Tuning: E A D G B E

David Bowie - Red Sails (1979) Chords 11/4-2016 by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard E This is a personal favourite of mine from Bowies catalogue. It's a bit cacophonic at times though, and it's hard to do the original soundscape justice with just an acoustic guitar. So these are just the basic underlying chords if you want to play along to the track. I strum the entire song in eighth notes in true Neu!-style, but find a pattern that suits you! [Intro] D D D D [Verse 1]

I ^Gfeel roughed up, feel a bit frightened Nearly pin it down some time ^FRed sail action wake up in the wrong town Boy, I really get around ^D...Thunder ocean, thunder ocea^En Red sails take me, make me sail a^Glong

[Interlude 1] G G G G F F F F [Chorus]

^DRed sails and a mast so tall ^ERed sails, red sails

[Solo] A A A A D D D D [Verse 2]

^GDo you remember we another person Green and black and red and so scared Gra^Fffiti on the wall keep us all in tune Bringing us all back home

[Chorus]

^DRed sails, thunder ocean Red sails, sailor can't dance like ^Eyou (woooh!) ^GRed sail, red sail action Red sail, some reaction

[Interlude 2] F F F F D D D D E E E E A A A A D D D D [Verse 3]

^GAction boy seen living under neon Struggle with a foreign tongue ^FRed sails make him strong Action make him sail along ^DLife stands still and stares

[Interlude 3] E E E E [Verse(?) 4]

The ^AHinterland, the Hinterland We're gonna sail to the Hinterland And it's ^Dfar far far far, far far far away It's a far far, far far far, da da da, da da da ^G.....two.....three, four..... ^FWOOOOOOOOH

[Ending guitar solo] F F F F D D D D E E E E G G G G F F F F D D D D (the song fades out during this chord)

David Bowie - Red sails