David Bowie - Time Will Crawl: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Time Will Crawl" 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 Time Will Crawl 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 "Time Will Crawl" smoothly on your guitar.
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Bm G I've never sailed on a sea Bm A I would not challenge a giant Bm G I could not take on the church Time will crawl Bm A 'Til the 21st century lose Bm G I know a government man Bm A He was as blind as the moon, and he Bm G He saw the sun in the night Bm A He took a top-gun pilot and heâ Bm G He made him fly through a hole Bm A 'Til he grew real old, and heâ Bm G And he never came down Bm A He just flew till he burst Chorus: Bm Time will crawl G 'Til our mouths run dry Bm Time will crawl A 'Til our feet grow small Bm Time will crawl G 'Til our tails fall off Bm Time will crawl A 'Til the 21st century lose I saw a black, black stream Full of white eyed fish And a drowning man With no eyes at all I felt a warm, warm breeze That melted metal and steel I got a bad migraine That lasted three long years And the pills that I took Made my fingers disappear Chorus: Time will crawl Time will crawl Time will crawl 'Til the 21st century lose Bm Time will crawl A Hm G Time will crawl You were a talented child You came to live in our town We never bothered to scream When your mask went off We only smelt the gas As we lay down to sleep Time will crawl And our heads bowed down Time will crawl And our eyes fall out Time will crawl And the streets run red Time will crawl 'Til the twenty-first century lose Chorus: And our mouths run dry Time will crawl And our feet grow small Time will crawl And our tails fall off Time will crawl 'Til the twenty-first century lose And our heads bowed down Time will crawl And our eyes fall out Time will crawl And the streets run red Time will crawl 'Til the twenty-first century lose Time will crawl For the crazy child Time will crawl We'll give every life 'Til the twenty-first century lose For the crackpot notion You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  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 "Time Will Crawl" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Time Will Crawl" by David Bowie.