The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell

David Bowie

Composed by: David Bowie / Reeves Gabrels
key: C Tuning: E A D G B E
Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

10bu12rb10 = bend up from 10 to 12 and then release
~~ = vibrato


[Intro]
Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Verse 1]
F
What to wear?
F
What to say?
F
What to do on a sunny day?
F
Who the phone?
F
Who to fight?
F
Who to dance with on a sunday night?


[Pre-Chorus]
F
I'm reaching the very edge you know
F
Reaching the very edge
F
I'm going to the other side this time
F
Reaching the very edge


[Chorus]
C                              Ab
You're still breathing but you don't know why
 C                G
Life's a bit and sometimes you die
 C                              Ab
You're still breathing but you just can't tell
C
Don't hold your breath
          G
But the pretty things are going to hell


[Post-Chorus]
 C
I am a drug, I am a dragon
 F
I am the best jazz you ever seen
 F
I am the dragon, I am the sky
 C
I am the blood at the corner of your eye
 C
I found the secrets I found gold
 F
I find you out before you grow old
 F
I find you out before you grow old

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Verse 2]
 F
What is eternal? What is damned?
 F
What is clay and what is sand?
 F
Who to diss? Who to trust?
 F
Who to listen to? Who to suss?


[Pre-Chorus]
 F
I'm reaching the very edge you know
 F
Reaching the very edge
 F
I'm going to the other side this time
 F
Reaching the very edge


[Chorus]
  C                              Ab
You're still breathing but you don't know why
  C                  G
Life's a bit and sometimes you die
   C                            Ab
You're still breathing but you just can't tell
  C
Don't hold your breath
           G
But the pretty things are going to hell


[Post-Chorus]
 C
I am the dragon, I am the drug
 F
I am your best jazz you've ever heard
 F
I am the dragon, I'm the sky
 C
I am the blood at the corner of your eye
 C
I found the secrets I found gold
 F
I found you out before you grow old
 F
I found you out before you grow old

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Outro]
  F
The pretty things are going to hell

They wore it out but they wore it well

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

  F
The pretty things are going to hell

They wore it out but they wore it well

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

  F
The pretty things are going to hell

They wore it out but they wore it well

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

  F
The pretty things are going to hell

They wore it out but they wore it well

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


[Instrumental]
C Ab C G C Ab C G

  C                             Ab
You're still breathing but you don't know why
   C                            Ab
You're still breathing but you just can't tell
  C
Don't hold your breath
           G
But the pretty things are going to hell

Riff:
   C
E|---------------------------------|
B|--10b| u12rb10--10~~----10----9~~--|
G|-------------------12----12------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
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