All The Young Dudes - David Bowie Chords
Chords: D, D/C#, Bm, Bm/A, Bm7/A, F#m, A, Em, G, F#
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The Mott the Hoople version from 1972 was recorded in D major. Bowie's
studio version from 1973 (now available on RarestOneBowie) is in between C
and B major (I think), probably because of the playback speed. I'm not sure
about available live recordings by either artists. The lyrics between the
two studio versions vary slightly - Bowie's lyrics are used here; however, I
chose to write the music in D major rather than get involved with the C
major/B major deal.
In D major:
The first four measures of the verse contain an ascending D major
scale down to A. The beginning of each measure gets one note.
D x-x-0-2-3-2
D/C# x-4-x-2-3-2
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2
[Verse]
D D/C#
Billy rapped all night about his suicide, how he
Bm Bm7/A
kick it in the head when he was twenty-five.
F#m A
Don't wanna stay alive when your twenty five.
D D/C#
Wendy's stealing clothes from unlocked cars and
Bm Bm7/A
Freddy's got spots from ripping off stars
F#m A
from his face - a funky little boat race.
[Bridge]
Em G
The television man is crazy sayin' we're
F# Bm
juvenile deliquent wrecks.
G D
Well, man, I need a TV when I've got
A A7
T. Rex. Hey, brother, ya guessed - I'm a dude.
[Refrain]
D D/C#
All the young dudes
Bm Bm7/A
Carry the ne--
Am Am7
--ews) Boogaloo dudes
F C
Carry the ne--
G C A into the next D
--ews
[Verse]
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