• Song:

    Thursdays Child

  • Artist:

    David Bowie

THURSDAY'S CHILD from Hours


INTRO:  F#  D#m7  C#  B
        F# (244322@1)D#m7  C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)

F# (244322@1)      E (022100@1)                F#All (244322@1)of my life I've tried so hard
         C# (x43121@1)             DDoing (xx0232@1)my best with what I had
             C# (x43121@1)             D (xx0232@1)  G#Nothing (xx1114@1)much happened all the same
F# (244322@1)       E (022100@1)            F#Something (244322@1)about me stood apart
             C# (x43121@1)                DA (xx0232@1)whisper of hope that seemed to fail
          C# (x43121@1)                 G#Maybe (xx1114@1)I'm born right out of my time
         B (x2444x@1)           F#Breaking (244322@1)my life in two
 

CHORUS 1:
F# (244322@1)       C# (x43121@1)  
Throw me tomorrow
B (x2444x@1)           G# (xx1114@1)         F#Now (244322@1)that I've really got a chance
           C#Throw (x43121@1)me tomorrow
Bb (x1333x@1)         G# (xx1114@1)         F#Everything's (244322@1)falling into place
           C#Throw (x43121@1)me tomorrow
B (x2444x@1)       G# (xx1114@1)           F#Seeing (244322@1)my past to let it go
           C#Throw (x43121@1)me tomorrow
Bb (x1333x@1)     G# (xx1114@1)  F# (244322@1)    BOnly (x2444x@1)for you I don't regret
           F#That (244322@1)I was Thursday's child


D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                 F#Monday, (244322@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                 F#Monday, (244322@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was

 
            E (022100@1)               F#Sometimes (244322@1)I cried my heart to sleep
          C# (x43121@1)              DShuffling (xx0232@1)days and lonesome nights
             C# (x43121@1)               D (xx0232@1) G#Sometimes (xx1114@1)my courage fell to my feet
F# (244322@1)      E (022100@1)          F#Lucky (244322@1)old sun is in my sky
           C# (x43121@1)              DNothing (xx0232@1)prepared me for your smile
             C# (x43121@1)           G#Lighting (xx1114@1)the darkness of my soul
             B (x2444x@1)      F#Innocence (244322@1)in your arms

 
CHORUS  2

 
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                  F#Monday, (244322@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was Thursday's Child
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                  F#Monday, (244322@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was Thursday's Child
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                 F#Monday, (244322@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                 F#Monday, (244322@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     B (x2444x@1)                 D#m7  C# (x43121@1)B (x2444x@1)
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday born I was
D#m7    C# (x43121@1)     BMonday, (x2444x@1)Tuesday, Wednesday born I was

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CHORDS:  EADGBE
         ------
B (x2444x@1)      X24442
D (xx0232@1)      XX0232
C# (x43121@1)     X46664
Bb (x1333x@1)     X13331
E (022100@1)      022100
F# (244322@1)     244322
G# (xx1114@1)     466544
D#m7     X68676

Martin Lorimer has this to say:
"I'm sure most of the C# are C#m in the verse and first bit of chorus. and some 
of the G# are minors as well. The D#m7 also sounds better as a minor chord." 

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