Golden Years David Bowie A#dim = 6x565x E7#9 = "the hendrix chord" 07678x or xx2133 [MAIN RIFF] (played whenever there is an F#-E progression) |------------2------------| G|------------3------------| D|------------(0)-0------------4--------4------2--| A|--4---(4)(4)(4)---2----0h2----------4---(4)(4)------4h6----2h4----| E|--0h2--2--2--2----0------------0h2--2--2------------| (w/MAIN RIFF): Golden years gold whop whop whop Golden years gold whop whop whop Golden years gold whop whop whop Don’t let me hear you say life’s Taking you nowhere angel (Come get up my baby) Look at that sky life’s begun Nights are warm and the days are young (Come get up my baby) 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) 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) 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 (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] B|--12---11---9--------| This fill is played mostly during G|--11---11---9--------| the outro chorus (but at a few other D|------------| places too) with some minor variations A|------------| and ad-libs each time. |------------| ************************************ | (n) Ghost note | h Hammer-on ************************************