CRACKED ACTOR by David Bowie written by David Bowie from the album ‘Aladdin Sane’

E*

E A D G B E 0 7 9 x x x

E* chords to begin – increasing in tempo

E F D-|-2---2-----------------2-|-3---3-0---0-----------3-| A-|-2---2-4---4-2---------2-|-3---3-3---3-3---------3-| E-|-0---0-0---0-0---------0-|-1---1-1---1-1---------1-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + |

G D-|-5---5-----------------5-|-----5-------------------| A-|-5---5-7-----5-----7---5-|-----5-7-----5-----------| E-|-3---3-3-----3-----3---3-|-----3-3-----3-----------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + |

E F D-|-2---2-----------------2-|-3---3-0---0-----------3-| A-|-2---2-4---4-2---------2-|-3---3-3---3-3---------3-| E-|-0---0-0---0-0---------0-|-1---1-1---1-1---------1-| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + |

G B G-|-------------------------|-----8-8---8-8---8-8-----| D-|-5---5-----------------5-|-----9-9---9-9---9-9-----| A-|-5---5-7-----5-----7---5-|-----9-9---9-9---9-9-----| E-|-3---3-3-----3-----3---3-|-----7-7---7-7---7-7-----| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + |

(B) F Am I've come on a few years from my Hollywood Highs E D The best of the last, the cleanest star they ever had F Am I'm stiff on my legend, the films that I made E Forget that I'm fifty cause you just got paid

Bm Asus4 A G-|-7------7-------7-----------|-7--------------6--------------| D-|-9------7-------7-----------|-7--------------7--------------| A-|-9------9-------9-----------|-------------------------------| E-|----------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | Crack, ba--by, crack, show me you're real

G F#sus4 F# G-|-4------4-------4--------------|-4----------------3--------------| D-|-5------5-------5--------------|-4----------------4--------------| A-|-5------5-------5--------------|---------------------------------| E-|-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | Smack, ba--by, smack, is that all that you feel

Bm Asus4 A G-|-7------7-------7-----------|-7--------------6--------------| D-|-9------7-------7-----------|-7--------------7--------------| A-|-9------9-------9-----------|-------------------------------| E-|----------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | Suck, ba--by, suck, give me your head, Be-

G F#sus4 F# G-|-4--------4--------4------------------|-4--------------3--------------| D-|-5--------5--------5------------------|-4--------------4--------------| A-|-5--------5--------5------------------|-------------------------------| E-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | 1 + + 2 + + 3 + + 4 + + | -fore you start professing that you're knocking me dead

(repeat intro)

You caught yourself a trick down on Sunset and Vine But since he pinned you baby you're a porcupine You sold me illusions for a sack full of cheques You've made a bad connection 'cause I just want your sex

Crack, baby, crack, show me you're real Smack, baby, smack, is that all that you feel Suck, baby, suck, give me your head Before you start professing that you're knocking me dead

(repeat intro with vocal & guitar ad-libs to fade)