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David Bowie - Life On Mars Chords

Chord reference F, Am, Cm, D, Gm, A#, C, E, Fm, G#, C#, Dm
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[F]It’s a [Am]god-awful small affair [Cm] To the girl [D]with the mousy hair [Gm]But her [A#]mummy is yelling “No” [C] And her daddy has told her to go [F] [F]But her [Am]friend is nowhere to be seen [Cm] Now she [D]walks through her sunken dream. [Gm]To the seat [A#]with the clearest view [C] And she’s hooked to the silver screen

[G#]But the [E]film is a saddening bore. [Fm] For she’s lived [G#]it ten times or more. [C#]She could [A]spit in the eyes of fools. [Am] As they ask [C#]her to focus on.

[A#]Sailors [D#]fighting in the dance hall. [Gm]Oh man! [F#]look at those cavemen go. [F] [Fm]It’s the freakiest show. [Cm] [D#m]Take a look at the lawman. [A#] [D#]Beating up the wrong guy. [Gm]Oh man! Won[F#]der if he’ll ever know. [F] [Fm]He’s in the best selling show. [Cm] [D#m]Is there life on [Gm]Mars? [F#] [A#] [C]

[F] [F#m] [Gm] [Dm] [Am] [A#] [A#m] [F]It’s on [Am]Amerika’s tortured brow [Cm] That Mickey [D]Mouse has grown up a cow [Gm]Now the wor[A#]kers have struck for fame [C] ‘Cause Lennon’s on sale again [F] [F]See the [Am]mice in their million hordes [Cm] From Ibeza [D]to the norfolk broads [Gm]Rule Britan[A#]nia is out of bounds [C] To my mother, my dog, and clowns

[G#]But the [E]film is a saddening bore. [Fm] For she’s lived [G#]it ten times or more. [C#]She could [A]spit in the eyes of fools. [Am] As they ask [C#]her to focus on.

[A#]Sailors [D#]fighting in the dance hall. [Gm]Oh man! [F#]look at those cavemen go. [F] [Fm]It’s the freakiest show. [Cm] [D#m]Take a look at the lawman. [A#] [D#]Beating up the wrong guy. [Gm]Oh man! Won[F#]der if he’ll ever know. [F] [Fm]He’s in the best selling show. [Cm] [D#m]Is there life on [Gm]Mars? [F#] [A#] [C]

Artist David Bowie
Album Hunky Dory
Genres Pop, Pop Rock, Rock
Year 1971
Key F

How to Play Life On Mars on Guitar?

David Bowie - Life On Mars can be played in the key of F using the F, Am, Cm, D, Gm, A#, C, E, Fm, G#, C#, Dm chords.

  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Cm, To play Cm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let G ring open, mute B.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Gm, To play Gm, press fret 3 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 3 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the high E string with finger 3, let D, G ring open.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Fm, To play Fm, barre fret 1 from the G string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, mute A, D.
  • For G#, To play G# | Ab, press fret 4 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 3 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 4 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 4 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Life On Mars with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.