Capo
1
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Tuning: EADGBE
Intro:
Em G Am D x4
Verse 1:
Em Am Em
I had a dream you left me for someone who was mean to me
Am D
So I cried and left for Mexico
Em Am Em Am
Where I tried to learn to surf by riding a machine that I kept beside the window
D Em G Am D Em G Am
It was not a good way to be
D Em G Am D Em G Am D
Not a good way to be
Veres 2:
Em Am Em Am
I had a dream I was in school, I was learning from the best how to overcome my blues
D Em Am Em
They said, here's a spider in a bowl, here's Poseidon's white bull
Am D
Now, just pretend you have the right to choose
Chorus:
G D C G
And I said, am I an alien here?
D C G
Here in the cave of my skull
D C G
Crawling around in the dark
D C Em
Dark to the ones I love
Instrumental:
Em G Am D x4
Bridge:
Em D Am D Em
Put fodder on the fire, get water from the well
D Am
It's a simple kind of life
Em D Am D G D C
And happiness is easy, it's a story that you tell, it's a teardrop in your eye
Instrumental:
Bm Em x4
Verse 3:
Em G Am D Em G Am D
And I had a dream that he died, and he died, then he died, and then papa died too
Em G Am D Em
And somewhere in the world an evil genius was on the rise
G Am
And then Bowie died, and everybody said
C
Well, what are we gonna do?
Chorus:
G D C G
Am I an alien here?
D C G
Here in the cave of my skull
D C G
Crawling around in the dark
D C B F# E B F# E
Dark to the ones I love
G D C G
Am I an alien here?
D C
Here in my room
Outro:
Em G Am D x4
Song History
Last Updated: September 10, 2025