The Bewlay Brothers

The Bewlay Brothers easy guitar chords by David Bowie

1971Rock
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

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  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • F#

    2
  • C

  • F

  • D

  • Em

  • A

  • Bm

    2
  • G

  • F#

    2
  • C

  • F

  • Intro 1


    Verse 1
    And 
    so 
    the 
    story 
    goes 
    they 
    wore 
    the 
    clothes 

    They 
    said 
    the 
    things 
    to 
    make 
    it 
    seem 

    improbable 

    The 
    whale 
    of 
    lie 
    like 
    they 
    hope 
    it 
    was 

    And 
    the 
    good 
    men 
    tomorrow, 

    had 
    their 
    feet 
    in 
    the 
    wallow 

    And 
    their 
    heads 
    of 
    brawn 
    were 
    nicer 
    shorn 

    And 
    how 
    they 
    bought 
    their 
    positions, 

    with 
    saccharin 
    and 
    trust 

    And 
    the 
    world 
    was 
    asleep 
    to 
    our 
    latent 
    fuss 

    Sighing, the 
    swirl 
    through 
    the 
    streets 

    Like 
    the 
    crust 
    of 
    the 
    sun 

    Chorus 1
    The 
    Bewlay 
    Brothers 

    In 
    our 
    w
    ings 
    that 
    bark 

    Flashing 
    teeth 
    of 
    brass 

    Standing 
    tall 
    in 
    the 
    dark 

    Oh, 
    and 
    we 
    were 
    gone 

    Hanging 
    out 
    with 
    your 
    d
    warf 
    men 

    We 
    were 
    so 
    turned 
    on 

    By 
    your 
    lack 
    of 
    con
    clu
    sions 


    Verse 2
    was 
    stone 
    and 
    he 
    was 
    wax, 

    so 
    he 
    could 
    scream 
    and 
    still 
    relax 

    Unbelievable 

    And 
    we 
    frightened 
    the 
    small 
    children 
    away 


    And 
    our 
    talk 
    was 
    old 
    and 
    dust 
    would 
    flow 

    Through 
    our 
    veins 
    and 
    Lo! 
    It 
    was 
    midnight 

    back 
    at 
    the 
    kitchen 
    door 

    Like 
    the 
    grim 
    face 
    on the 
    ca  
    thedral  
    floor 

    The 
    solid 
    book 
    we 
    wrote, 

    cannot 
    be 
    found 
    today 

    And 
    it 
    was 
    stalking 
    time 
    for 
    the 
    Moonboys 

    Chorus 2
    The 
    Bewlay 
    Bro
    thers 

    With 
    our 
    backs 
    on 
    the 
    arch 

    And 
    if 
    the 
    Devil 
    may 
    be 
    here 

    But 
    he 
    can't 
    sing 
    about 
    that 

    Oh, 
    and 
    we 
    were 
    gone 

    Real 
    cool 
    traders 

    We 
    were 
    so 
    turned 
    on 

    You 
    thought 
    we 
    were 
    fakers 


    Verse 3
    And 
    now 
    the 
    dress 
    is 
    hung, 
    the 
    ticket 
    pawned 

    The 
    factor 
    max 
    that 
    proved 
    the 
    fact 

    is 
    melted 
    down 

    Woven 
    on 
    the 
    edging 
    of 
    my 
    pillow 

    And 
    my 
    brother 
    lays 
    upon 
    the 
    rocks 

    He 
    could 
    be 
    dead, 
    he 
    could 
    be 
    not, 

    he 
    could 
    be 
    you 

    He's 
    Cha
    meleon, 
    Comedian, 
    Corinthian, 

    and 
    Caricature 

    Shooting 
    up 
    pie 
    in 
    the 
    sky 

    Bew
    lay 
    Brothers, 
    in 
    the 
    f
    eeble, 
    in 
    the 
    bad 

    Chorus 3
    Bewlay 
    Brothers 

    In 
    the 
    blessed 
    and 
    cold 

    In 
    the 
    crutch-hungry 
    dark 

    Was 
    where 
    we 
    flayed 
    our 
    mark 

    Oh, 
    and 
    we 
    were 
    gone 

    Kings 
    of 
    Obli
    vion 

    We 
    were 
    so 
    turned 
    on 

    In 
    the 
    night 
    walk 
    pa
    vilion 

    Bridge 1
    Lay 
    me 
    place 
    and 
    bake 
    me 
    pie, 

    I'm 
    starving 
    for 
    me 
    gravy 

    Leave 
    my 
    shoes 
    and 
    door 
    unlocked, 

    might 
    just 
    slip 
    a
    way, 
    hey! 

    Just 
    for 
    the 
    day, 
    hey! 

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way, 
    hey! 

    Just 
    for 
    the 
    day, 
    hey! 

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way 
    Outro 1

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way 

    Just 
    for 
    the 
    day 

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way 

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way 

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way 

    Please 
    come 
    a
    way 

    A
    way 

    A
    way 

    [Repeat 
    and 
    fade] 
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