Alternative Candidate chords by David Bowie

Altenative Candidate – David Bowie, Diamond Dogs

[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Inside every teenage girl there's a fountain
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Inside every young pair of pants there's a mountain
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Inside every mother's eyes is Tommy Tinkrem's bed
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Inside every candidate waits a grateful dead

[Chorus 1]
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I make it a thing, when I'm on my own to relieve myself
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I make it a thing, when I gazelle on stage to believe in myself
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I make it a thing, to glance in window panes and look pleased with myself
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Yeah, and pretend I'm walking home

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

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

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

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

[Outro]
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Uh-huh, uhhh
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I'm the candidate
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Make way for the candidate
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Vote now for the candidate