David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Chords

MINI-INTRO:(Distorted dissonant picking over)
|Bm    D|Bm    D|


INTRO:(Scat vocalisation over)
G/D        D       G/D        A Asus4         
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh,
G/A        A Asus4 G/A        D
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.
G/D        D       G/A        A Asus4
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.
G/A        A Asus4 G/A        D       
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh. 


VERSE 1:
D                    Bm    Amaj7
I've nothing much to offer,
                       Ebdim7 F#7b9 
Theres nothing much to take.
G                 D      C
I'm an absolute beginner,
                   Bm    Em7 A
And I'm absolutely sane.
D                  Bm7    Amaj7
As long as were together,
                   Ebdim7 F#7b9
The rest can go to hell.
G     G6     D        C
I absolutely love you,
                    Bm      G
But were absolute beginners.
             D              F#
With eyes completely open,
                    A   Asus4
But nervous all the same


CHORUS 1:
A      D
If our love song,
               G
Could fly over mountains.
                   Bm
Could laugh at the ocean,
              F#7
Just like the films.
Asus4   A  D
There's no reason,
                G
To feel all the hard times.
                Bm
To lay down the hard lines,
                A
It's absolutely true.


BRIDGE 1:(Scat vocalisation & Sax over)
G/D        D       G/D        A Asus4         
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh,
G/A        A Asus2 G/A        D
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.
G/D        D       G/A        A Asus4
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.
G/A        A Asus2 G/A        D       
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.


VERSE 2:(Sax & Piano overtones)
D                  Bm    Amaj7
Nothing much could happen,
                 Ebdim7 F#7b9 
Nothing we can't shake.
G                   D       C
Well we're absolute beginners,
                     Bm    Em7 A
With nothing much at stake.
D                       Bm7     Amaj7
As long as you're still smiling,
                       Ebdim7 F#7b9
There's nothing more I need.
G     G6     D        C
I absolutely love you,
                    Bm      G
But were absolute beginners.
                  D         F#
But if my love is your love,
                   A    Asus4
Were certain to succeed.


CHORUS 2:
A      D
If our love song,
               G
Could fly over mountains.
                Bm
Could sail over heartaches,
              F#7
Just like the films.
Asus4   A       D
If      there's reason,
                G
To feel all the hard times.
                Bm
To lay down the hard lines,
                A
It's absolutely true.


:: INSTRUMENTAL BRIDGE 2:(Piano & Sax over) ::
|A  D        |G   |Bm  |F#7  |
|Asus4  A   D|G   |Bm  |A    |

|A  D        |G   |Bm  |F#7  |
|Asus4  A   D|G   |Bm  |A    |


MINI-BRIDGE 3:(Percussion, Violins & Sax over)
|Bm  F# |D    |
|Bm  F# |Bm   |


CODA & BRIDGE 4:(Scat vocalisation & Sax over)
G/D        D       G/D        A Asus4         
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh,
G/A        A Asus2 G/A        D
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.
G/D        D       G/A        A Asus4
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.
G/A        A Asus2 G/A        D       
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.

G/D        D       G/D        A Asus4         
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh,
G/A        A Asus2 G/A        D
Bah-bah-ba-ooh,    Bah-bah-ba-ooh.


[End]