Lyrics and music by David Bowie
INTRO: D Dmaj7 D7 D6
D Dmaj7 D7 D6
C E7sus4 E7
D Dmaj7 D7
Solemn faced the village settles down
D6 Bb
Undetected by the stars
A Edim D Dmaj7
And the hangman plays the mandolin before he goes to sleep
D7 D6 Bb
And the last thing on his mind
A Edim
Is the Wild Eyed Boy imprisoned
D Dmaj7
'Neath the covered wooden shaft
D7 D6 Bb
Folds the rope into its bag
A Edim
Blows his pipe of smolders
D Dmaj7
Blankets smoke into the room
D7 D6 Bb
And the day will end for some
C G E7sus4 E7
As the night begins for one
D Dmaj7 D7
Staring through the message in his eyes
D6 Bb
Lies a solitary son
A Edim
From the mountain called Freecloud
D Dmaj7
Where the eagle dare not fly
D7 D6 Bb
And the patience in his sigh
A Edim D Dmaj7
Gives no indication for the townsmen to decide
D7 D6 Bb
So the village dreadful yawns
A Edim
Pronouncing gross diversion
D Dmaj7
As the label for the dog
D7 D6 Bb
Oh it's the madness in his eyes
C G
As he breaks the night to cry
D Dmaj7
It's really me
D7 D6 Bb
Really you and really me
A Edim D Dmaj7
It's so hard for us to really be
D7 D6 Bb
Really you and really me
A Edim D Dmaj7 D7 D6 C
You'll lose me though I'm always really...free
C
And the mountain moved its eyes to the world of realise
Bb Ab
Where the snow had saved a place
C E7
For the Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud
C
And the village dreadful cried as the rope began to rise
Bb Ab
For the smile stayed on the face
C E7
Of the wide eyed boy from Freecloud
G
And the women once proud
C
Clutched the heart of the crowd
G C
As the boulders smashed down from the mountain's hand
Am
And the Magic in the stare
C Am
Of the Wild Eyed Boy said stop Freecloud
C E7sus4 E7
They won't think to cut me down
C F C F
But the cottages fell like a playing card hell
Bb F C
And the tears on the face of the wise boy
C F C F
Came tumbling down to the rumbling ground
Bb F C
And the missionary mystic of peace love
D Dmaj7 D7 D6 Bb
Stumbled back to cry among the clouds
A Edim
Kicking back the pebbles
D C
From the Freecloud mountain track
CHORD LIBRARY
E A D G B E
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Ab |
4 6 6 5 4 4
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A |
x 0 2 2 2 0
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Am |
x 0 2 2 1 0
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Bb |
x 1 3 3 3 1
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C |
3 3 2 0 1 0
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D |
x x 0 2 3 2
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D6 |
x x 0 2 0 2
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D7 |
x x 0 2 1 2
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Dmaj7 |
x x 0 2 2 2
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E7 |
0 2 0 1 0 0
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E7sus4 |
0 2 0 2 0 0
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Edim |
x x 2 3 2 3
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F |
1 3 3 2 1 1
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G |
3 2 0 0 3 3
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