Man Who Sold The World

by David Bowie

Date Added
8/9/2025
**Chords:**
Am  C  G  F
Am  C  G  F

Am                       C  
We passed upon the stair,  
G                       F  
We spoke of was and when.  
Am                      C  
Although I wasn't there,  
G                         F  
He said I was his friend.  
Am                    C  
Which came as some surprise,  
G                       F  
I spoke into his eyes.  
Am                      C  
I thought you died alone,  
G                       F  
A long, long time ago.  

Am                     C  
Oh no, not me,  
G                       F  
I never lost control.  
Am                     C  
You're face to face  
G                       F  
With the man who sold the world.  

Am                       C  
I laughed and shook his hand,  
G                        F  
And made my way back home.  
Am                     C  
I searched for form and land,  
G                       F  
For years and years I roamed.  
Am                      C  
I gazed a gazeless stare,  
G                             F  
We walked a million hills.  
Am                      C  
I must have died alone,  
G                       F  
A long, long time ago.  

Am                     C  
Oh no, not me,  
G                       F  
I never lost control.  
Am                     C  
You're face to face  
G                       F  
With the man who sold the world.