Absolute Beginners

INTRO: |---------5---------------------------8------------------ |-4-444-5---5-4-444-----------7-777-8---8-7-777---------- |-------------------5---------------------------8-------- |---------------------7-/9------------------------10-/12- |-------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------------------- Bap-Bap-Baum |---------5------------------------------------------| |-4-444-5---5-4-444------------- ----------------| |-------------------5----------- D ----------------| |---------------------7-/9------ ----------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| MAIN LICK: A D |-------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0h2*--0--0--0h2*--0--0--0h3*---0--0--0h3*-| |-0--0--0h2*--0--0--0h2*--0--0--0h2*---0--0--0h2*-| |-0--0--0h2*--0--0--0h2*--0--0--0--*---0--0--0--*-| |-------0--*--0--0--0--*--0--0--0-----------------| |-------------------------------------------------| *Let ring VERSE: D Bm C#m Gdim I've nothing much to offer, there's nothing much to take G D C Bm Em A I'm an absolute beginner, but I'm absolutely sane D Bm C#m Gdim As long as we're together, the rest may go to hell G D C Bm I absolutely love you, but we're absolute beginners G D F# A With eyes completely open, but nervous all the same CHORUS: Em A D G If our love song could fly over mountain Bm F# Could laugh at the ocean, just like the films Em A D G There's no reason to feel all the hard times Bm A To lay down the hard lines, it's absolutely true MAIN LICK x2 VERSE: Nothing much could happen, nothing we can't shake Though we're absolute beginners, with nothing much at stake As long as you're still smiling, there's nothing more I need I absolutely love you, but we're absolute beginners But if my love is your love, we're certain to succeed CHORUS: If our love song could fly over mountains Could sail over heartaches, just like the films If there's reasons to feel all the hard times To lay down the hard lines, it's absolutely true |: D | G | Bm | F# | Em A | D | G | | Bm | A :| till the drum solo After drum solo: MAIN LICK till the end (end on D) {title: Absolute Beginners} {subtitle: David Bowie} Transcribed by Mario Dorion (Mario.Dorion@Canada.Sun.Com). Syntax of "define" instructions is: define: chord_name base-fret high-E-str B-str G-str D-str A-str low-E-str {define: C#m 1 0 2 1 2 0 -1} {define: Gdim 1 3 2 3 2 -1 -1} {define: F#7 1 2 2 2 3 -1 -1} {define: G 3 1 1 2 3 3 1} [D]I've nothing much to [Bm]offer, [C#m]there's nothing much to [Gdim]take [ F#7] [G]I'm an absolute be[D]ginner, [C]but I'm absolutely [Bm]sane [Em] [A] [D]As long as we're to[Bm]gether, [C#m]the rest may go to [Gdim]hell [F#7] [G]I absolutely [D]love you, [C]but we're absolute be[Bm]ginners [G]With eyes completely [D]open, [F#]but nervous all the [A]same {start_of_chorus} [Em]If [A]our [D]love song could fly over [G]mountain Could laugh at the [Bm]ocean, just like the f[F#]ilms [Em]There's [A]no [D]reason to feel all the [G]hard times To lay down the [Bm]hard lines, it's absolutely [A]true {end_of_chorus} [D]Nothing much could [Bm]happen, [C#m]nothing we can't [Gdim]shake [F#7] [G]Though we're absolute be[D]ginners, [C]with nothing much at [Bm]stake [Em] [A] [D]As long as you're still [Bm]smiling, [C#m]there's nothing more I [Gdim]need [F#7] [G]I absolutely [D]love you, [C]but we're absolute be[Bm]ginners [G]But if my love is [D]your love, [F#]we're certain to suc[A]ceed {comment: chorus}