Absolute Beginners chords by
David Bowie
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Key: D major

Intro 1
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Verse 1
D#m D#m 
 
C# C# 
 
I've nothing much to offer
Bdim7 Bdim7 
 
A# A# 
 
B B 
 
There's nothing much to take
F# F# 
 
E E 
 
I'm an absolute beginner
D#m D#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
But I'm absolutely sane
D#m D#m 
 
C# C# 
 
As long as we're together
Bdim7 Bdim7 
 
A# A# 
 
B B 
 
The rest can go to       hell
F# F# 
 
E E 
 
I absolutely love you
D#m D#m 
 
B B 
 
But we're absolute beginners
F# F# 
 
A# A# 
 
With eyes completely open
C# C# 
 
But nervous all the same

Chorus 1
F# F# 
 
If our love song
B B 
 
Could fly over mountains
D#m D#m 
 
Could laugh at the ocean
A# A# 
 
Just like the films
G#m G#m 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
There's no  reason
B B 
 
To feel all the hard times
D#m D#m 
 
To lay down the   hard lines
C# C# 
 
It's absolutely  true

Interlude 1

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Verse 2
D#m D#m 
 
C# C# 
 
Nothing much could happen
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A# A# 
 
B B 
 
Nothing we can't    shake
F# F# 
 
E E 
 
Oh, we're absolute beginners
D#m D#m 
 
G#m G#m 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
With nothing much at stake
D#m D#m 
 
C# C# 
 
As long as you're still smiling
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A# A# 
 
B B 
 
There's nothing more I        need
F# F# 
 
E E 
 
I absolutely love you
D#m D#m 
 
B B 
 
But we're absolute beginners
F# F# 
 
A# A# 
 
But if my love is your love
C# C# 
 
We're certain to succeed

Chorus 2
F# F# 
 
If our love song
B B 
 
Could fly over mountains
D#m D#m 
 
Could sail over heartaches
A# A# 
 
Just like the films
G#m G#m 
 
C# C# 
 
F# F# 
 
If    there's reason
B B 
 
To feel all the hard times
D#m D#m 
 
To lay down the hard  lines
C# C# 
 
It's absolutely  true

Outro 1
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B B 
 
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[Repeat and fade]

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