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David Bowie - This Is Not America Chords

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This Is Not America Chords

(ver. 1)
David Bowie
INTRO:(Bass Riff 1, over) x3
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INTRO:
Em            Bm/D  Cmaj7 Bm/D
This is not America
          Em7     
[Sh-la-la-la]


VERSE 1:
                  Bm/D  Cmaj7
A little piece of you,
                    Bm/D  Cmaj7
The little peace in me.
     Em  Bm/D
Will die,
    Cmaj7            Bm/D  Em
For this is not America.


BRIDGE 1:
              Bm/D                 Cmaj7
Blossom fails to bloom,this season.
               Bm/D      Em   Bm/D
Promise not to stare,too long.
    Em6/C#                F#m7
For this is not a miracle.


VERSE 2:
Gmaj7       Em7
There was a time,
  Cmaj7              Am7
A storm that blew so pure.
Bm
For this could be the biggest sky,
    Bm7
And I could have,
                  Em6/C#
The faintest idea.


CHORUS 1:
                Cmaj7   Bm7
For this is not America.
Em           Bm/D     
[Sh-la-la-la]
          Em6/C#    
[Sh-la-la-la]
Bm/D 
[Sh-la-la-la]


:: KEY CHANGE - Step Up 1+ ::


BRIDGE 2:
Fm          Cm/D#    C#maj7 
This is not America, no -
            Cm/D#
This is not -
          Fm    
[Sh-la-la-la]


VERSE 3:
Fm
Snowman melting,
Cm/D#
From the inside.
C#maj7    
Falcon spirals,
Cm/D#  Fm     Cm/D#
To the ground.
C#maj7
So bloody red,
           Cm/D#    
Tomorrow's clouds.


BRIDGE 3:
Fm                  Cm/D#  C#maj7
A little piece of you,
                    Cm/D#  Cmaj7
The little peace in me.
     Fm  Cm/D#
Will die,
    Fm6/D            Gm7  
For this is not America.


VERSE 4:
G#maj7           Fm
There was a time,
C#maj7              A#m7
A wind that blew so young.
Cm7
For this could be the biggest sky,
                                   Fm6/D
And I could have the faintest idea.


CHORUS 2:
Fm             C#maj7  Cm7
But his is not America, 
 Fm          Cm/D#  
[Sh-la-la-la]
          C#maj7 
[Sh-la-la-la]
Cm/D#
[Sh-la-la-la]


CODA & BRIDGE 4: X2
Fm           Cm/D#     C#maj7 
This is not America, no - 
            Cm/D#
This is not,
Fm           Cm/D#     C#maj7 
This is not America, no - 
            Cm/D#
This is not.
[Cm/D#] (Hold & Fade) x4


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