How Does The Grass Grow

David Bowie

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Intro:      Theres a graveyard by the station Where the girls wear nylon skirts and Sandals from Hungary The boys ride their Riga 1s Upon the little hill Such sadness and grief The trees die standing Thats where we made our trysts And struggled with our guns Would you still love me If the clocks could go backwards The girls would fill with blood and The grass would be green again Remember the dead They were so great Some of them e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya How does the grass grow Blood blood blood e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10--(x2)--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya Where do the boys lie Mud mud mud How does the grass grow Blood blood blood Solo:          But I lived a blind life A white face in prison But you made a life out of nothing Now I ride my black horse I miss you more Than youll ever ever know Waiting with my red eyes And my stone heart e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya How does the grass grow Blood blood blood e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10--(x2)--| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya Where do the boys lie Mud mud mud How does the grass grow Blood blood blood I gaze in defeat At the stars in the night The light in my life burnt away There will be no tomorrow Then you sigh in your sleep And meaning returns with the day e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-8---10--11--10----1----4-3---4---6----8--6--4--1-----1----4-3---4---6----8---10--11--10--(x2)--| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya ya Ya ya ya ya ya ya Where do the boys lie Mud mud mud How does the grass grow Blood blood blood Solo Chords:               e|-------------------| B|-------------------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-8---10--11--10----| E|-------------------| Outro:     (2x)

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La chanson évoque une mélancolie profonde et des souvenirs empreints de nostalgie. Elle dépeint un paysage où se mêlent la jeunesse, l'amour perdu et la violence, le tout symbolisé par un cimetière. Les paroles réfléchissent sur la vie et la mort, avec une question poignante sur l’amour qui persiste même face à la tragédie. Le contexte semble refléter une époque où la confusion et la douleur sont omniprésentes, avec des références à la guerre et à la perte. Il y a une quête désespérée de sens et de beauté, incarnée par l'idée que même derrière la souffrance, la nature continue de se renouveler, avec une ironie tragique.