
Big Brother
David Bowie
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Tom : G
(music starts, bass plays an A note)
Bm A
don~t talk of dust and roses
Bm A
or should we powder our noses?
A G
don~t live for last year~s capers
D E
give me steel, give me steel, give me pulses unreal
Bm A
we~ll build a glass asylum
Bm A
with just a hint of mayhem
A G
you~ll build a better whirlpool
D E
we~ll be living from sin, then we can really begin
D G D G
please savior, save your shores
D G Gb A
help me, i~m graphically yours
[Refrão]
Bm G A
some one to claim us, some one to follow
Bm G A
some one to shame us, some brave apollo
Bm G A
some one to fool us, some one like you
[Próxima Parte]
E D-B5-A
we want you big brother, big brother
break: Bm A G Bm A G Bm A G
E G E G Em
i know you think you~re awful square
C G
that you~ve made every one and you~ve been everywhere
C G D A
lord, i~d take an overdose if you knew what~s going down
[Trecho 2x 2x]
[Refrão] (repetir)
[Próxima Parte]
E
we want you big brother
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