Life on Mars? is a song by British artist David Bowie, originally released on the Hunky Dory album in December 1971 and as a single in 1973. The song features a complex chord progression and showcases Bowies skill as both a songwriter and a lyricist. The lyrics reflect the feelings of alienation and disillusionment of the youth at the time, offering a critical perspective on the media and contemporary society. It is also known for its cinematic p ... See more [+] roduction and orchestral arrangement, contributing to its dramatic atmosphere.
Key: F
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Am
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C7
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Am
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It's a god-awful small affair
D7
To the girl with the mousy hair
Gm
A#
C7
But her mummy is yelling "No"
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And her daddy has told her to go
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Am
D#m
But her friend is nowhere to be seen
D7
Now she walks through her sunken dream.
Gm
A#
C7
To the seat with the clearest view And she's hooked to the silver screen
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E+
Fm
But the film is a saddening bore
Ab
For she's lived it ten times or more
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A+
A#m
She could spit in the eyes of fools
Db
As they ask her to focus on
A#
D#
Sailors fighting in the dance hall
Gm
F#+
F
Oh man! look at those cavemen go
Fm
Cm
It's the freakiest show
Ebm
A#
Take a look at the lawman
D#
Beating up the wrong guy
Gm
F#+
Oh man! Wonder if he'll ever know
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Fm
Cm
He's in the best selling show
Ebm
Gm
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A#
C
Is there life on Mars?
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F#º
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A#m
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It's on Amerika's tortured brow
D7
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Gm
A#
C7
Now the workers have struck for fame
F
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
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Am
D#m
See the mice in their million hordes
D7
From Ibeza to the norfolk broads
Gm
A#
C7
Rule Britannia is out of bounds To my mother, my dog, and clowns