Absolute Beginners tab - david bowie

From mario@sun.com (Mario Dorion - Sun Montreal SE)
Subject: Re: REQ: Absolute Beginners
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Date: Tue, 25 May 1993 13:28:50 GMT

In article 29313@ibr.cs.tu-bs.de, niko@ramz.ing.tu-bs.de (Nikolaus Andresen) writ
es:

             Hi everybody !!!
     I'm looking for the text and the chords of the song
     'Absolute Beginners'  by David Bowie.
      (title song of the motion picture 'Absolute Beginners')
      
      I'd also be glad if somebody would only post the text.
      Thanks a lot  !!!
           
                                            Niko

Here it is, in CHORD format.

Mario Dorion - SUN Montreal - CHORD co-author



{title: Absolute Beginners}
{subtitle: David Bowie}
 Transcribed by Mario Dorion (Mario.Dorion@Canada.Sun.Com).

 Format is for the "chord" (or "chopro") PostScript chord formatting utility.
 Chord V1.2 is a public domain utility developped by
   Martin.Leclerc@Canada.Sun.Com and Mario.Dorion@Canada.Sun.Com

 Syntax of "define" instructions is:
   define: chord_name base-fret high-E-str B-str G-str D-str A-str low-E-str

{define: C#m 1 0 2 1 2 0 -1}
{define: Gdim 1 3 2 3 2 -1 -1}
{define: F#7 1 2 2 2 3 -1 -1}
{define: G 3 1 1 2 3 3 1}
[D]I've nothing much to [Bm]offer, [C#m]there's nothing much to [Gdim]take      [
F#7]
[G]I'm an absolute be[D]ginner, [C]but I'm absolutely [Bm]sane [Em]          [A]

[D]As long as we're to[Bm]gether, [C#m]the rest may go to [Gdim]hell      [F#7]
[G]I absolutely [D]love you, [C]but we're absolute be[Bm]ginners
[G]With eyes completely [D]open, [F#]but nervous all the [A]same

{start_of_chorus}
[Em]If   [A]our [D]love song could fly over [G]mountain
Could laugh at the [Bm]ocean, just like the f[F#]ilms
[Em]There's [A]no [D]reason to feel all the [G]hard times
To lay down the [Bm]hard lines, it's absolutely [A]true
{end_of_chorus}

[D]Nothing much could [Bm]happen, [C#m]nothing we can't [Gdim]shake      [F#7]
[G]Though we're absolute be[D]ginners, [C]with nothing much at [Bm]stake [Em]    
      [A]

[D]As long as you're still [Bm]smiling, [C#m]there's nothing more I [Gdim]need   
   [F#7]
[G]I absolutely [D]love you, [C]but we're absolute be[Bm]ginners
[G]But if my love is [D]your love, [F#]we're certain to suc[A]ceed

{comment: chorus}

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Video Absolute Beginners

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
DAVID BOWIE, LIVE, BBC 2000, ABSOLUTE BEGINNERS

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
1986 - Original videoclip of this wonderful song

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Virgin UK (P) 2006 The copyright in this audiovisual recording is owned by Jones Music licenced to Palace (Absolute Beginners) Ltd/Virgin Records Ltd

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners
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Absolute Beginners - David Bowie
This video is the original clip from the movie with the same name, the movie is some kinda hard to find anyone got it? so enjoy this one!!