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Song title:       Sue (Or In A Season Of Crime)
Original Album:   Nothing Has Changed
Other Album:      Blackstar

Words and Music by David Bowie
Copyright © 2015 Nipple Music and RZO Music Inc / RZO Music Ltd.
Published by Faber Music

Transcribed by Gavin Chart (contactus@gartfrets.net)


INTRO:
Notes:
The third time Guitar Figure 1 is played, play the E chord (x79997)
on the first beat.

Chords:
E x79997

[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x4]

Guitar Figure 1

  E
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-2-----------2-----------2------|-----2-------------------4~~~~--|
|-0-----------0-----------0------|-----0--------------------------|

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


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-------------------------5~~~~--|
|-2-----------2-----------2------|-----2--------------------------|
|-0-----------0-----------0------|-----0--------------------------|

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


VERSE1:
Chords:
G    320033 or 355433
A7b5 x01020 or 5656xx
Em   022000 or x79987

Guitar Figure 2 [bars 5-8]  [played x4]

  G
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------5-----------4~~~~------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|---------3----------------------|

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

                  Sue,


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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------4-----------3----------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|--------------------------------|

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

                                       I   got 


  G
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------5-----------4~~~~------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|---------3----------------------|

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

  the job,


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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------4-----------3----------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|--------------------------------|

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

                                           we'll buy

              A7b5

  G
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------5-----------4~~~~------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|---------3----------------------|

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

  the         house


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------4-----------3----------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|--------------------------------|

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

                          You'll                   need    to


  G
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------5-----------4~~~~------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|---------3----------------------|

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

  rest                                                     but now

              Em
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5------|---------4-----------3----------|
|-3-----------3-----------3------|--------------------------------|

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

  we'll      make it


[play: Guitar Figure 1]  [x2]  [Saxophone fills in over the top]


VERSE2:
Notes:
Play as for VERSE1 i.e. over Guitar Figure 2 [x4].

Chords:
G    320033 or 355433
A7b5 x01020 or 5656xx
Em   022000 or x79987

[Guitar Figure 2]
G                                     A7b5
  Sue, the clinic called, the x-ray's fine
              G                    | Em | % |
I brought you home, I just said home


BRIDGE:
Notes:
Saxophone fills in over the top.

[play: Guitar Figure 3]  [x4]

Guitar Figure 3
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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------3--------------|
|-----------------2---0---2------|-5---2---5----------------------|
|-0-------0----------------------|--------------------------------|

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


VERSE3:
Chords:
E  022100 or x79997    A7b5 x01020 or 5656xx
G  320033 or 355433    Em   022000 or x79987

[Guitar Figure 1]
Sue, you said you wanted written,

[Guitar Figure 1]                           [Guitar Figure 2]
Sue, the virgin on your stone for your grave

[Guitar Figure 1]
Why too dark to speak the words?

[Guitar Figure 1]                              [Guitar Figure 2]
For I know that you have a son. Oh, folly, Sue.

[Guitar Figure 1]
Ride the train, I'm far from home
[Guitar Figure 1]
In a season of crime none need atone, I kissed your face!


VERSE4:
Chords:
E  022100 or x79997    A7b5 x01020 or 5656xx
G  320033 or 355433    Em   022000 or x79987

[Guitar Figure 2]
Sue, I pushed you down beneath the weeds,

[Guitar Figure 1] [x2]
Endless faith in hopeless deeds,

[Guitar Figure 2]
I kissed your face! I touched your face!
[Guitar Figure 2]
Sue, goodbye! 


VERSE5:
Chords:
E  022100 or x79997    A7b5 x01020 or 5656xx
G  320033 or 355433    Em   022000 or x79987

[Guitar Figure 2]  [x6]
Sue, I found your note that you wrote last night
It can't be right, you went with him
Sue, I never dreamed, I'm such a fool
Right from the start
You went with that clown.


[breakdown...]

[play: Guitar Figure 4]

Guitar Figure 4

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|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------4-------4------|-5-------5-------5---6---5---6--|

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


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------4-------4------|-----5-------5---5---6----------|

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


|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------4-------4------|-5-------5-------5---6---5---6--|

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

                       
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------4-------3--------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------3------|-----3--------------------------|

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


[repeat Guitar Figure 4 to end]