing because inside this tin is tin
B minorBm                E MajorE             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m        E MajorE E
Would you like to techno-plate 'cause I'm your candidate, oh yeah

[Chorus 2]
B minorBm              F#F#              A augmentedA            A augmentedA
It's a matter of life, And the way you walk, you've got a BrylCream queen
B minorBm              F#F#              A augmentedA            A augmentedA
It's a matter of tact , In the things you talk, that keeps his passport clean
B minorBm              F#F#              E MajorE            E MajorE
A augmentedA matter of fact , That a cock ain't a cock on a twelve inch screen
A augmentedA               F#F#             (B minorBm)
So I'll pretend I'm walking home

[Interlude]
 B minorBm Bm E MajorE A augmentedA 4x

[Verse 3]
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
You don't have to scream a lot to keep an age in tune
F# minorF#m               E MajorE
You don't have to scream a lot to predict monsoons
B minorBm                E MajorE             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m
You don't have to paint my contact black, Now I've hustled a pair of jeans
B minorBm                E MajorE             A augmentedA            F# minorF#m        E MajorE E
Do I have to give your money back when I'm the Fuhrerling?

[Chorus 3]
B minorBm              F#F#              A augmentedA            A augmentedA
I'll make you a deal, I'll say I came from Earth and my tongue is taped
B minorBm              F#F#              A augmentedA            A augmentedA
I'll make you a deal, You can get your kicks on the candidate
B minorBm              F#F#              E MajorE            E MajorE
I'll make you a deal, For your future's sake, I'm the candidate
A augmentedA               F#F#             (B minorBm)
Lets pretend we're walking home

[Outro]
B minorBm              B minorBm              E MajorE            A augmentedA
Uh-huh, uhhh
B minorBm              B minorBm              E MajorE            A augmentedA
I'm the candidate
B minorBm              B minorBm              E MajorE            A augmentedA
Make way for the candidate
B minorBm              B minorBm              E MajorE            A augmentedA
Vote now for the candidate