The Width of a Circle Chords by David Bowie
- Key: A
- BPM: 133
- Capo: no capo
TEMPO FORTE
THE WIDTH OF A CIRCLE ACORDES
[Start] [Intro] E D B E D C#m A Esus4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E D C#m Bm7 B E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ D C#7 B E ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] A D E7 In the corner of the morning in the past A E I would sit and blame the master first and last G A All the roads were straight and narrow G A And the prayers were small and yellow G G#7 G#m E And the rumour spread that I was aging fast D A ■ Then I ran across a monster who was sleeping F#m D By a tree F A E And I looked and frowned and the monster was me ■ A E Well I said hello and I said hello E7 A E ■ And I asked why not and I replied I don't know E7 E G A G A ■ ■ So we asked a simple black bird who was happy as can be G E And he laughed insane and quipped Kahlil Gibran A D And I cried for all the others till the day was nearly through A A7 A For I realized that God's a young man ■ ■ too [Solo] A7 E E7 Em7 A7 E7 A7 E7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E G E E7 Em7 E E7 E ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ E7 E A E Ho Oh I said ■ so long and I waved byebye [Verse] A E And I smashed my soul and traded my mind G A Got laid by a young bordello G A Who was vaguely half asleep G G#m E For which my reputation swept back home in drag A G#m And the moral of this magic spell F#m D Negotiates my hide F A When God did take my logic for a ride [Solo] E D C#m B E D C#m A ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bm E D C#m Bm E D C#7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Break] A Bm7 A Esus4 E7 A F D# ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Solo] [Intro] D F D# D F D# Dsus4 D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F D# D7 D D7 D ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] C D Oh oh He swallowed his pride and puckered his lips C And showed me the leather belt round his hips ■ D My knees were shaking my cheeks aflame G D He said you'll never go down to the Gods again C G He struck the ground a cavern appeared A And I smelt the burning pit of fear G D G We crashed a thousand yards below D C I said do it again do it again D His nebulous body swayed above C D ■ His tongue swollen with devil's love C D ■ The snake and I a venom high G I said do it again do it again G Breathe breathe breathe deeply A C#m A And I was seething breathing deeply ■ G Spitting sentry horned and tailed D A7 Waiting for you oh [Solo] D7 A7 D A A7 D A7 G7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ A7 Am7 A7 G A G A A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F D# Oh oh oh oh ■ oh oh oh D7 D Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh D7 D D7 D ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro]