David Bowie - After All Album: The Man Who Sold the World (1970) Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com) Tuning: Standard E Em Em7 A Am Em F Please trip them gently, they don't like to fall (Oh by jingo) Em Em7 A Am Em F There's no room for anger, we're all very small (Oh by jingo) C G E We're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies, E7 Am Am7/G From paradise D7/F# Em But they think that we're holding a secretive ball. F G Won't someone invite them, they're just taller children Am Am7/G That's all D7/FFmaj7 After all Em Em7 A Am Em F Man is an obstacle, sad as the clown (Oh by jingo) Em Em7 A Am Em F So hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down (Oh by jingo) C G E Some people are marching together and some on their own E7 AmAm7/G Quite alone D7/F# Em Others are running, the smaller ones crawl F G But some sit in silence, they're just older children Am Am7/G That's all D7/FFmaj7 After all Middle section: F#m F#m7 B D F#m G (x2) C G E E7 I sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords, Am Am7/G With my words D7/F# Em I've borrowed your time and I'm sorry I called F G Am Am7/G But the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children at all D7/FFmaj7 After all Em Em7 A Am Em F Live till your rebirth and do what you will (Oh by jingo) Em Em7 A Am Em F Forget all I've said, please bear me no ill (Oh by jingo) After all, after all (Em Em7 A Am, repeat until end) Em: Em7: E: E7: F: Fmaj7: O-2-2-0-0-0 0-2-2-0-3-0 0-2-2-1-0-0 0-2-2-1-3-0 1-3-3-2-1-1 x-x-3-2-1-0 A: Am: Am7/G: D7/F#: G: C: x-0-2-2-2-0 x-0-2-2-1-0 3-0-2-0-1-0 2-x-0-2-1-2 3-2-0-0-3-3 x-3-2-0-1-0 F#m: F#m7: D: G (barred): B: 2-4-4-2-2-2 2-4-4-2-5-2 x-x-0-2-3-2 3-5-5-4-3-3 x-2-4-4-4-2