
Ziggy Stardust
David Bowie
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Tom:
Intro (4x)
G
x D C9 Bm Am
G Bm
Ziggy played guitar, jamming good
C D
With Wierd and Gilly and the Spiders from Mars
G Em
He played it left hand, but made it too far
A C
Became the special man, and we were Ziggy's band
G Bm
Ziggy really sang, with screwed up eyes and
C D
Screwed down hairdo like some cat from Japan
G Em
He could lick 'em by smiling, he could leave 'em to hang
A C
He came on so loaded man, well hung and snow-white tan
Am G F
But where were the spiders
Am G F
While the fly tried to break our balls
Am G F
Just the beer light to guide us
D E
And so we bitched about his fans and should we crush his sweet hands
G Bm
Ziggy played for time, jiving us that
C D
We were voodoo and the kids was just crass
G Em
He was the nazz with God-given ass
A C
He took it all too far but boy could he play guitar
Am G F
Making love with his ego
Am G F
Ziggy sucked up into his mind
Am G F
Like a leper messiah
D E
When the kids had killed the man I had to break up the band
G Bm
Ziggy Played Guitar ,Jammin' Good With Wierd And
C D
Gilly. The Spiders From Mars He Played it Left Hand
G Em
But Made It too far. Became The Special
A C
Man. Then We were Ziggy's Band
G Bm
Ziggy Really Sang. Screwed Up eyes And Screwed Down
C D
Hairdo, Like some Cat From Japan He could Lick 'em by
G
Smiling. He Could Leave 'em to
E A
Hang they Came on so Loaded Man Well hung And a
C
Snow-white tan
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Am G F E F E F E F G
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So Where were the Spiders
D E
So We Bitched About his fans and should we crush his sweet hands?
G Bm C D
Ziggy Played For Time Jiving us that weeee were voo-Doo The Kids Were Just Class. He
G
Was The Nazz
Em Am C
With God Given Ass, He Took It All too far But Boy Could He Play Guitar
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