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Song title:       The Man Who Sold The World
Original Album:	  The Man Who Sold The World

Words and Music by David Bowie
Copyright © 1970 Mercury Records
Published by Universal Music Publishing

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


NOTES:
This was a #3 hit for Lulu in 1974 before the song took off for Bowie.
But it's a cool song. Enjoy!


Guitar Figure 1                      Guitar Figure 2

|--------------------------------|  |--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|  |--------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---0-------3b------0--|  |---------------------2---4---5--|
|--------------------------------|  |---------2---3---5--------------|
|--------------------------------|  |-3---5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|  |--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|  | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


Guitar Figure 3

|--------------------------------|
|---------------------3---5---6--|
|---------2---3---5--------------|
|-3---5--------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

| 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & -|


INTRO:
Chords:
A   x02220 or 577655
Dm  xx0231 or x57765
F   x33211 or 133211

[play: | A | % | Dm | % | F | % |]

[play Guitar Figure 1 over each measure]


VERSE:
Chords:
Dm  x57765 or xx0231    C   x35553 or x32010
A7  575655 or x02020    Gm  355333 or x55333
F   133211 or x33211    A   577655 or x02220

                   A7                               Dm
We passed upon the stairs, We spoke of was and when
                  A7                              F
Although I wasn't there, he said I was his friend
                      C                       A
Which came as some surprise, I spoke into his eyes
                    Dm                      C  [GF2]
I thought you died alone, a long long time ago


CHORUS:
Chords:
C   x35553 or x32010    Bbm x13321 or xx3321
F   133211 or x33211    A   577655 or x02220

C [GF2]     F  [GF3]
Oh no,  not me

  Bbm           F [GF3]
I never lost control
       C [GF2]    F [GF3]
You're face    to face
         Bbm              A
with the man who sold the world


[play: | A | % | Dm | % | F | % |]

[play Guitar Figure 1 over each measure]


VERSE:
I left and shook his hand, and made my way back home
I searched for form and land, for years and years I roamed
I gazed a gazely stare at all the millions here
We must have died alone, a long long time ago


CHORUS:
Who knows? Not me!
We never lost control
You're face to face
with the man who sold the world


[play: | A | % | Dm | % | F | % |]

[play Guitar Figure 1 over each measure]


[repeat last CHORUS]


[play: | A | % | Dm | % | F | % |]

[play Guitar Figure 1 over each measure]

[repeat until fade]