Ashes To Ashes Chords

by David Bowie
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: 1st fret
Author Trytek [a] 80.
2 contributors total, last edit on Oct 22, 2019
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Chords

Am
G
Dm
Em
C
D
F
G/B
E/G#
A
E

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Ashes to Ashes
 
 
[Intro]
 
Am   G    Dm
Am   G    Dm
Am   G    Dm
Am   G    Dm
Am   G    Dm  Am
 
 
[Verse]
 
G                                Em
Do you remember a guy that's been in such an early song?
C                                     D
I've heard a rumor from ground control oh no don't say it's true  
F                                        C         G/B               F
They got a message from the action man, "I'm happy hope you're happy too
                           G              E/G#
I've loved and I've needed love, sordid details following"
A                                        E
The shrieking of nothing is killing, just pictures of Jap girls in synthesis
     G                                      D
And I ain't got no money and I ain't got no hair 
F                                         C         Em
But I'm hoping to kick, but the planet is glowing
 
 
[Chorus]
 
F               G              C             Am
Ashes to Ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tom's a junky
F                      G                Am       G
Strung out in heaven's high, hitting an all time low
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
Dm  Am  G
Dm  Am  G
Dm  Am  G
Dm  Am  G
Dm  Am
 
 
[Verse]
 
G                           Em
Time and again I tell myself I'll stay clean tonight
C                                         D
But the little green wheels are following me, oh no not again
F                                 C         G/B               F
I'm stuck with a valuable friend, I'm happy hope you're happy too
                    G                E/G#
One flash of light, but no smoking pistol 
A
I've never done good things
E                         G                                D
I've never done bad things I never did anything out of the blue, woah-a-wo
F                                 C                           Em
I want an axe to break the ice, I want to come down right now
 
 
[Chorus]
 
F               G              C             Am
Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tom's a junky
F                      G                 Am
Strung out in heaven's high,  hitting an all time low
 
G  Dm  Am  G
 
 
[Outro]
 
Dm              Am                     G                    Dm
My mama said to get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom
Am              G                      Dm                   Am
My mama said to get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom
G               Dm                     Am                   G
My mama said to get things done, you'd better not mess with Major Tom
 
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Ashes To Ashes – David Bowie
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12 comments
Freeze1186
I think this is pretty good, but it's in the wrong key. Try a capo on the first fret.
+4
jnites02
yup, a capo on the 1st fret sounds pretty nifty. nice work.
+3
ClassicManiac
The line "But I'm hoping to kick, but the planet is glowing" is F - C, not C - Em. Other than that (and woth a Capo on 1) that's a nice tab :-)
+2