The Man Who Sold The World

by David Bowie

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

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

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

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

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

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