David Bowie - Sons of the Silent Age: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Sons of the Silent Age" 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 Sons of the Silent Age 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 "Sons of the Silent Age" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G
Sons of the silent age
F
Stand on platforms blank looks and note books
G
Sit in back rows of city limits
        F
Lay in bed coming and going on easy terms

Sons of the silent age
Pace their rooms like a cell's dimension
Rise for a year or two then make war
Search through their one inch thoughts
Then decide it couldn't be done

Chorus:
D#          D             C#
Baby, I'll never let you go
       C            G#
All I see is all I know
            A#          D#
Let's take another way down
(sons of sound and sons of sound)
                  D             C#
Baby, baby, I'll never let you down
          C            G#
I can't stand another sound
            A#         D#
Let's find another way in
(sons of sound and sons of sound)

Sons of the silent age
Listen to tracks by Sam Therapy and King Dice
Sons of the silent age
They pick up in bars and cry only once

Sons of the silent age
Make love only once but dream and dream
They don't walk, they just glide in and out of life
They never die, they just go to sleep one day

Chorus
B
(Sons of sound and sons of sound)
                G#          D#
Baby, baby, baby, fire away!


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

C#

Guitar chord C#

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

G#

Guitar chord G#

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 "Sons of the Silent Age" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Sons of the Silent Age" by David Bowie.

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