David Bowie - Oh! You Pretty Things: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Oh! You Pretty Things" 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 Oh! You Pretty Things 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 "Oh! You Pretty Things" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

G           G/D     D
Wake up you sleepy head
Esus4                     Em
Put on some clothes shake off your bed
 G                      D
Put another log on the fire for me
A                             E
I've made some breakfast and coffee
 G                   D
Look out my window, what do I see
B/D#                     Em            G7/F   C/E
A crack in the sky and a hand reaching down to me
         A7/E             D7
All the nightmares came today
                                G
And it looks as though they're here to stay

What are we coming to
No room for me, no fun for you
I think about a world to come
Where the books were found by the Golden ones
Written in pain, written in awe
By a puzzled man who questioned what we were here for
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay

Chorus:
G       D/F#       Em7
Oh you pretty things
           G7/D                     C                 G
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
G      D/F#        Em7
Oh you pretty things
          G7/D                      C                 G
Don't you know you're driving your mamas and papas insane?
        A7
Let me make it plain
D7                      C7          G
Gotta make way for the homo superior

Look out at your children
See their faces in golden rays
Don't kid yourself, they belong to you
They're the start of the coming race
The earth is a bitch, we've finished our news
Homo Sapiens have outgrown their use
All the strangers came today
And it looks as though they're here to stay


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A7

Guitar chord A7

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

D7

Guitar chord D7

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

Esus4

Guitar chord Esus4

Em7

Guitar chord Em7

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

G7

Guitar chord G7

B

Guitar chord B

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 "Oh! You Pretty Things" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Oh! You Pretty Things" by David Bowie.

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