David Bowie - Memory of a Free Festival: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Memory of a Free Festival" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
G Dm7 The Children of the summer's end Em Am Gathered in the dampened grass Bm A# We played Our songs and felt the London sky C G Resting on our hands it was God's land C G Dm7 It was ragged and naive it was Heaven G Dm7 Touch, We touched the very soul Em Am Of holding each and every life Bm A# We claimed the very source of joy ran through C G It didn't, but it seemed that way C G D# C I kissed a lot of people that day C Em Oh, to capture just one drop C7 Am7 F Of all the ecstasy that swept that afternoon G F C To paint that love upon a white balloon Em C7 And fly it from the toppest top of all the tops Am7 F That man has pushed beyond his brain G F C Satori must be something just the same D Dmaj7 We scanned the skies with rainbow eyes D7 D6 G6 And saw machines of every shape and size A G D We talked with tall Venusians passing through Dmaj7 And Peter tried to climb aboard D7 D6 But the Captain shook his head G6 And away they soared A G D Climbing through the ivory vibrant cloud A G D Someone passed some bliss among the crowd A G And We walked back to the road, unchained D C The sun machine is coming down, G D and we're gonna have a party, ah ah ah - x4 You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  Am  A#  Am7  C  C7  D  Dm  D#  Dmaj7  D6  D7  Dm7  Em  F  G  G6  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 "Memory of a Free Festival" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Memory of a Free Festival" by David Bowie.