The Supermen
David BowieVersion1
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Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
When all the world was very young
And mountain magic heavy hung
The supermen would walk in file
Guardians of a loveless isle
And gloomy browed with superfear their tragic endless lives
Could heave nor sigh
In solemn, perverse serenity
Wonderous beings chained to life
CHORUS 1:
Strange games they would play then, no death for the perfect men
Life rolls into one for them, so softly a supergod cries
Where all were minds in uni-thought
Power wierd by mystics taught
No pain, no joy, no power too great
Colossal stength to grasp a fate
Where sad eyed mermen tossed in slumber
Nightmare dreams no mortal mind could hold
Man would tear his brother's flesh
A chance to die, to turn to mold
CHORUS 2:
Far out in the red sky, far out from the sad eyes
Strange, mad celebration, so softly a supergod cries
CHORUS 3:
Far out in the red sky, far out from the sad eyes
Strange, mad celebration, so softly, a supergod dies
F*: alternate bass notes between F and E
G*: alternate bass notes between G and E
NOTE: From The Man Who Sold the World, 1971, but I figured this out from
the more acoustic bonus track version on (I think) Hunky Dory.
This is just my best guess- any improvements are welcome.
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Readable chord sheet for The Supermen by David Bowie
[F] [G] W[F]hen all the world was very young A[G]nd mountain magic heavy hung T[F]he supermen would walk in file G[G]uardians of a loveless isle A[Am]nd gloomy browed wit[Am/G]h superfear their[F] tragic endless lives C[E]ould heave nor sigh In solemn, perverse serenity [F] W[G]onderous beings chained to life CHORUS S[F]trange gam[G]es they would play then, no[F] death[G] for the perfect men L[Ab]ife roll[Bb]s into one for them, so s[Am]oftly [F]a supergod[Ab] cries [C] Where all were minds in uni-thought Power wierd by mystics taught No pain, no joy, no power too great Colossal stength to grasp a fate Where sad eyed mermen tossed in slumber Nightmare dreams no mortal mind could hold Man would tear his brother's flesh A chance to die, to turn to mold CHORUS Far out in the red sky, far out from the sad eyes Strange, mad celebration, so softly a supergod cries CHORUS Far out in the red sky, far out from the sad eyes Strange, mad celebration, so softly, a supergod dies F*: alternate bass notes between F and E G*: alternate bass notes between G and E NOTE: From The Man Who Sold the World, 1971, but I figured this out from the more acoustic bonus track version on (I think) Hunky Dory. This is just my best guess- any improvements are welcome.