Ziggy Stardust Chords

by David Bowie
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author markasman5 [a] 170.
5 contributors total, last edit on Jul 28, 2019
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Chords

G
D
Cadd9
G/B
G/A
Bm
C
B
Em
A
Am
G5
F5
Dsus2
E

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This is my fav, spent a lot of time figuring out the chords, enjoy!
Ziggy Stardust, by David Bowie, Tabbed by Mark Willett
 
 
[Intro]
 
| G     D     | Cadd9 G/B G/A | x4
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
G
 Now Ziggy played guitar,
Bm                            C
  Jamming good with Weird and Gilly,
           B    C    D
And the Spiders from Mars.
                       G
He played it left hand,
                    Em
But made it too far.
               A
Became the special man,
             C
Then we were Ziggy's band.
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
G
Ziggy really sang,
Bm                               C
screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo,
              B    C D
like some cat from Japan.
                          G
He could lick 'em by smiling,
                        Em
he could leave them to hang.
                A
They came on so loaded, man,
           C
well hung, snow white tan....
 
 
[Chorus]
 
Am    G5              F5       G5 Am
  So where were the spiders,
          G5                F5         G5 Am
While the fly tried to break our balls?
            G5           F5
Just the beer light to guide us,
   G5 D                 Dsus2
so we bitched about his fans
D             E
and should we crush his sweet hands?
 
 
[Interlude]
 
| G     D     | Cadd9 G/B G/A | x2
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
G
Ziggy played for time,
Bm                        C
Jiving us that we were voodoo.
         B    C    D
The kids were just crass,
           G
He was the nazz,
               Em
With God given ass.
           A
He took it all too far,
                   C
But, boy, Could he play guitar!
 
 
[Chorus 2]
 
Am     G5             F5       G5 Am
Making love with his ego,
      G5          F5           G5 Am
Ziggy sucked up into his mind,
       G5        F5
Like a leper Messiah,
     G5  D                 Dsus2
When the kids had killed the man
D        E
I had to break up the band!
 
 
[Interlude]
 
| G     D     | Cadd9 G/B G/A | x2
 
 
[Outro]
 
G     D     Cadd9 G/B G/A G
Yeah...               ooo....
D     Cadd9                  G
            ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR!
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43 comments
sheks
Perfect tab - dsus4 hammer on for the intro is only thing you missed but obvious to work out! Nice work.
+36
markasman5
yeah i discovered that myself shortly after i posted it but was lazy, and thank you very much
+13
chaddwics
Great tab, perfect besides the hammer-on. We lost a great person, RIP Bowie 1/10/16.
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