How Does The Grass Grow tab by David Bowie

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Novice

How Does The Grass Grow? - David Bowie - The Next Day

Intro:
A G# G F# F

Bb                    G#
Theres a graveyard by the station
        F#
Where the girls wear nylon skirts and
Sandals from Hungary
Bb
The boys ride their Riga 1s
G#
Upon the little hill
F#
Such sadness and grief
The trees die standing
Bb
Thats where we made our trysts
      G#
And struggled with our guns
F#
Would you still love me
If the clocks could go backwards
Bb
The girls would fill with blood and
G#
The grass would be green again
F#
Remember the dead
They were so great
Some of them

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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Where do the boys lie
Mud mud mud
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood

Solo Chords:
Bb  G#  F#
Bb  G#  F#

Bb
But I lived a blind life
G#
A white face in prison
F#
But you made a life out of nothing
Now I ride my black horse
Bb
I miss you more
G#
Than youll ever ever know
F#
Waiting with my red eyes
And my stone heart

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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
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A|--1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10--(x2)--|
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Where do the boys lie
Mud mud mud
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood

E               G
I gaze in defeat
D
At the stars in the night
E                    G          D
The light in my life burnt away
G#            G
There will be no tomorrow
F#            F
Then you sigh in your sleep
A            E              D
And meaning returns with the day

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A|-8---10--11--10----1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10--(x2)--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Where do the boys lie
Mud mud mud
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood

Solo Chords:
F#  G#   Bb
F#  G#   Bb

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Outro:
A G# G F# F