Rock n Roll Suicide is a song by David Bowie, concluding the 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. The song features a dramatic crescendo and is noted for its blend of folk and rock elements. It reflects the psychological breakdown of the character Ziggy Stardust, emphasizing loneliness and the search for connection.
Key: C
Introduction:
C
G
C
G
C
E
Time takes a cigarette, puts it in your mouth
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G
Am
You pull on your finger, then another finger, then your cigarette
G
F
G
Am
The wall to wall is calling, it lingers, then you forget
G
F
C
G
Oh-oh-oh-oh, you're a rock'n roll suicide
C
E
You're too old to lose it, too young to choose it
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G
Am
And the clock waits so patiently on your song
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F
G
Am
You walk past a cafe but you don't eat when you've lived too long
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F
C
G
Oh no no no, you're a rock'n roll suicide
C
E
Chev brakes are snarling as you stumble across the road
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G
Am
But the day breaks instead so you hurry home
G
F
G
Don't let the sun blast your shadow
E
Am
Don't let the milk float ride your mind
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D9
G7
They're so natural, religiously unkind
C
Oh no love, you're not alone
A
You're watching yourself but you're too unfair
C
A
You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care
C#m
G#m
Oh no love, you're not alone
B
D#m
No matter what or who you've been
A#m
C#
No matter when or where you've seen
B
D#m
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
A#m
C#
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain N.C.
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Bb
B
C
C#
Bb
Just turn on with me and you're not alone
Bb
B
C
C#
Bb
Let's turn on and be ... not alone (wonderful)
Bb
B
C
C#
Bb
Gimme your hands ... cause you're wonderful (wonderful)
Bb
B
C
C#
Bb
Gimme your hands ... cause you're wonderful (wonderful)