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David Bowie - Sorrow Chords

Chord reference G, C, F, Em
Rhythm tips ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue, the only thing I ever got from you was [C]Sorrow, [G]sorrow. [G]You’re acting funny spending all my money, you’re out there playing your high class [Em]games of [C]Sorrow, [G]sorrow.

[G]You never do what you know you oughta. Something tells me you’re the Devils daughter. [C]Sorrow, [G]sorrow. [D]Aaah, [C]aah, [G]aaah!

[G]I tried to fight her but I can’t resist her, I never knew just how much I missed her. [C]Sorrow, [G]sorrow. [G]With your long blonde hair and your eyes of blue, the only thing I ever got from you was [C]Sorrow, [G]sorrow. [D]Aaah, [C]aah, [G]aaah!

With your [F]long blonde hair, I couldn’t [G]sleep last night. With your [F]long blonde hai[G]ir

Artist David Bowie
Album Pin Ups
Genres Rock
Year 1973
Key G

How to Play Sorrow on Guitar?

David Bowie - Sorrow can be played in the key of G using the G, C, F, Em chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • 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 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 Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

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

You can play Sorrow with the ↓↑-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.