this is one of my favourite bowie songs of all time.  it is off of the great
and enigmatic album -diamond dogs-.  it post-cedes 1984.  bowie is just so
great.  but anyway, here we go:

(music starts, bass plays an A note)

BmBm Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 

don~t talk of dust and roses
BmBm Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

or should we powder our noses?
AA Piano Chord 
              GG Piano Chord 

don~t live for last year~s capers
DD Piano Chord 
                             EE Piano Chord 

give me steel, give me steel, give me pulses unreal

BmBm Piano Chord 
            AA Piano Chord 

we~ll build a glass asylum
BmBm Piano Chord 
          AA Piano Chord 

with just a hint of mayhem
AA Piano Chord 
              GG Piano Chord 

you~ll build a better whirlpool
DD Piano Chord 
                            EE Piano Chord 

we~ll be living from sin, then we can really begin

DD Piano Chord 
              GG Piano Chord 
          DD Piano Chord 
      GG Piano Chord 

please savior, save your shores
DD Piano Chord 
            GG Piano Chord 
           GbGb Piano Chord 
      AA Piano Chord 

help me, i~m graphically yours

BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to claim us, some one to follow
BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to shame us, some brave apollo
BmBm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 

some one to fool us, some one like you

EE Piano Chord 
                   D-B5-A
we want you big brother, big brother

break: Bm   A   G    Bm   A   G   Bm   A   G
EE Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 
     EE Piano Chord 
    GG Piano Chord 


GG Piano Chord 
                       EmEm Piano Chord 

i know you think you~re awful square
CC Piano Chord 
                         GG Piano Chord 

that you~ve made every one and you~ve been everywhere
CC Piano Chord 
                  GG Piano Chord 
              DD Piano Chord 
                 AA Piano Chord 

lord, i~d take an overdose if you knew what~s going down

BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to claim us, some one to follow
BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to shame us, some brave apollo
BmBm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 

some one to fool us, some one like you
BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to claim us, some one to follow
BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to shame us, some brave apollo
BmBm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 

some one to fool us, some one like you
BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to claim us, some one to follow
BmBm Piano Chord 
        GG Piano Chord 
           AA Piano Chord 

some one to shame us, some brave apollo
BmBm Piano Chord 
       GG Piano Chord 
             AA Piano Chord 

some one to fool us, some one like you

EE Piano Chord 

we want you big brother

(this song submerges into the chant to big brother, which i will not
transcribe.  comment, questions, answers, direct your attention to

bye-bye