David Bowie - I'd Rather Be High: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "I'd Rather Be High" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
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Learn I'd Rather Be High Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie
This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "I'd Rather Be High" smoothly on your guitar.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
Bm Nobokov is sun-licked now D Upon the beach at Gruenwald Bm Brilliant and naked just G The way that authors looks Clare and Lady Manners drink Until the other cows go home Gossip till their lips are bleeding Politics and all Chorus: Em A I'd rather be high (I'd rather be high) Em A I'd rather be flying (I'd rather be flying) Dm7 I'd rather be dead F#m7 Or out of my head Dm7 D Than training these guns on those men in the sand A I'd rather be high The Thames was black, the tower dark I flew to Cairo, find my regiment City’s full of generals And generals full of shit I stumble to the graveyard and I Lay down by my parents, whisper Just remember duckies Everybody gets got Chorus D A I'm seventeen and my looks can prove it D A I'm so afraid that I will lose it E I'd rather smoke and phone my ex D7 A Be pleading for some teenage sex, yeah Chorus You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  Dm  D7  Dm7  E  Em  F#m  F#m7  G  Bm  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "I'd Rather Be High" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "I'd Rather Be High" by David Bowie.