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China Girl by David Bowie
China Girl
Standard Tuning
This tab is 1OO% correct
As it is played on the CD
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Intro/Outro:
|--7-7-5-5--7-7--5-|-7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5-\\3-3-3/5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
|--7-7-5-5--7-7--5-|-7-7--5-5--7-7--5-5-\\3-3-3/5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|
|------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
|------------------|---------------------------------|---------|
Intro Chords:
[G] [Am]
|----3------0----|
|----3------1----|
|----0------2----|
|----0------2----|
|----2------0----|
|----3-----------|
Verse Part 1:
[G] [Am] [G] [Am]
|--3------0------3------0--|
|--3------1------3------1--|
|--0------2------0------2--|
|--0------2------0------2--|
|--2------0------2------0--|
|--3-------------3---------|
Verse Part 2:
[Em] [G] [Am] [B7]
|---------3------0------2--|
|--0------3------1------4--|
|--0------0------2------2--|
|--2------0------2------4--|
|--2------2------0------2--|
|--0------3----------------|
Bridge:
[G] [F] [Am] [D]
|--3------1------0------2--|
|--3------1------1------3--|
|--4------2------2------2--|
|--5------3------2------0--|
|--5------3------0------0--|
|--3------1----------------|
Mid-section/Outro:
[Em] [D9] [C] [B]
|---------2------0------2--|
|--0------5------1------4--|
|--0------2------0------4--|
|--2------0------2------4--|
|--2------0------3------2--|
|--0-----------------------|
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version 2
G Am
I COULD ESCAPE THIS FEELING WITH MY CHINA GIRL
G Am
I FEEL A WRECK WITHOUT MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL
Em G
I FEEL HER HEARTS BEATING LOUD AS THUNDER
Am B
SAW THEY STARS CRUSHING
G Am
IM A MESS WITHOUT MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL
G Am
WAKE UP IN THE MORNING WHERES MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL
Em G
I HEAR HER HEART BEATING LOUD AS THUNDER
Am B
SAW THEY STARS CRUSHING OUT
G F
I FEEL IM TRAGIC LIKE IM MARLON BRANDO
Em D
WHEN I LOOK AT MY CHINA GIRL
G F
I COULD PRETEND NOTHING REALLY MEANT TOO MUCH
Em D
WHEN I LOOK AT MY CHINA GIRL
Em D
I STUMBLE INTO TOWN JUST LIKE A SACRED COW
C B
VISIONS OF SWAZTIKAS IN MY HEAD PLANS FOR EVERYONE
Em D C // B
ITS IN THE WHITE OF MY EYES
Em D
MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL YOU SHOULDNT MESS WITH ME
C B
ILL RUIN EVERYTHING YOU ARE (YOU KNOW)
Em D
ILL GIVE YOU TELEVISION ILL GIVE YOU EYES OF BLUE
C B
ILL GIVE YOU A MAN WHO WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
G F
AND WHEN I GET EXCITED MY LITTLE CHINA GIRL SAYS
Em D
OH BABY, JUST YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH
Em D C // B
SHE SAYS SSHHH - SHE SAYS SSHHH - SHE SAYS SSHHH - SHE SAYS
Em //G Am Em
OOH OOH OOH OOHH LITTLE CHINA GIRL
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version 3
> 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...
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version 4
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
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version 5
solo
Tuning:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------7^5-----7/8----5---7-------------------------------|
A|--------5--7-------5-----------------------------7----5--------------------|
E|----0----------0--------------------------------------------5--------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------7------|
D|------5---7/9------7----------------------------------------------------9--|
A|--7----------------------8/7^5----7----5(bend 1/2)---------7/9-------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------7--------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8---7---8/7----5----------7(bend 1)-----5---7---7---5---------------------|
A|---------------------7-------------------------------------7^5-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------12(bend 1/4)-------14(bend 1)----12---------|
D|------------12---14-14-14-14-----------------14----------------------14----|
A|---12^14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------15---15-15-15---15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----15/17----17-17-17|
G|--------------16---16-16-16---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16----------------------|
D|--14--12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------15-----12-------------------------------------|
B|--17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-----------------15-----12------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------14(bend 1)----14^12--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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