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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation
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or research.
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SONG TITLE: Oh You Pretty Things
ARTIST/GROUP: David Bowie
ALBUM: Hunky Dory
TRANSCRIBED BY: qualitytabs@qualitytabs.tk
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CHORDS:
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EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
G (3x0033) A (x02220) C (x32010) G# (466544)
D (x00232) E (022100) C#* (x42000)
Asus2 (x02200) B7 (x21202) G/F# (2x0033)
Em (022000) F (133211) F# (244322)
One of Bowie's greatest songs! Played on piano, it was a bitch to
tab. On the record it's in the key of F# which is very uncomfortable
on guitar so I tabbed it in G. If you want to play along with the CD
you can just tune your guitar one note (half-step) down.
Kind of strange chords here. The verse goes 'G D Asus2 Em' then
'G D A E'. Strange, but I'm sure that the E is a minor the first time
and a major the second time. I've also tabbed the Intro, Outro, and
that strange thing after the first verse. There are more chords in
that stuff, but I didn't write them here above because you see them
in the tab and I didn't want to write 10 or 15 more chords above, then
it would seem like this song was really hard when really it's not.
If you're playing this it's a good idea to just skip the bullshit,
the intro and outro, the chords to the verses and choruses are easy
and all that bullshit doesn't sound too good on guitar anyway.
One thing about the D chord in the verses, it kinda sounds like it's
darker, lower down than the regular D (x00232). You can try playing
it as (x0023x) to sound closer to the CD. I personally just use the
regular D. Anyway, enough of this bullshit, play the song and enjoy!!
INTRO:
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F# G# F# E D
E|-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0------------
B|-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0------3--3--
G|-----3------3-------5------5------3------3-----1------2--2--
D|-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0--0--
A|-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0--0--
E|--2------2-------4------4------2------2------0------0-------
F# G# F# E D
E-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0----------
B-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0------3-3-
G-----3------3-------5------5------3------3-----1------2-2-
D-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0-0-
A-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0-0-
E--2------2-------4------4------2------2------0------0-----
D G <---the verse starts on
E----------------------------------3---| thischord.
B--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3---|
G--4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-----0---|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0---|
A--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----2---|
E----------------------------------3---|
VERSE 1:
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G D
Wake up you sleepy head
Asus2 Em
Put on some clothes, shake up your bed
G D
Put another log on the fire for me
A E
I've made some breakfast and coffee
G D
Look out my window and what do I see
B7 Em F C
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
C#* D
All the nightmares came today
G
And it looks as though they're here to stay
INTERLUDE:
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I know this isn't a 100 % correct but it's
REALLY hard to hear exactly what chords he's
playing here. Besides, he's playing it on piano.
I just play it like this:
C#? D5 Eb? E5 B F#sus4 F#2
E|------------------------2-2--2-------2---|
B|------------------------4-4--2-------2---|
G|--6-6--7-----8-8--9-----4-4--4-------3---|
D|--5-5--7-----7-7--9-----4-4--4-------4---|
A|--4-4--5-----6-6--7----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
VERSE 2:
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G D
What are we coming to
Asus2 Em
No room for me, no fun for you
G D
I think about a world to come
A E
Where the books were found by the Golden ones
G D
Written in pain, written in awe
B7 Em
By a puzzled man who questioned
F C
What we were here for
C#* D
All the strangers came today
G
And it looks as though they're here to stay
CHORUS:
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G G/F#
Oh You Pretty Things
Em D
Don't you know you're driving your
C G
Mamas and Papas insane
G G/F#
Oh You Pretty Things
Em D
Don't you know you're driving your
C G
Mamas and Papas insane
A
Let me make it plain
D C G
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
VERSE 3:
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G D
Look out at your children
Asus2 Em
See their faces in golden rays
G D
Don't kid yourself they belong to you
A E
They're the start of a coming race
G
The earth is a bitch
D
We've finished our news
B7 Em F C
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
C#* D
All the strangers came today
G
And it looks as though they're here to stay
CHORUS:
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G G/F#
Oh You Pretty Things
Em D
Don't you know you're driving your
C G
Mamas and Papas insane
G G/F#
Oh You Pretty Things
Em D
Don't you know you're driving your
C G
Mamas and Papas insane
A
Let me make it plain
D C G
You gotta make way for the Homo Superior
OUTRO:
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F# G# F# E D
E|-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0------------
B|-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0------3--3--
G|-----3------3-------5------5------3------3-----1------2--2--
D|-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0--0--
A|-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0--0--
E|--2------2-------4------4------2------2------0------0-------
F# G# F# E D
E-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0----------
B-----2------2-------4------4------2------2-----0------3-3-
G-----3------3-------5------5------3------3-----1------2-2-
D-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2------0-0-
A-----4------4-------6------6------4------4-----2----------
E--2------2-------4------4------2------2------0------0-----
D C#5 Eb5 F# F# C#
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------2----------------|
G--4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-4---------------------3---3-1--3----1--|
D--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-6-6-8-8-8-8-10-10-4----------4----3--|
A------------------------------4-4-4-4-6-6-8--8-------------4----4--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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