David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Ziggy Stardust" 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 Ziggy Stardust 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 "Ziggy Stardust" smoothly on your guitar.

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

G
Now Ziggy played guitar,
Bm                           C
Jamming good with Weird and Gilly,
                      D
And the Spiders from Mars.
                   G
He played it left hand,
                 Em
But made it too far.
             Am
Became the special man,
              C
Then we were Ziggy's band.

Ziggy really sang
Screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo
Like some cat from Japan
He could lick 'em by smiling
He could leave 'em to hang
He came on so loaded, man,
Well hung, snow white tan

Chorus:

Am  G               F    G Am
So where were the spiders,
            G            F            G Am
While the fly tried to break our balls?
          G             F
Just the beer light to guide us,
       D
so we bitched about his fans
                E
and should we crush his sweet hands?

Ziggy played for time
Jiving us that we were Voodoo
The kids was just crass
He was the naz
With God-given ass
He took it all too far
But boy, could he play guitar

Chorus:
Making love with his ego
Ziggy sucked up into his mind (ah)
Like a leper messiah
When the kids had killed a man
I had to break up the band


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

Am

Guitar chord Am

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord 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 "Ziggy Stardust" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie.

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