Chords with lyrics
Difficulty: Novice Watch That Man by David Bowie Submitted by: graetchen This is just the chords version with lyrics. It's based off of my tab. This is also my first tab of just chords, so hopefully it comes out right. There is a chord chart at the bottom. Tuning: Standard INTRO (played twice): G, Cadd9, Em, A augmentedA VERSE 1: A augmentedA Shakey threw a party that lasted all night D MajorD Everybody drank a lot of something nice E MajorE There was an old fashioned band of married men F# minorF#m Looking up to me for encouragement - it was so-so A augmentedA The ladies looked bad but the music was sad D MajorD No one took their eyes off Lorraine E MajorE She shimmered and she strolled like a Chicago moll F# minorF#m Her feathers looked better and better - it was so-so BRIDGE: D MajorD A augmentedA Yea! it was time to unfreeze BB D MajorD When the Reverend Alabaster danced on his knees D MajorD A augmentedA Slam! so it wasn't a game E MajorE Cracking all the mirrors in shame CHORUS: A augmentedA D MajorD G+G C majorC Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man D MajorD C majorC G+G He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon A augmentedA D MajorD G+G C majorC Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man D MajorD C majorC BB He walks like a jerk, but he's only taking care of the room C majorC Must be in tune INTRO again: G, Cadd9, Em, A, G, Cadd9, Em, A augmentedA VERSE 2: A augmentedA A augmentedA Benny Goodman fan painted holes in his hands D MajorD So Shakey hung him up to dry E MajorE The pundits were joking, the manholes were smoking and every bottle battled F# minorF#m with the reason why A augmentedA The girl on the phone wouldn't leave me alone D MajorD A augmentedA throw back from someone's LP E MajorE A augmentedA lemon in a bag played the Tiger Rag F# minorF#m And the bodies on the screen stopped bleeding BRIDGE 2: D MajorD A augmentedA Yeah! I was shaking like a leaf BB D MajorD For I couldn't understand the conversation D MajorD A augmentedA E MajorE Yeah! I ran to the street, looking for information CHORUS 2: A augmentedA D MajorD G+G C majorC Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man D MajorD C majorC G+G He talks like a jerk but he could eat you with a fork and spoon A augmentedA D MajorD G+G C majorC Watch that man! Oh honey, watch that man D MajorD C majorC BB He walks like a jerk, but he's only taking care of the room C majorC Must be in tune ENDING: (the repetition of "watch that man")* G+G Cadd9Cadd9 Watch that man *NOTE: For the remainder of the ending, its just G+G and Cadd9. Listen for the changes, they are easy to hear. And that's it!
CHORDS USED: You can use whatever variation you want, barre chords, power chords and so on but here are the good ol' classical chords that I used. Don't hit strings with an 'x' on them. E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e G: 3 2 0 0 3 3 Cadd9:x 3 2 0 3 3 A: x 0 2 2 2 0 Em: 0 2 2 0 0 0 D: x x 0 2 3 2 E: 0 2 2 1 0 0 F#m: 2 4 4 2 2 2 B: x 2 4 4 4 2 C: 0 3 2 0 1 0 THE END!
Watch That Man chords
"Watch that man" is the opening track off of David Bowie's 1973 album "Aladdin Sane". The song is written by David Bowie.
The sound and style of the song is sometimes compared with The Rolling Stones' "Exile on main street" which were released the year before. Use these guitar chords to play "Watch that man".
Other versions of Watch That Man
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Watch that man by David Bowie
Version | Type |
---|---|
Watch that man | Tabs |