Intro
Cm G#/C D#/A# G#maj7 G#m
[VERSE 1]
Cm G#
Whilst his mother's womb contained the growing Baal
Gm/A#
Even then the sky was waiting quiet and pale
Fm
Naked, young, immensely marvellous
G7 Cm
Like Baal loved it, when he came to us
[VERSE 2]
Cm G#
That same sky remained with him in joy and care
Gm/A#
Even when Baal slept peaceful and unaware
Fm
At night a lilac sky, a drunken Baal
G7 Cm
Turning pious as the sky grows pale
[VERSE 3]
Cm G#
So through hospital, cathedral, whiskey bar
Gm/A# Gm
Baal kept moving onwards and just let things go
Fm
When Baal's tired, boys, Baal cannot fall far
G7/B Cm
He will have his sky down there below
[LINK 1]
Cm G#/C D#/A# G#maj7 G#m
[VERSE 4]
C#m A
When the sinners congregate in shame together
G#m
Baal lay naked, revelling in their distress
Fb Gbm
Only sky, a sky that will go on forever
G#7 C#m
Formed a blanket for his nakedness
[VERSE 5]
C#m A
And that lusty girl, the world, who'll laugh and yield
G#m
To the men who'll stand the pressure of her thighs
Fb Gbm
Sometimes gave him love-bites, such as can't be healed
G#7 C#m
Baal survived it, he just used his eyes
[VERSE 6]
C#m A
And when Baal saw lots of corpses scattered round
G#m/Cb
He felt twice the thrill, despite the lack of room
Fb Gbm
"Space enough" said Baal, "they're not thick on the ground
G#7 C#m
Space enough within this woman's womb"
[LINK 2]
C#m G#/C G#m/Cb Gb/A# Gbm/A G#7 G#7
[VERSE 7]
Cm G#
Any vice for Baal has got its useful side
Gm
It's the man who practice it, he can't abide
Fm
Vices have their point, once you see it as such
G7 Cm
Stick to two for one will be too much
[VERSE 8]
Cm G#
Slackness, softness are the sort of things to shun
D#/A# D#/G
Nothing could be harder than the quest for fun
Fm/G#
Lots of strength is needed and experience too
G7/B Cm
Swollen bellies can embarrass you
[LINK 3]
Cm G#/C D#/A# G#maj7 G#m
[VERSE 9]
C#m A
Under gloomy stars and this poor veil of tears
G#m/Cb
Baal will graze a pasture till it disappears
Gbm
Once it's been digested to the forest's teeth
G#7 C#m
Baal trod singing for a well earned sleep
[VERSE 10]
C#m A
Baal can spot the vultures in the stormy sky
G#m/Cb
As they wait up there to see if Baal will die
Fb Gbm
Sometimes Baal pretends he's dead, but vultures swoop
G#7 C#m
Baal in silence dines on vulture-soup
[VERSE 11]
C#m A
When the dark womb drags him down to its prize
G#m/Cb
What's the world still mean to Baal, he's overfed
Fb Gbm
So much sky is lurking still behind his eyes
G#7 C#m
He'll just have enough sky when he's dead
[LINK 4]
C#m G#/C G#m/Cb Gb/A# Gbm/A G#7 G#7
[VERSE 12]
Cm G#
Once the Earth's dark womb engulfed the rotting Baal
Gm/A#
Even then the sky was up there, quiet and pale
Fm
Naked, young, immensely marvellous
G7 Cm
Like Baal loved it when he lived with us
- 1. Chord Gitar David Bowie - Baals Hymn Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar E)
- 2. Ganti Chord Gitar David Bowie - Baals Hymn Kunci Dasar - Chords.id (Nada Dasar E)
- 3. Author Lagu Andra Ramadhan