The Width Of A Circle chords by David Bowie

Chords with lyrics

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

David Bowie - The Width Of A augmentedA Circle

Esus4Esus4 can be changed for E9sus4E9sus4 x77777 which when playing barre chords is easy to achieve

  Intro:
E MajorE   E MajorE   D MajorD   D MajorD  C#m7C#m7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7  Bm7Bm7  x4
E MajorE   Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  E MajorE  Esus4Esus4  E MajorE


  Verse 1:
    A augmentedA              E MajorE   Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
In the corner of the morning in the past
    A augmentedA                 E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
I would sit and blame the master first and last
    G+G            A augmentedA
All the roads were straight and narrow
    G+G           A augmentedA
And the prayers were small and yellow
    G+G         G#G#     E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
And the rumour spread that I was aging fast
    A augmentedA      C#m7C#m7      F# minorF#m      D MajorD
Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping by a tree
   FF             F# minorF#m     A augmentedA
And I looked and frowned and the monster was me

  Link:
A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA  A augmentedA
E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  Esus4Esus4  E MajorE


  Verse 2:
   A augmentedA             E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Well, I said hello and I said hello
   A augmentedA                    E MajorE  Esus4Esus4  E MajorE
And I asked, why not, and I replied, I don't know
   G+G       A augmentedA
So we asked a simple black bird,
    G+G      A augmentedA
who was happy as can be
    G+G         G#G#       E MajorE
And he laughed insane and quipped Kahlil Gibran
   A augmentedA         C#m7C#m7      F# minorF#m      D MajorD
And I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through
   FF       F# minorF#m        A augmentedA
For I realized that God's a young man too


  Link:
E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  Esus4Esus4
E MajorE  E MajorE   E MajorE  E MajorE     x8
E MajorE Esus4Esus4 E MajorE  Esus4Esus4

  Verse 3:
  A augmentedA               E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
Oh I said so long and I waved bye-bye
   A augmentedA               E MajorE  Esus4Esus4 E MajorE
And I smashed my soul and traded my mind
  G+G        A augmentedA
Got laid by a young bordello
    G+G       A augmentedA
Who was vaguely half asleep
       G+G     G#G#         E MajorE
For which my reputation swept back home in drag
    A augmentedA       C#m7C#m7    F# minorF#m      D MajorD
And the moral of this magic spell negotiates my hide
   FF        F# minorF#m     A augmentedA  A major 6A6
When God did take my logic for a ride(Riding along)


  Instrumental:
E MajorE   E MajorE   D MajorD   D MajorD
C#m7C#m7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7  Bm7Bm7
E MajorE   E MajorE   D MajorD   D MajorD
C#m7C#m7 C#m7C#m7 Bm7Bm7  Bm7Bm7
E MajorE   E MajorE   D MajorD   D MajorD
C#m7C#m7

E7sus4E7sus4  E7sus4E7sus4  E7E7  E7E7  A augmentedA  A major 6A6
E7sus4E7sus4  E7sus4E7sus4  E7E7  E7E7  A augmentedA  A major 6A6

FF    D#D#   D MajorD     D MajorD
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
FF    D#D#   D MajorD
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

D MajorD  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G
D MajorD  D MajorD  C majorC  G+G


  Verse 4:
  D MajorD                  C majorC  G+G
He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips
  D MajorD                  C majorC  G+G
And showed me the leather belt round his hips
  D MajorD               C majorC  G+G
My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame
        D MajorD   N.C.
He said you'll never go down to the Gods again
       C majorC G+G   G6G6
(Turn around, go back)
  G+G
He struck the ground a cavern appeared
   A augmentedA
And I smelt the burning pit of fear
  G+G
We crashed a thousand yards below
    D MajorD   N.C.
I said do it again, do it again
       C majorC G+G
(Turn around, go back)


  Verse 5:
  D MajorD          C majorC   G+G
His nebulous body swayed above
  D MajorD              C majorC  G+G
His tongue swollen with devil's love
  D MajorD          C majorC  G+G
The snake and I, a venom high
    D MajorD      N.C.
I said do it again, do it again
       C majorC G+G   G6G6
(Turn around, go back)
G+G
Breathe, breathe, breathe deeply
     A augmentedA
And I was seething, breathing deeply
G+G
Spitting sentry, horned and tailed
D MajorD        C majorC  G+G
Waiting for you, oh


  Outro:
A augmentedA  A augmentedA  G+G D MajorD   x14
A augmentedA  A major 6A6

FF    D#D#     D MajorD
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
FF    D#D#     D MajorD
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


Mark W