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The Man Who Sold The World - Dawid Bowie

Ac. 12-Str. Gtr.Guitar
TabSheetNotes
Tuning: E A D G B E

Capo: No capo

BPM: 200

    Ac. 12-Str. Gtr.
e|--0----0----0---------|-----0----0---------|0----0----0---------|-----0----0---------|1----1----1----1----|
B|--2----2----2----2----|x----2----2----2----|2----2----2----2----|x----2----2----2----|3----3----3----3----|
G|--2----2----2----0----|x----2----2----0----|2----2----2----0----|x----2----2----0----|2----2----2----0----|
D|--2----2----2----2----|x----2----2----2----|2----2----2----2----|x----2----2----2----|3----3----3----3----|
A|--0----0----0----0----|x----0----0----0----|0----0----0----0----|x----0----0----0----|0----0----0----0----|
E|--0----0----0----0----|x----0----0----0----|0----0----0----0----|x----0----0----0----|1----1----1----1----|

e|--x----1----1----1----|1----1----1---------|-----1----1---------|1----1----1----1----|x----1----1----1----|
B|--x----3----3----3----|3----3----3----2----|x----3----3----2----|1----1----1----1----|x----1----1----1----|
G|--x----2----2----0----|2----2----2----0----|x----2----2----0----|2----2----2----2----|x----2----2----2----|
D|--x----3----3----3----|3----3----3----3----|x----3----3----3----|3----3----3----3----|x----3----3----3----|
A|--x----0----0----0----|0----0----0----0----|x----0----0----0----|3----3----3----3----|x----3----3----3----|
E|--x----1----1----1----|1----1----1----1----|x----1----1----1----|1----1----1----1----|x----1----1----1----|

[ preview ends at bar 10 — the interactive score has the rest ]

                                              We passed up                              stair, we stair, we

                                                                   alal

                                              he he

                         which which

    I I                                                                                 eyes, I thought you eyes, I thought you

                                                                   lone, a_ lone, a_

                         not me, _______ not me, _______

    never ___ lost control, ______ never ___ lost control, ______                       to face ____ to face ____

                                                                   man who sold __ the world. ____ man who sold __ the world. ____

                                                                                        shook his

                         made my way back home, made my way back home,

    searched for form and land, _____ searched for form and land, _____                 years and years I roamed, years and years I roamed,

                                                                   gazed a gazely stare gazed a gazely stare

                                              all __ the millions all __ the millions

                         died __ aldied __ al

    long long time ago. _______ long long time ago. _______                             Who knows, Who knows,

                                                                   we we

                                              you're face you're face
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Instruments
Guitar
Tracks
1
Tempo
200 BPM
Time signature
4/4
Tuning
E A D G B E
Key
F major
Difficulty
Beginner
Bars
116
Frets used
Frets 0-3
Techniques
muted notes
Published 27 Jun 2020

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