The Man Who Sold the World chords
by David Bowie
- Writer: David Bowie - English singer/songwriter & actor.
- Recorded: May 4 & 22, 1970
- Released: Nov 4, 1970
- Album: The Man Who Sold the World
- Music: Dm in 4/4 time at 116 bpm (♩)
- Chords: Dm, F, Gm, A7, Bbm, C
- See Guitar Tab Intro below
Chart Legend
Numbered Circles: Fingers used to play chords O: Optional Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note
Barre Line: One finger holds down multiple strings R: Root Note
Unmarked strings: Play open X: Don't play string B: Bass Note














The Man Who Sold the World
The relative Major of Dm is F Major which is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
A Dm F
Intro: 4/4 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 |
Dm A7
1. We passed upon the stair
Dm
We spoke of was and when | (al-)|
Dm A7
Al-though I wasn't there
F
He said I was his friend | |
F C
Which came as some sur-prise
Gm A
I spoke in-to his eyes
Dm
I thought you died a-lone
C
A long long time a-go | 𝄎 |
C F
Chorus: Oh no, not me
Bbm F
I nev-er lost con-trol
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A Dm F
With the man who sold the world | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 |
Dm A7
2. I laughed and shook his hand
Dm
And made my way back home | (I)|
A7
I searched for form and land
F
For years and years I roamed | |
F C
I gazed a gaze-ly stare
Gm A
At all the mil-lions here
Dm
We must have died a-lone
C
A long long time a-go | 𝄎 |
C F
Chorus: Who knows, not me
Bbm F
We nev-er lost con-trol
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A
With the man who sold the (world)
A Dm F C F C Dm
| world | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | / / | / / | | 𝄎 |
C F
Chorus: Who knows, not me
Bbm F
We nev-er lost con-trol
C F
You're face to face
Bbm A
With the man who sold the (world)
A Dm F C F C Dm
Outro: ||: world | 𝄎 | | 𝄎 | / / | / / | | 𝄎 :||... repeat to fade
Ah... Ah... Ah... Ah...
Guitar Tab Intro

- Ashes To Ashes
- Changes
- Golden Years
- Heroes
- Lazarus
- Space Oddity
- Starman
- Suffragette City
- The Man Who Sold The World