After All chords by David Bowie

David Bowie - After All
Album: The Man Who Sold the World (1970)

Tuning: Standard E

Em        Em7      A       Am  Em   F
Please trip them gently, they don't like to fall (Oh by jingo)
Em          Em7     A    Am   Em   F
There's no room for anger, we're all very small (Oh by jingo)

    C           G               E
We're painting our faces and dressing in thoughts from the skies,
E7    Am  Am7/G
From paradise
     D7/F#            Em
But they think that we're holding a secretive ball.
    F              G
Won't someone invite them, they're just taller children
    Am Am7/G
That's all
   D7/F# Fmaj7
After all

Em     Em7    A     Am   Em   F
Man is an obstacle, sad as the clown (Oh by jingo)
  Em    Em7       A       Am  Em   F
So hold on to nothing, and he won't let you down (Oh by jingo)
   C          G             E
Some people are marching together and some on their own
E7    Am  Am7/G
Quite alone
D7/F#           Em
Others are running, the smaller ones crawl
    F             G
But some sit in silence, they're just older children
    Am Am7/G
That's all
   D7/F#  Fmaj7
After all

Middle section: F#m F#m7 B D F#m G (x2)

  C            G          E   E7
I sing with impertinence, shading impermanent chords,
    Am  Am7/G
With my words
   D7/F#           Em
I've borrowed your time and I'm sorry I called
     F                G          Am  Am7/G
But the thought just occurred that we're nobody's children at all
   D7/F#  Fmaj7
After all

Em        Em7    A      Am  Em  F
Live till your rebirth and do what you will (Oh by jingo)
Em        Em7     A     Am  Em   F
Forget all I've said, please bear me no ill (Oh by jingo)

After all, after all (Em Em7 A Am, repeat until end)

Em:     Em7:     E:      E7:     F:      Fmaj7:
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A:      Am:     Am7/G:    D7/F#:    G:      C:
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F#m:     F#m7:    D:      G (barred): B:
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