How Does The Grass Grow? - David Bowie - The Next Day
Intro:
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Theres a graveyard by the station
F#
Where the girls wear nylon skirts and
Sandals from Hungary
Bb
The boys ride their Riga 1s
G#
Upon the little hill
F#
Such sadness and grief
The trees die standing
Bb
Thats where we made our trysts
G#
And struggled with our guns
F#
Would you still love me
If the clocks could go backwards
Bb
The girls would fill with blood and
G#
The grass would be green again
F#
Remember the dead
They were so great
Some of them
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Where do the boys lie
Mud mud mud
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
Solo Chords:
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Bb G# F#
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But I lived a blind life
G#
A white face in prison
F#
But you made a life out of nothing
Now I ride my black horse
Bb
I miss you more
G#
Than youll ever ever know
F#
Waiting with my red eyes
And my stone heart
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Where do the boys lie
Mud mud mud
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
E G
I gaze in defeat
D
At the stars in the night
E G D
The light in my life burnt away
G# G
There will be no tomorrow
F# F
Then you sigh in your sleep
A E D
And meaning returns with the day
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Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya
Ya ya ya ya ya ya
Where do the boys lie
Mud mud mud
How does the grass grow
Blood blood blood
Solo Chords:
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F# G# Bb
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Outro:
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