Life On Mars

G G/F# Dm/F E7 Am It's a god-awful small affair to the girl with the mousy hair Am/G D/F# G But her mother is yelling "No" and her father as told her to go G/F# Dm/F But her friend is nowhere to be seen E7 Am as she walks through her sunken dream Am/G D/F# To the seat with the clearest view Bb and she's hooked to the silver screen Bb+ Gm But the film is a saddening bore G# Eb For she's lived it ten times or more G7 Cm Eb She could spit in the eyes of fools as they ask her to focus on CHORUS: C F G Sailors, fighting in the dance hall Am Fm G Gm Dm Oh man! look at those cavemen go, it's a freakest show Fm C F G Take a look at the Lawman, beating up the wrong guy Am Fm G Gm Dm Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know he's in the best selling show Fm Am C+ Am7 D7 F Gsus4 D Is there life on Mars? It's on Amerika's tortured brow Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame Cause Lennon's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes >From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads Rule Brittania is out of bounds To my mother, my dog and clowns But the film is a saddening bore `Cause I wrote it ten times before It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on ...CHORUS Bb+: 2 2 4 3 3 2 Eb: x 6 5 3 4 3 C+: x 0 2 1 1 0 Gsus4: 3 2 0 0 1 3 Dm/F: 1 x 0 2 3 1 NOTE: For the verse, pick with the following pattern- the base note and first and second strings all simultaneously, then the third string. For the chorus, strum. (from Hunky Dory, 1971) (sent by Harlan at harlant@hawaii.edu) From: ard@tarzan_5542E00E.inesc.pt (Alfredo Domingues) If you want more from Bowie, tell me. ************************************* Life on Mars? It's a god-awful small affair To the girl with the mousy hair But her mother is yelling "No" And her father as told her to go But her friend is nowhere to be seen And she walks through her suncken dream To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen But the film is a saddening bore For she's lived it ten times or more. She could spit in the eyes of fools As they ask her to focus on Sailers, fighting in the dance hall Oh man! look at those cavemen go It's a freakest show Take a look a the ... Lawman, Beating up the wrong guy Oh man! Wonger if he'll ever now He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars? It's on Amerikas tortured brow Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow Now the workers have struck for fame Cause Lennon's on sale again See the mice in their million hordes From Ibeza to the Norfolk Broads Rule Brittania is out of bounds To my mother, my dog and clowns But the film is a saddening bore `Cause I wrote it ten times before It's about to be writ again As I ask you to focus on Sailers, fighting in the dance hall Oh man! look at those cavemen go It's a freakest show Take a look a the ... Lawman, Beating up the wrong guy Oh man! Wonger if he'll ever now He's in the best selling show Is there life on Mars?