David Bowie - Baals hymn
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Tuning: E A D G B E
[INTRO]
Em C/E G/D Cmaj7 Cm
[VERSE 1]
Em Whilst his mother's womb contained the growingC Baal
Even then the sky was waiting quiet and Bm/Dpale
Naked, young, immensely Ammarvellous
Like Baal loved B7it, when he came to Emus
[VERSE 2]
Em That same sky remained with him in joy and Ccare
Even when Baal slept peaceful and Bm/Dunaware
At night a lilac sky, a Amdrunken Baal
Turning B7pious as the sky grows Empale
[VERSE 3]
Em So through hospital, cathedral, whiskeyC bar
Baal kept moving onwards and just let Bm/Dthings goBm
When Baal's tired, boys, Baal cannAmot fall far
He will have his B7/D#sky down there beEmlow
[LINK 1]
Em C/E G/D Cmaj7 Cm
[VERSE 4]
Fm When the sinners congregate in shame toDbgether
Baal lay naked, revelling in their diCmstress
Only Absky, a sky that will go on forBbmever
Formed a C7blanket for his nakedFmness
[VERSE 5]
Fm And that lusty girl, the world, who'll laugh and Dbyield
To the men who'll stand the pressure of her Cmthighs
Sometimes Abgave him love-bites, such as can't be Bbmhealed
Baal surC7vived it, he just used his Fmeyes
[VERSE 6]
Fm And when Baal saw lots of corpses scattered Dbround
He felt twice the thrill, despite the lack of Cm/Ebroom
"Space enAbough" said Baal, "they're not Bbmthick on the ground
Space eC7nough within this woman's Fmwomb"
[LINK 2]
Fm C/E Cm/Eb Bb/D Bbm/Db C7 C7
[VERSE 7]
EmAny vice for Baal has got its useful Cside
It's the man who practice it, he Bmcan't abide
Vices have their point, once you Amsee it as such
Stick to B7two for one will be too Emmuch
[VERSE 8]
Em Slackness, softness are the sort of things to Cshun
Nothing could be harder than the G/Dquest for G/Bfun
Lots of strength is needed and exAm/Cperience too
Swollen bellies can emB7/D#barrass youEm
[LINK 3]
Em C/E G/D Cmaj7 Cm
[VERSE 9]
Fm Under gloomy stars and this poor veil of Dbtears
Baal will graze a pasture till it disapCm/Ebpears
Once it's been digested to the forest's Bbmteeth
Baal trod C7singing for a well earned Fmsleep
[VERSE 10]
Fm Baal can spot the vultures in the stormy Dbsky
As they wait up there to see if Baal will Cm/Ebdie
Sometimes AbBaal pretends he's dead, but vultures Bbmswoop
Baal in C7silence dines on vultFmure-soup
[VERSE 11]
Fm When the dark womb drags him down to its Dbprize
What's the world still mean to Baal, he's overCm/Ebfed
So much Absky is lurking still behind his Bbmeyes
He'll just C7have enough sky when he's Fmdead
[LINK 4]
Fm C/E Cm/Eb Bb/D Bbm/Db C7 C7
[VERSE 12]
Em Once the Earth's dark womb engulfed the rotting CBaal
Even then the sky was up there, quiet and Bm/Dpale
Naked, young, immensely Ammarvellous
B7 Like Baal loved it when he lived with Emus