Chords
Life On Mars?

Life on Mars? is a song by British artist David Bowie, originally released on the Hunky Dory album in December 1971 and as a single in 1973. The song features a complex chord progression and showcases Bowies skill as both a songwriter and a lyricist. The lyrics reflect the feelings of alienation and disillusionment of the youth at the time, offering a critical perspective on the media and contemporary society. It is also known for its cinematic p ... roduction and orchestral arrangement, contributing to its dramatic atmosphere. See more [+]

Key: F

Introduction:

difficulty
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 F        Am                           D#m/Eb 
It' s a god-awful small affair
            D7 
To the girl with the mousy hair
 Gm          A#                                  C7 
   But her mummy is yelling "No"
                                                F 
And her daddy has told her to go
 F        Am                           D#m/Eb 
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
            D7 
Now she walks through her sunken dream.
 Gm          A#                                  C7 
To the seat with the clearest view
And she' s hooked to the silver screen

 G#        E+                               Fm 
But the film is a saddening bore
               Ab7 
For she' s lived it ten times or more
 C#            A+                            A#m 
She could spit in the eyes of fools
              Db7 
As they ask her to focus on

 A#          D# 
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
 Gm7        F#+                           F 
Oh man! look at those cavemen go
 Fm                       Cm7 
It' s the freakiest show
 Ebm7                     A# 
Take a look at the lawman
 D# 
Beating up the wrong guy
 Gm          F#+ 
Oh man! Wonder if he' ll ever know
 F   Fm                                     Cm7 
   He' s in the best selling show
 Ebm7                Gm7        F#+    A#/F    C/E 
Is there life on Mars?

 F        Am                           D#m/Eb 
It' s on Amerika' s tortured brow
            D7 
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
 Gm          A#                                  C7 
Now the workers have struck for fame
                                                F 
' Cause Lennon' s on sale again
 F        Am                           D#m/Eb 
See the mice in their million hordes
            D7 
From Ibeza to the norfolk broads
 Gm          A#                                  C7 
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns

 G#        E+                               Fm 
But the film is a saddening bore
               Ab7 
For I' ve writ it ten times or more
 C#            A+                            A#m 
It' s about to be writ again
              Db7 
As I ask you to focus on

 A#          D# 
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
 Gm7        F#+                           F 
Oh man! look at those cavemen go
 Fm                       Cm7 
It' s the freakiest show
 Ebm7                     A# 
Take a look at the lawman
 D# 
Beating up the wrong guy
 Gm          F#+ 
Oh man! Wonder if he' ll ever know
 F   Fm                                     Cm7 
   He' s in the best selling show
 Ebm7                Gm7        F#+    A#/F    C/E 
Is there life on Mars?