Intro
Fm C#/F G#/D# C#maj7 C#m
[VERSE 1]
Fm C#
Whilst his mother's womb contained the growing Baal
Cm/D#
Even then the sky was waiting quiet and pale
A#m
Naked, young, immensely marvellous
C7 Fm
Like Baal loved it, when he came to us
[VERSE 2]
Fm C#
That same sky remained with him in joy and care
Cm/D#
Even when Baal slept peaceful and unaware
A#m
At night a lilac sky, a drunken Baal
C7 Fm
Turning pious as the sky grows pale
[VERSE 3]
Fm C#
So through hospital, cathedral, whiskey bar
Cm/D# Cm
Baal kept moving onwards and just let things go
A#m
When Baal's tired, boys, Baal cannot fall far
C7/E Fm
He will have his sky down there below
[LINK 1]
Fm C#/F G#/D# C#maj7 C#m
[VERSE 4]
F#m D
When the sinners congregate in shame together
C#m
Baal lay naked, revelling in their distress
A Cbm
Only sky, a sky that will go on forever
C#7 F#m
Formed a blanket for his nakedness
[VERSE 5]
F#m D
And that lusty girl, the world, who'll laugh and yield
C#m
To the men who'll stand the pressure of her thighs
A Cbm
Sometimes gave him love-bites, such as can't be healed
C#7 F#m
Baal survived it, he just used his eyes
[VERSE 6]
F#m D
And when Baal saw lots of corpses scattered round
C#m/Fb
He felt twice the thrill, despite the lack of room
A Cbm
"Space enough" said Baal, "they're not thick on the ground
C#7 F#m
Space enough within this woman's womb"
[LINK 2]
F#m C#/F C#m/Fb Cb/D# Cbm/D C#7 C#7
[VERSE 7]
Fm C#
Any vice for Baal has got its useful side
Cm
It's the man who practice it, he can't abide
A#m
Vices have their point, once you see it as such
C7 Fm
Stick to two for one will be too much
[VERSE 8]
Fm C#
Slackness, softness are the sort of things to shun
G#/D# G#/C
Nothing could be harder than the quest for fun
A#m/C#
Lots of strength is needed and experience too
C7/E Fm
Swollen bellies can embarrass you
[LINK 3]
Fm C#/F G#/D# C#maj7 C#m
[VERSE 9]
F#m D
Under gloomy stars and this poor veil of tears
C#m/Fb
Baal will graze a pasture till it disappears
Cbm
Once it's been digested to the forest's teeth
C#7 F#m
Baal trod singing for a well earned sleep
[VERSE 10]
F#m D
Baal can spot the vultures in the stormy sky
C#m/Fb
As they wait up there to see if Baal will die
A Cbm
Sometimes Baal pretends he's dead, but vultures swoop
C#7 F#m
Baal in silence dines on vulture-soup
[VERSE 11]
F#m D
When the dark womb drags him down to its prize
C#m/Fb
What's the world still mean to Baal, he's overfed
A Cbm
So much sky is lurking still behind his eyes
C#7 F#m
He'll just have enough sky when he's dead
[LINK 4]
F#m C#/F C#m/Fb Cb/D# Cbm/D C#7 C#7
[VERSE 12]
Fm C#
Once the Earth's dark womb engulfed the rotting Baal
Cm/D#
Even then the sky was up there, quiet and pale
A#m
Naked, young, immensely marvellous
C7 Fm
Like Baal loved it when he lived with us
- 1. Chord Gitar David Bowie - Baals Hymn Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar B)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar David Bowie - Baals Hymn Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar B)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan