David Bowie - Life On Mars?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Life On Mars?" 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.

Learn Life On Mars? 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 "Life On Mars?" smoothly on your guitar.

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E       E/D#                  E/D
It's a god - awful small affair
        C#7                 F#m
to the girl with the mousy hair,
        F#m7/E                B7
But her mummy is yelling, 'No!',
                               E
And her Daddy has told her to go,
         E/D#                    E/D
But her friend is nowhere to be seen,
         C#                       F#m
Now she walks through her sunken dream,
       F#m7/E                      B7
To the seat  with the clearest view,
                                     G/D
And she's hooked to the silver screen,
        B+/D#                    Em
But the film  is a saddening bore,
          G7/F                      C
For she's lived it ten times or more,
          E+/G#                Am
She could spit in the eyes of fools,
        C7/A#
As they ask her to focus on.

Chorus:
 A       D                        F#m7
Sailors fighting in the dance hall,
          F+                    E Em
Oh, man! Look at those cavemen go,
                    Bm7 Dm7
It's the freakiest show,
                    A      D                      F#m7
Take a look at the Lawman beating up the wrong guy,
          F+                    E Em
Oh, man! Wonder if he'll ever know
                          Bm7 Dm7
He's in the best selling show?
                 F#m
Is there life on Mars?

It's on America's tortured brow
That Mickey Mouse has grown up a cow
Now the workers have struck for fame
'Cause Lennon's on sale again
See the mice in their million hordes
From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads
Rule Britannia is out of bounds
To my mother, my dog, and clowns
But the film is a saddening bore
Because I wrote it ten times or more
It's about to be writ again
As I ask you to focus on

Chorus


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

Am

Guitar chord Am

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

C7

Guitar chord C7

C#7

Guitar chord C#7

D

Guitar chord D

Dm

Guitar chord Dm

D#

Guitar chord D#

Dm7

Guitar chord Dm7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

E+

Guitar chord E+

F

Guitar chord F

F+

Guitar chord F+

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

F#m7

Guitar chord F#m7

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

G7

Guitar chord G7

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

B+

Guitar chord B+

B7

Guitar chord B7

Bm7

Guitar chord Bm7

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 "Life On Mars?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Life On Mars?" by David Bowie.

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