Battle For Britain chords

David Bowie

Key: 

Simplify chords 

  			
Intro Starts around 0:39 
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verse 1 "My, my, the time to fly ..." 
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Pre-Chorus 1 "Don't be so forlorn ..." 
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Chorus 1 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." 
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Interlude 
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verse 2 "My, my, but time to fly ..." 
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Pre-Chorus 2 "Don't be so forlorn ..." 
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Chorus 2 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." 
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Piano Solo 
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Let it rewind and the go back to Chorus. 

Chorus 3 "Don't you let my letter get you down ..." 
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Outro 
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| .  Staccato 
| /  Slide up 
| \  Slide down 
| ~  Let ring 

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