Repetition chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

• Capo on 1st

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Novice

Intro:

Bb majorBb

Verse:

G+G         A augmentedA
Johnny is a man
     G+G         A augmentedA
And he's bigger than you
     G+G          A augmentedA
But his overheads are high
    G+G
And he looks straight through you
     A augmentedA
When you ask him how the kids are

Interlude:

Bb majorBb

Verse:

     G+G          A augmentedA
He'll get home around seven
      G+G         A augmentedA
'Cause the Chevy's real old
    G+G             A augmentedA
And he could have had a Cadillac
    G+G              A augmentedA
If the school had taught him right

Chorus:

    G+G                A augmentedA
And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse
  G+G                A augmentedA
He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse

G+G  A augmentedA

Verse:

    G+G           A augmentedA
And the food is on the table
    G+G       A augmentedA
But the food is cold

Interlude:

Bb majorBb
 Don't hit her

Verse:

G+G           A augmentedA
Can't you even cook?
      G+G              A augmentedA
What's the good of me working when you can't damn cook?

G+G  A augmentedA

   G+G        A augmentedA
Well, Johnny is a man
     G+G        A augmentedA
And he's bigger than her
      G+G          A augmentedA
I guess the bruises won't show
    G+G          A augmentedA
If she wears long sleeves
    G+G         A augmentedA
But the space in her eyes
   G+G    A augmentedA
Shows through

Interlude:

Bb majorBb

Chorus:

    G+G                A augmentedA         G+G  A augmentedA
And he could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse
  G+G                A augmentedA         G+G  A augmentedA
He could have married Anne with the blue silk blouse

Outro:

         G+G
It shows through

A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA

         G+G  A augmentedA
It shows through
         G+G  A augmentedA
It shows through

G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA  G+G  A augmentedA