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Thursday's Child

Words and music by David Bowie and Reeves Gabrels.


F#(add9)  D#m(7,11)  C#sus4  B(6)
F#(add9)  D#m(7,11)  C#sus4  B(6)

F#                E6sus4              F#
   All of my life I've tried so hard
                 C#m                  D
Doing my best with what I had
                         C#                    D      G#      
Nothing much happened all the same

F#                  E6sus4               F#
   Something about me stood apart
                    C#m                         D              
A whisper of hope that seemed to fail
                 C#                            G#
Maybe I'm born right out of my time
                     B          F#(add9)
Breaking my life in two

CHORUS:
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F#                  C#m      B
  Throw me tomorrow
                        G#m            F#
  Now that I've really got a chance
                     C#7      A#7 
  Throw me tomorrow
                     G#             F#
  Everything's falling into place
                      C#m     B
  Throw me tomorrow
                  G#m              F#
  Seeing my past to let it go
                     C#7      A#7
  Throw me tomorrow
               D#m(7,11)C#sus4   B(6)
  Only for you     I    don't   regret
                   F#(add9)
  That I was Thursday's Child
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D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                              F#(add9)              
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                              F#(add9)
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was

F#                   E6sus4                 F#
  Sometimes I cried my heart to sleep
               C#m                         D
Shuffling days and lonesome nights
                         C#                        D     G#
Sometimes my courage fell to my feet

F#                 E6sus4           F#
   Lucky old sun is in my sky
                  C#m                      D
Nothing prepared me for your smile
                    C#                     G#
Lighting the darkness of my soul
                            B       F#(add9)
Innocence in your arms

CHORUS

D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                                F#(add9)
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was Thursday's Child
D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                                F#(add9)
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was Thursday's Child
D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                                F#(add9)
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                                F#(add9)
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m(7,11) C#sus4   B(6)                                F#(add9)
Monday,    Tuesday, Wednesday born I was

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CHORD LIBRARY
E A D G B  E
A#7
6 8 6 7 6 6 or x 1 3 1 3 1
B
x 2 4 4 4 2 or 7 9 9 8 7 7
B6
7 x 6 8 7 x or x 2 1 1 0 1
C#
x 4 6 6 6 4
C#m
x 4 6 6 5 4
C#7
x 4 6 4 6 4 or x 4 3 4 2 x
C#sus4
x 4 6 4 7 4
D
x 5 7 7 7 5 or x x 0 2 3 2
D#m
x 6 8 8 7 6
D#m7,11
x 6 4 6 7 4 or x 6 6 6 7 6
E6sus4
0 2 2 2 2 0
F#
2 4 4 3 2 2
F#add9
2 4 6 3 2 2 or x x 4 3 2 4
G#
4 6 6 4 4 4
G#m
4 6 6 4 4 4