The Width Of A Circle chords by David Bowie

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

David Bowie - The Width Of A Circle

Esus4  can be changed for E9sus4  x77777 which when playing barre chords is easy to achieve

   Intro:
E     E     D     D    C#m7  C#m7  Bm7   Bm7    x4
E     Esus4  E    E    Esus4    E


   Verse 1:
       A                            E     Esus4  E
In the corner of the morning in the past
        A                                  E    Esus4  E
I would sit and blame the master first and last
        G                       A
All the roads were straight and narrow
        G                      A
And the prayers were small and yellow
        G                  G#          E    Esus4  E
And the rumour spread that I was aging fast
       A            C#m7            F#m           D
Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping by a tree
      F                          F#m         A
And I looked and frowned and the monster was me

   Link:
A   A   A    A
E  Esus4  E   Esus4   E


   Verse 2:
      A                          E  Esus4  E
Well, I said hello and I said hello
      A                                       E   Esus4   E
And I asked, why not, and I replied, I don't know
      G              A
So we asked a simple black bird,
        G            A
who was happy as can be
       G                  G#             E
And he laughed insane and quipped Kahlil Gibran
      A                 C#m7            F#m            D
And I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through
      F             F#m               A
For I realized that God's a young man too


   Link:
E  Esus4  E   Esus4
E   E     E   E         x8
E  Esus4  E   Esus4


   Verse 3:
   A                              E   Esus4  E
Oh I said so long and I waved bye-bye
      A                             E    Esus4  E
And I smashed my soul and traded my mind
    G               A
Got laid by a young bordello
        G             A
Who was vaguely half asleep
             G          G#                 E
For which my reputation swept back home in drag
        A             C#m7        F#m           D
And the moral of this magic spell negotiates my hide
     F               F#m         A    A6
When God did take my logic for a ride(Riding along)


   Instrumental:
E     E     D     D
C#m7  C#m7  Bm7   Bm7
E     E     D     D
C#m7  C#m7  Bm7   Bm7
E     E     D     D
C#m7

E7sus4    E7sus4    E7   E7   A    A6
E7sus4    E7sus4    E7   E7   A    A6

F       D#      D          D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F       D#      D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

D    D   C   G
D    D   C   G


   Verse 4:
   D                                    C   G
He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips
    D                                    C   G
And showed me the leather belt round his hips
   D                             C    G
My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame
               D      N.C.
He said you'll never go down to the Gods again
              C  G     G6
(Turn around, go back)
   G
He struck the ground a cavern appeared
      A
And I smelt the burning pit of fear
   G
We crashed a thousand yards below
       D     N.C.
I said do it again, do it again
              C  G
(Turn around, go back)


   Verse 5:
    D                    C     G
His nebulous body swayed above
    D                           C   G
His tongue swollen with devil's love
    D                    C    G
The snake and I, a venom high
       D            N.C.
I said do it again, do it again
              C  G     G6
(Turn around, go back)
G
Breathe, breathe, breathe deeply
          A
And I was seething, breathing deeply
G
Spitting sentry, horned and tailed
D                C   G
Waiting for you, oh


   Outro:
A    A    G  D      x14
A    A6

F       D#          D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
F       D#          D
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


Mark W