The pretty things are going to hell
A ~ A ~
D - D
1. What to do ? What to say ?
D
What to do on a sunny day ?
D
Who to phone? Who to fight ?
D
Who to dance with on a Sunday night ?
D
- D
Reaching the very edge, you
know, reaching the very edge,
D
- D
Going to the
other side this time, reaching the
very edge.
A
F
You're still breathing, but
you don't know why,
A E
Life's a bit and sometimes you die.
A F
You're still breathing, but
you just can't tell,
A E A
don't
hold your breath 'cause the pretty things are going to hell.
A
I am a drug, I am a dragon,
D
I am the best jazz you've ever
seen.
D
I am a dragon, I am the sky,
A
I am the blood in the corner
of your eye.
A
I found the secrets, I found
gold,
D
I find you out before you grow
old,
D
+ A ~
A ~
I found you out before you
grow old.
D
2. What is eternal
? What is dammed ?
D
What is clay and what is sand ?
D
Who to dis ? Who to truss ?
D
Who to listen to, who to suss ?
D
- D
I'm reaching the very edge,
you know, I'm reaching the very edge,
D
- D
I'm going to the other side
this time,
I'm reaching the very edge.
A
F
You're still breathing, but
you don't know why,
A E
Life's a bit and sometimes you
die.
A
F
You're still breathing, but
you just can't tell,
A
E
A - A ~
don't
hold your breath 'cause the pretty things are going to hell.
D
The pretty things are going to
hell,
D
- A ~ A ~ + A - F - A - E
they
wore it out, but they wore it well. (4x)
A
F
You're still breathing, but
you just can't tell,
A
E
A
don't
hold your breath 'cause the pretty things are going to hell.
+ CHORUS + A ~ A
(orig.
= capo 3rd) (David Bowie)