Seven Chords
by David Bowie
Seven by David Bowie is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, G, Am, Am/G, Ab, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C F C G
C G
I forgot what my father said
Am Am/G F
I forgot what he said
C G
I forgot what my mother said
Am Am/G F
As we lay upon your bed
Ab Am
A city full of flowers
Ab F
A city full of rain
C G
I got seven days to live my life
Am Am/G F
Or seven ways to die
C G
I forgot what my brother said
Am Am/G F
I forgot what he said
C G
I don't regret anything at all
Am Am/G F
I remember how we wept
Ab Am
On a bridge of violent people
Ab F
I was small enough to cry
C G
I got seven days to live my life
Am Am/G F
Or seven ways to die
D G
Hold my face before you
E Am Am/G
Still my trembling heart
C G
I got seven days to live my life
Am Am/G F
Or seven ways to die
(Here you go back to the intro)
The gods forgot they made me
So I forgot them too
I listen to their shadows
I play among their graves
My heart was never broken
My patience never tried
I got seven days to live my life
Or seven ways to die
Seven days to live my life
Or seven ways to die
Seven, Seven, Seven
Seven, Seven, Seven
Seven, Seven, Seven