Loving The Alien - David Bowie

Loving The Alien

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[Intro ]2x: Cm7 Bb G# Bb
 
Cm7
Watching them come and go
Bb
The templars and the Saracens
G#
They're traveling the holy land
Bb
Opening telegrams
 
Cm7
Torture comes and torture goes
Bb
Knights who'd give you anything
G#
They bear the cross of coeuf the leon
Bb G
Salvation for the mirror blind
 
G# F# C# C#m7
But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky
Bbm Fm C#m7 Cm7/E
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
 
G# D#
Prayers they hide the saddest view
B/D# G#
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
Cm7/E G# D#
And your prayers they break the sky in two
B/D# G#
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
 
2ª parte 2x: Cm Bb
 
Cm7
Thinking of a different time
Bb
Palestine a modern problem
G#
Bounty and your wealth in land
Bb
Terror in a best laid plan
 
Cm7
Watching them come and go
Bb
Tomorrows and the yesterdays
G#
Christians and the unbelievers
Bb
Hanging by the cross and nail
 
G# F# C# C#m7
But if you pray all your sins are hooked upon the sky
Bbm Fm C#m7 Cm7/E
Pray and the heathen lie will disappear
 
G# D#
Prayers they hide the saddest view
B/D# G#
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
Cm7/E G# D#
And your prayers they break the sky in two
B/D# G#
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
 
G# D#
You pray til the break of dawn
B/D# G#
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)
Cm7/E G# D#
And you'll believe you're loving the alien
B/D# G#
(Believing the strangest things, loving the alien)

How to play Loving The Alien

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What is the starting chord?

The first identified chord is Cm7. 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.

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