Chords and lyrics for Wild-eyed Boy From Freecloud by David Bowie

D 

 

D/C# 

 

D/C 

 

D/B 

 

Bb6 

 

C 

 

E7sus 

 

E7 

 

D 

Solemn faced the  

D/C# 

village 

 

settl

D/C 

es 

 

down,

D/B 

undetected 

 

 

Bb6 

by the stones

 

And the  

A 

hangman plays the  

A#dim 

mandolin before he goes to

D 

Sl

D/C# 

ee

D/C 

p, 

 

and

D/B 

the last thing  

Bb6 

on his mind

 

is the  

A 

wild-eyed boy  

A#dim 

imprisoned ‘neath the

D 

covered wooden sh

D/C# 

af

D/C 

t, folds

D/B 

the rope int

Bb6 

o it’s bag.

A 

Blows his pipe of  

A#dim 

smolders, blankets

D 

smoke into the  

D/C# 

room,

D/C 

and

D/B 

the day will e

Bb6 

nd for some.

C 

As the  

G 

night begins for  

F 

one.

E7sus 

E7 

 

As he  

C 

breaks the night to  

G 

cry

 

Its really  

D 

me

D/C# 

, 

 

 

D/C 

re

D/B 

ally you and  

Bb6 

really 

 

me

A 

It’s so hard for  

A#dim 

us to really

D 

be

D/C# 

, 

 

 

D/C 

Re

D/B 

ally you,  

Bb6 

really 

 

me,

 

You’ll  

A 

lose me though I’m  

A#dim 

always 

 

really

 

D 

fre

D/C# 

e.

D/C 

D/B 

C 

C 

C 

C 

 

And the  

C 

mountain moved it’s eyes to the  

C7 

world and realized

 

Where the  

Bb 

snow had saved a

Ab 

place for th

C 

e wild-eyed boy fro

E7sus 

m free  

E7 

cloud

 

And the  

G 

women once proud clutched the  

C 

heart of the crowd

 

as the  

G 

boulders smashed down from the  

C 

mountains 

 

hand.

 

And the  

Am 

magic in the stare of the

C 

wild-eyed boy said

Am 

“Stop Free Cloud,

C 

they won’t think to

E7sus 

cut me down, no,

E7 

no, 

 

no!”

 

But the  

F 

cottages 

 

 

C 

fell like a  

F 

playing card  

C 

hell

 

and the  

Bb 

tears on the

F 

face of the

C 

wise 

 

boy

 

came  

F 

trembling 

 

 

C 

down to the  

F 

rumbling 

 

 

C 

ground

 

and the  

Bb 

missionary

F 

mystic 

 

of

C 

peace/love

D 

Stumbled back to  

D/C# 

cry among t

D/C 

he 

 

clo

D/B 

uds

Bb6 

A 

Kicking back the p

D 

ebbles from the  

D/C# 

Free Cloud  

C 

mountain

 

‘s track.