The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell
David Bowie Key
C
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10bu12rb10 = bend up from 10 to 12 and then release
~~ = vibrato
Intro
Riff:
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Verse 1
F
What to wear?
F
What to say?
F
What to do on a sunny day?
F
Who the phone?
F
Who to fight?
F
Who to dance with on a sunday night?
Pre-Chorus
F
I'm reaching the very edge you know
F
Reaching the very edge
F
I'm going to the other side this time
F
Reaching the very edge
Chorus
C Ab
You're still breathing but you don't know why
C G
Life's a bit and sometimes you die
C Ab
You're still breathing but you just can't tell
C
Don't hold your breath
G
But the pretty things are going to hell
Post-Chorus
C
I am a drug, I am a dragon
F
I am the best jazz you ever seen
F
I am the dragon, I am the sky
C
I am the blood at the corner of your eye
C
I found the secrets I found gold
F
I find you out before you grow old
F
I find you out before you grow old
Riff:
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Verse 2
F
What is eternal? What is damned?
F
What is clay and what is sand?
F
Who to diss? Who to trust?
F
Who to listen to? Who to suss?
Pre-Chorus
F
I'm reaching the very edge you know
F
Reaching the very edge
F
I'm going to the other side this time
F
Reaching the very edge
Chorus
C Ab
You're still breathing but you don't know why
C G
Life's a bit and sometimes you die
C Ab
You're still breathing but you just can't tell
C
Don't hold your breath
G
But the pretty things are going to hell
Post-Chorus
C
I am the dragon, I am the drug
F
I am your best jazz you've ever heard
F
I am the dragon, I'm the sky
C
I am the blood at the corner of your eye
C
I found the secrets I found gold
F
I found you out before you grow old
F
I found you out before you grow old
Riff:
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Outro
F
The pretty things are going to hell
They wore it out but they wore it well
Riff:
C
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F
The pretty things are going to hell
They wore it out but they wore it well
Riff:
C
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F
The pretty things are going to hell
They wore it out but they wore it well
Riff:
C
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F
The pretty things are going to hell
They wore it out but they wore it well
Riff:
C
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Instrumental
C Ab C G C Ab C G
C Ab
You're still breathing but you don't know why
C Ab
You're still breathing but you just can't tell
C
Don't hold your breath
G
But the pretty things are going to hell
Riff:
C
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A|---------------------------------|
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Chords Used