Golden Years

Golden Years

David Bowie

MAIN RIFF:

(played whenever there is an F#-E progression)

F# E F# E

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|---------------------------(0)-0---------------4--------4------2--|

|--4---(4)(4)(4)---2----0h2----------4---(4)(4)------4h6----2h4----|

|--0h2--2--2--2----0-----------------0h2--2--2---------------------|

(w/MAIN RIFF):

F# E F# E F# E

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

F# E

Don't let me hear you say life's

F# E F# E

Taking you nowhere, angel

F# E

(Come get up my baby)

F# E

Look at that sky, life's begun

F# E F# E

Nights are warm and the days are young

F# E

(Come get up my baby)

D Bm

There's my baby, lost that's all

D Bm F# E

Once I'm begging you, save her little soul

F# E F# E F# E

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

F# E

(Come get up my baby)

Last night they loved you

Opening doors and pulling some strings, angel

(Come get up my baby)

In walked luck and you looked in time

Never look back, walk tall, act fine

(Come get up my baby)

D Bm D Bm

I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years

G C A F# Bm Em7

Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years.... gold

F# E F# E F# E

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

F# E

(Come get up my baby)

One of these days, and it won't be long

Gonna drive back down where you once belonged

In the back of a dream car, twenty foot long

Don't cry my sweet, don't break my heart

Doing all right, but you gotta get smart

Wish upon, wish upon, day upon day,

I believe oh lord, I believe all the way (Come get up my baby)

Run for the shadows, run for the shadows

Run for the shadows in these golden years

There's my baby, lost that's all

Once I'm begging you, save her little soul

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

(Come get up my baby)

Don't let me hear you say life's

Taking you nowhere, angel

(Come get up my baby)

Run for the shadows, run for the shadows

Run for the shadows in these golden years

I'll stick with you baby for a thousand years

Nothing's gonna touch you in these golden years, gold

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop

Golden years, gold, whop whop whop......

Fill:

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|--12---11---9--------| This fill is played mostly during

|--11---11---9--------| the outro chorus (but at a few other

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|---------------------| and ad-libs each time.

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