Bowie David - China Girl guitar chord
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>From robo@oregon.uoregon.edu (O'Neill, Rob)
Subject: Re: CHORDS : China Girl
Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1993 20:34:22 GMT
In article guez@math.tau.ac.il writes:
> China Girl
> ----------
> Written by David Bowie & Iggy Pop.
> Performed by Iggy Pop on the album "the idiot"
> and by David Bowie on the album "Lets dance"
> Below i've written the version from David Bowie's "Lets dance". On
>Iggy's pop album i think the song is beggining with a major cord - C. Please
>correct me if i'm being wrong on this or on the chords at all.
>However, i think both versions are great and worth hearing.
> DISCLAIME : this song does not support sny racist or fascist
>opinions. I think that it comes to criticise these things.
> enjoy,
> ofer
> guez@math.tau.ac.il
> China Girl
> ----------
> Am
> I could escape this feeling
> Dm
> With my china girl
> Am
> I feel a wreck without my
> Dm
> Little china girl
> Am
> I hear her hearts beating
> G
> Loud as thunder
> F E
> Saw their stars crashing
> Am
> I'm mess without my
> Dm
> Little china girl
> Am
> Make up mornings where's my
> Dm
> Little china girl
> Am
> I hear her heart's beating
> G
> Loud as thunder
> F E
> Saw their stars crashing down
> C G
> I feel a-tragic like i'm Marlon Brando
> F E
> When i look at my china girl
> C G
> I could pretend that nothin really meant too much
> F E
> When i look at my china girl
> Am G
> I stumble into town just like a sacred cow
> F
> Visions of swasticas in my head
> E
> Plans for everyone
> Am G F E
> It's in the white of my eyes
> Am
> My little china girl
> G
> You shouldn't mess with me
> F E
> I'll ruin everything you are (you know)
> Am
> I'll give you television
> G
> I'll give ypu eyes of blue
> F E
> I'll give you man who wantys to rule the world
> Am
> And when i get excited
> G
> My little china girl says
> F E
> Oh baby just you shut your mouth
> Am G F E
> She says shhhh...
>Wasn't it written about Iggy's wife/girlfriend? So, I don't think you have
to worry about racism, etc.
From: tzitron@loria.fr (Vincent Tzitron)
Date: 8 Jun 1995 13:01:35 +0200
This song is already in the OLGA database, but I think there are some
mistakes. Accordingly to what I can hear the chords were shown to be
played with a capo at the seventh fret. I have corrected what seemed
wrong to me and the following chords are played without capo.
CHINA GIRL (David Bowie)
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Em
I could escape this feeling
Am
With my china girl
Em
I feel a wreck without my
Am
Little china girl
Em
I hear her hearts beating
G
Loud as thunder
Am B
Saw their stars crashing
Em
I'm mess without my
Am
Little china girl
Em
Make up mornings where's my
Am
Little china girl
Em
I hear her heart's beating
G
Loud as thunder
Am B
Saw their stars crashing down
G F
I feel a-tragic like i'm Marlon Brando
Em D
When i look at my china girl
G F
I could pretend that nothin really meant too much
Em D
When i look at my china girl
Em D C B
Em D
I stumble into town just like a sacred cow
C
Visions of swasticas in my head
B
Plans for everyone
Em D C B
It's in the white of my eyes
Em
My little china girl
D
You shouldn't mess with me
C B
I'll ruin everything you are (you know)
Em
I'll give you television
D
I'll give you eyes of blue
C B
I'll give you man who want to rule the world
G
And when i get excited
F
My little china girl says
Em D
Oh baby just you shut your mouth
Em D C B
She says shhhh...
chords for the Em / D / C / B part
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Em = 779987
D = 557775
C = 335553
B = 224442
G = 355433
Am = 577555
chords for the G / F / Em / D part
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G = 779787
F = 557565
Em = 446454
D = 224232
- Vincent Tzitron - tzitron@loria.fr -
