David Bowie

China Girl

 

 

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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 <9304220818.AA10484@libra.math.tau.ac.il> 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)

------------------------

 

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 -

 

 

&nb