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David Bowie
"Station To Station"
from: Station To Station
transcribed by Romulus Rave
This is just the way I play it .... which is the right way
riff 1
3: 2 5 2 4 7 4 :
4: 5/7 7 4/5\4 7 4/5\4 7 3 5 7 :
5: 5/7 7 5/6\5 7 5/6\5 7 3 5 : :repeat
6: 3/5 5 5 5 3 3 :
riff 2
Cm G F# D
"The return of the Thin White Duke, throwing darts in lovers eyes"
return to riff 1 "Here am I .... Station to station" return to riff 2
riff 3
G Bm
"Once there were mountains on mountains and once there were sunbirds to soar with
D A G
and once I would never be down"
D G
...."wonder who wonder who wonder when"
riff 4
G F#m F C D E A E F#m :repeat
"Have you sought fortune evasive and shy
Drink to the men who protect you and I
Drink drink drain your glass
Raise your glass high
riff 5
A Bm G
"It's not the side effects of the cocaine, I'm thinking that it must be love
Bm C
It's too late to be grateful
D G
It's too late to be late again
Bm C
It's too late to hateful
G A
The European cannon is here"
riff 6
3: 7676 9 7676
4: 7 7 7 7
5: 0 0
Any questions? Comments? Romulus_Rave@yahoo.com
The end of the riff can be played more easily by holding an A#/Bb (012330) and then sliding that chord up one step into a C (034550) and playing it as follows:
A#/Bb C C
e----------------------------
B----1----------3--------3---
G--2---2------4---4------4-4-
D--------3----------5------5-
A----------3----------5------
E----------------------------