David Bowie - Who Can I Be Now?: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Who Can I Be Now?" 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 Who Can I Be Now? 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 "Who Can I Be Now?" smoothly on your guitar.

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

D#           F          A#     F
Everybody's raised in blindness
D#      F              A# F
Everybody knows it's true
Gm         Gm/F#    Gm/F            Gm/E
Everybody feels that everything is real
D#          D        Gm  Gm/F
Any body's point of view

Nobody can break their bondage
Everyone can feel their chains
But even in my life I knew you found your sight
And nothing would be quite the same

       Gm/D#
Please help me

Chorus:
A# A#/A A#/G  A#/F D# D#/E F     F/F#
Who         can I be   now? You found me
Gm Gm/F Gm/D#    C      F   F/D#        F/D
Who          can I be? Fell apart, you found me
Now can I be   now? You found me
Now can I be real?

F/C        D#  F
 Can I be real?
D          D#  F A#
(Somebody real)

Hmm, if it's all a vast creation
Putting on a face that's new
Someone has to see, a role for him and me
Someone might as well be you

Up in heaven, any angel
Writes a special game to play
Oh oh, could we, could we
Make a star to snatch their angels, boy?
Played your role for every day

Please help me

Chorus:
Who can I be now?
You found me, Ooo
Can I be held apart?
You found me, now can I be?
Now you found me, now can I be real?
Can I be real?
(Can I be?)

Whooo, can I be Nooow you found me
Whoooo, can I be held apart you found me
Nooow can I be, nooow you found me

Noooow can I, can I be real?
Can I be?
Can I be?
You found me
Ooo, can I be real?
Ye ye yeah
Can I be?
You found Love
Can I be real?
Can, can I?


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

A#

Guitar chord A#

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Gm

Guitar chord Gm

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 "Who Can I Be Now?" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Who Can I Be Now?" by David Bowie.

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