[Intro]
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Cadd9</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">G/A</b>
[Verse 1]
<b class="chord">G</b>
Now Ziggy played guitar,
<b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
Jamming good with Weird and Gilly,
<b class="chord">B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
And the Spiders from Mars.
<b class="chord">G</b>
He played it left hand,
<b class="chord">Em</b>
But made it too far.
<b class="chord">A</b>
Became the special man,
<b class="chord">C</b>
Then we were Ziggy's band.
[Verse 2]
<b class="chord">G</b>
Ziggy really sang,
<b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
screwed up eyes and screwed down hairdo,
<b class="chord">B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
like some cat from Japan.
<b class="chord">G</b>
He could lick 'em by smiling,
<b class="chord">Em</b>
he could leave them to hang.
<b class="chord">A</b>
They came on so loaded, man,
<b class="chord">C</b>
well hung, snow white tan....
[Chorus]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">F5</b> <b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
So where were the spiders,
<b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">F5</b> <b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
While the fly tried to break our balls?
<b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">F5</b>
Just the beer light to guide us,
<b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Dsus2</b>
so we bitched about his fans
<b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">E</b>
and should we crush his sweet hands?
[Interlude]
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Cadd9</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">G/A</b>
[Verse 3]
<b class="chord">G</b>
Ziggy played for time,
<b class="chord">Bm</b> <b class="chord">C</b>
Jiving us that we were voodoo.
<b class="chord">B</b> <b class="chord">C</b> <b class="chord">D</b>
The kids were just crass,
<b class="chord">G</b>
He was the nazz,
<b class="chord">Em</b>
With God given ass.
<b class="chord">A</b>
He took it all too far,
<b class="chord">C</b>
But, boy, Could he play guitar!
[Chorus 2]
<b class="chord">Am</b> <b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">F5</b> <b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Making love with his ego,
<b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">F5</b> <b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">Am</b>
Ziggy sucked up into his mind,
<b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">F5</b>
Like a leper Messiah,
<b class="chord">G5</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Dsus2</b>
When the kids had killed the man
<b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">E</b>
I had to break up the band!
[Interlude]
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Cadd9</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">G/A</b>
[Outro]
<b class="chord">G</b> <b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Cadd9</b> <b class="chord">G/B</b> <b class="chord">G/A</b> <b class="chord">G</b>
Yeah... ooo....
<b class="chord">D</b> <b class="chord">Cadd9</b> <b class="chord">G</b>
ZIGGY PLAYED GUITAR!