Dollar Days
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DOLLAR DAYS - DAVID BOWIE
"Blackstar" (2016)
Submitted by ClassicalfreaK
INTRO
Eb7M F6 Eb7M F6
sax
Eb7M F6 Eb7M F6
Gm Em7/b5
Cash girls suffer me, I've got no enemies
Eb7M Cm7
I'm walking down
Eb7M Cm7
It's nothing to me
Eb7M F7
It's nothing to see
Gm Em7/b5 Eb7M Cm7
If I never see the English evergreens I'm running to
Eb7M Cm7
It's nothing to me
F7
It's nothing to see
Em
I’m dying to
Em7
Push their backs against the grain
F#/E
And fool them all again and again
I’m trying to
We bitches tear our magazines
Em7
Those Oligarchs with foaming mouths phone
Now and then
Don’t believe for just one second that I’m forgetting you
A/E
I’m trying to
F#/E
I’m dying to
Gm
Dollar days, survival sex
Em7/b5
Honour stretching tails to necks
Eb7M F6
I’m falling down
Eb7M Cm7
It’s nothing to me
F7
It’s nothing to see
Gm Em7/b5 Eb7M Cm7
If I'll never see the English evergreens I’m running to
Eb7M Cm7
It’s nothing to me
F7
It’s nothing to see
sax
Bm F#/E
Bm7 F#/E
Bm7 F#/E
Bm7 F#/E
Em
I’m dying to
Push their backs against the grain
F#/E
And fool them all again and again
I’m trying to
It’s all gone wrong but on and on
The bitter nerve ends never end
Em7
I’m falling down
Don’t believe for just one second I’m forgetting you
A/E
I’m trying to
F#/E
I’m dying to
A F#/E A F#
A
I'm trying to
F#/E
I'm dying to
A F#
A
I'm trying to
F#/E
I'm dying to
A F#
A
I'm trying to
F#/E
I'm dying to
A F#
A
I'm trying to
E
I'm dying to
fade out
How to play Dollar Days
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Eb7M. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.