Absolute beginners
David Bowie
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Tom : G
Intro: B/F# D/A
D
A (4x)
D Bm A7+
I've nothing much to offer
Eº F# G
There's nothing much to take
D C/G
I'm an absolute beginner
Bm
( Em A )
And I'm absolutely sane
D Bm A7+
As long as we're together
Eº F# G
The rest can go to Hell
D C/G
I absolutely love you
Bm G
But we're absolute beginners
D
With eyes completely open
F# A
But nervous all the same
A7 D D7+
If our love song
G
Could fly over mountains
Bm
Could laugh at the ocean
[Refrão]
F#7
Just like the films
A D D7+
There's no reason
G
To feel all the hard times
Bm
To lay down the hard lines
[Próxima Parte]
A (Introdução: A D A )
It's absolutely true
D Bm A7+
Nothing much could happen
Eº F# G
Nothing we can't shake
D C/G
Oh we're absolute beginners
Bm
( Em A )
With nothing much at stake
D Bm A7+
As long as you're still smiling
Eº F# G
There's nothing more I need
D C/G
I absolutely love you
Bm G
But we're absolute beginners
D F#
But if my love is your love
A
We're certain to succeed
A7 D D7+
If our love song
G
Could fly over mountains
Bm
Sail over heartaches
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
A
It's absolutely true
Solo Piano e Guitarra: D G Bm A
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Detected progression: B/F# → D/A → D → D → Bm → A7+ → F# → G
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