After All Cifras

David Bowie - After All
Album: The Man Who Sold the World (1970)
Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
 
 
Em               Em7          A              Am   Em  Em7 F
Please trip them gently, they don't like to fall (Oh, by  jingo)
        Em          Em7          A        Am     Em  Em7 F
There's no room for anger, we're all very small (Oh, by  jingo)
 
       C                      G                              E
We're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies,
E7        Am   Am7/G
From paradise
         D7/F#                        Em
But they think that we're holding a secretive ball.
       F                            G
Won't someone invite them, they're just taller children
       Am  Am7/G
That's all
      D7/F#  Fmaj7
After all
 
Em         Em7      A           Am    Em  Em7 F
Man is an obstacle, sad as the clown (Oh, by  jingo)
   Em         Em7             A              Am   Em  Em7 F
So hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down (Oh, by  jingo)
 
      C                    G                         E
Some people are marching together and some on their own
E7       Am   Am7/G
Quite alone
D7/F#                     Em
Others are running, the smaller ones crawl
       F                          G
But some sit in silence, they're just older children
       Am  Am7/G
That's all
      D7/F#    Fmaj7
After all
 
Middle section:
F#m  F#m7  B  D  F#m G (x2)
 
   C                       G                   E     E7
I sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords,
        Am   Am7/G
With my words
      D7/F#                      Em
I've borrowed your time and I'm sorry I called
          F                               G                   Am   Am7/G
But the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children at all
      D7/F#    Fmaj7
After all
 
Em              Em7        A            Am   Em  Em7 F
Live till your rebirth and do what you will (Oh, by  jingo)
   Em            Em7         A          Am   Em  Em7 F
Forget all I've said, please bear me no ill (Oh, by  jingo)
 
After all, after all
(Em Em7 A Am , repeat until end)
 
 
Em:          Em7:         E:           E7:          F:           Fmaj7:
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A:           Am:          Am7/G:       D7/F#:       G:           C:
x-0-2-2-2-0  x-0-2-2-1-0  3-0-2-0-1-0  2-x-0-2-1-2  3-2-0-0-3-3  x-3-2-0-1-0
F#m:         F#m7:        D:           G (barred):  B:
2-4-4-2-2-2  2-4-4-2-5-2  x-x-0-2-3-2  3-5-5-4-3-3  x-2-4-4-4-2
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