Absolute Beginners chords by
David Bowie
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Key: D major
Intro 1
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Verse 1
F#m
F#m

E
E

I've nothing much to offer
Ddim7
Ddim7

C#
C#

D
D

There's nothing much to take
A
A

G
G

I'm an absolute beginner
F#m
F#m

Bm
Bm

E
E

A
A

But I'm absolutely sane
F#m
F#m

E
E

As long as we're together
Ddim7
Ddim7

C#
C#

D
D

The rest can go to hell
A
A

G
G

I absolutely love you
F#m
F#m

D
D

But we're absolute beginners
A
A

C#
C#

With eyes completely open
E
E

But nervous all the same
Chorus 1
A
A

If our love song
D
D

Could fly over mountains
F#m
F#m

Could laugh at the ocean
C#
C#

Just like the films
Bm
Bm

E
E

A
A

There's no reason
D
D

To feel all the hard times
F#m
F#m

To lay down the hard lines
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E

It's absolutely true
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
F#m
F#m

E
E

Nothing much could happen
Ddim7
Ddim7

C#
C#

D
D

Nothing we can't shake
A
A

G
G

Oh, we're absolute beginners
F#m
F#m

Bm
Bm

E
E

A
A

With nothing much at stake
F#m
F#m

E
E

As long as you're still smiling
Ddim7
Ddim7

C#
C#

D
D

There's nothing more I need
A
A

G
G

I absolutely love you
F#m
F#m

D
D

But we're absolute beginners
A
A

C#
C#

But if my love is your love
E
E

We're certain to succeed
Chorus 2
A
A

If our love song
D
D

Could fly over mountains
F#m
F#m

Could sail over heartaches
C#
C#

Just like the films
Bm
Bm

E
E

A
A

If there's reason
D
D

To feel all the hard times
F#m
F#m

To lay down the hard lines
E
E

It's absolutely true
Outro 1
A
A

A
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D
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D
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F#m
F#m

F#m
F#m

C#
C#

Bm
Bm

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F#m
F#m

F#m
F#m

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[Repeat and fade]

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