David Bowie - Quicksand
Album: Hunky Dory (1971)

Transcribed by Jon Malmin (jogusmal@hotmail.com)
Tuning: Standard E
This is how I play Quicksand... This is very close to the album version.
The dim-chords are shown at the bottom of the page, if you need them.

[Intro]

   
   

    
I'm closer to 

the Golden Daw

n
              
Immersed in Cr

              
owley's unifor

         
m of imagery
     
I'm living in 

a silent film
              
Portraying Him

              
mler's sacred 

            
realm of dream

 reality
                                   
I'm frightened by the total goal,   drawing to the ragged hole

            
e|---3-----3--
B|-----4-----4
G|-3-----3----
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

              
---3-----3----
-----4-----4--
-3-----3-----3
--------------
--------------
--------------

         
-3----|---5---
---4--|-----6-
-----3|-5-----
------|-------
------|-------
------|-------

--5-----5-----
----6-----6---
5-----5-----5-
--------------
--------------
--------------

5-----5------|
--6-----6----|
----5-----5--|
-------------|
-------------|
-------------|

             
And I ain't go

            
t the power an

  
ymore
             
No I ain't got

              
 the power any

      
more

          
I'm the twiste

d name on Garb

o's eyes
              
I'm living pro

              
of of Churchil

             
l's lies, I'm 

destiny
     
I'm torn betwe

en the light a

nd dark
              
Where others s

              
ee their targe

           
ts, divine sym

metry
 
Should I kiss 

the viper's fa

ng
    
Or herald loud

 the death of 

Man
             
I'm sinking in

           
 the quicksand

          
 of my thought
             
And I ain't go

              
t the power an

 
ymore


[BRIDGE]

            
Don't believe 

      
in yourself
         
Don't deceive 

       
with belief
          
Knowledge come

              
s with death's

     
 release
         
Aaah, aaah, aa

     
ah, aaah
        
Aaah, aaah, aa

    
ah, aaaha

             
I'm not a prop

            
het or a stone

 age man
              
Just a mortal 

              
with potential

              
 of a superman

       
, I'm living o

n
             
I'm tethered t

      
o the logic of

 Homo Sapien
              
Can't take my 

              
eyes from the 

              
great salvatio

     
n of bullshit 

faith
      
If I don't exp

lain what you 

ought to know
         
You can tell m

e all about it

 on the next B

ardo
             
I'm sinking in

           
 the quicksand

         
 of my thought
             
And I ain't go

              
t the power an

  
ymore


[BRIDGE]

            
Don't believe 

      
in yourself
         
Don't deceive 

       
with belief
          
Knowledge come

              
s with death's

     
 release
         
Aaah, aaah, aa

     
ah, aaah
           
Aaah, aaah, aa

     
ah, aaaha

            
Don't believe 

      
in yourself
         
Don't deceive 

       
with belief
          
Knowledge come

              
s with death's

     
 release
         
Aaah, aaah, aa

     
ah, aaah
        
Aaah, aaah, aa

    
ah, aaaha

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