[Intro]
A E
[Verse 1]
A C# F#m D
People stared at the makeup on his face
A F#m E C#
Laughed at his long black hair, his animal grace
F#m D
The boy in the bright blue jeans
A C#
Jumped up on the stage
A E
And lady stardust sang his songs
D E
Of darkness and disgrace
[Chorus]
A E D E
And he was alright, the band was altogether
A E D E
Yes he was alright, the songs went on forever
Em Emmaj7
And he was awful nice
Em7 Em6
Really quite out of sight
A E D E
And he sang all night long
[Verse 2]
A C# F#m
The femme fatales emerged from shadows
D A F#m E C#
To watch this creature fair
A F#m E C#
Boys stood upon their chairs to make thier point of view
F#m D A C#
I smiled sadly for a love I could not obey
A E
And Lady Stardust sang his songs
D E
Of darkness and dismay
[Chorus]
A E D E
And he was alright, the band was altogether
A E D E
Yes he was alright, the songs went on forever
Em Emmaj7
And he was awful nice
Em7 Em6
Really quite out of sight
A E D E
And he sang all night long
[Interlude]
D D#dim E
Ooh, how I sighed when they asked if I knew his name
A E D E
Oh they were alright, the band was altogether
A E D E
Yes he was alright, and the song went on forever
Am Ammaj7 Am7 F#m7-5
He was up all night really quite out of sight
A E D E
He sang all night long
[Outro]
A E
just in case:
E A D G B E
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A x 0 2 2 2 0
E 0 2 2 1 0 0
C# x 4 6 6 6 x
F#m 2 4 4 2 2 2
D x x 0 2 3 2
Em 0 2 2 0 0 0
Emmaj7 0 2 1 0 x 0
Em7 0 2 0 0 3 0
Em6 0 4 2 0 2 0
D#dim x x 1 2 1 2
