Chords for David Bowie - China Girl (Live)

Tempo:
135.1 bpm
Chords used:

Gb

Ab

Db

Bb

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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David Bowie - China Girl (Live) chords
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[Ab] [G] [Eb]
I [N] wrote this one in France as well with Iggy Pop, long time ago, 1976 maybe, maybe 76, 75.
[Db] [G]
[Abm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Gb] [Abm]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb] I'm just a wreck without my [Ab] little China girl.
[Eb] I hear her heart beat, [Gb] beat, beat, beat, as loud as thunder.
[Ab] I saw her start a-crushing.
[Bb]
[Gb] I'm just a wreck without my [Ab] little China girl.
[Gb] I wake up in the morning, deep [Ab] inside, little China [Abm] girl.
[Ebm] I hear her heart beat, [Gb] beat, beat, beat, as loud as thunder.
[Abm] I saw her start a [Bb]-crushing.
[Gb] I feel the tragic [E] blackout, my low and low.
[Ebm] Blackout, my [Db] China girl.
[Gb] I'm pretending I'm [E] nothing, really been too much.
[Ebm]
[Db]
[Ebm] I
[Db]
[C] [B]
[Bb]
[Eb] still live to town, [Db] just like some sacred cow.
[B] She's just what's in my head.
[Bb] Black smoke in every wall.
[Ebm] It's just what [Db]
it's [B] over us.
[Bb]
[Ebm] I'm just a wreck without my little China girl.
[Db] You should've messed with me.
[B] I want everything [Bb] that you want.
[Ebm] I'll give you television.
[Db] I'll give you eyes of [C] [B] blue.
I'll give you a man [Gb] who [Bb] walks up on the world.
[Gb] I want to get inside of [E] my little China girl.
She [Ebm] says, oh baby, just you say, oh, [Db] oh.
She [Eb] says, she [Ebm]
[Db]
[C] [B] says,
[Bb]
[Ebm]
[Db]
[B]
[Bb]
she [Ebm] says,
[Db]
[B]
[Bb]
[Ebm] [Ab] [Bb] [Abm] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Gbm] [Ab] oh, oh, oh, little [Gm] [Gb] China girl.
Oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, little [Eb] China girl.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [Gm]
oh, oh, oh, little China girl.
[N]
Key:  
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
Bb
12341111
Ebm
13421116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Db
12341114
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To learn Iggy Pop, David Bowie - China Girl chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Bb, Ebm, Db, B, Bb, C, B, Db, Gb, E and Ebm in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 67 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 135. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: Eb Major.

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_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I _ [N] _ _ wrote this one in France as well with Iggy Pop, _ _ long time ago, 1976 maybe, maybe 76, 75. _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Abm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ [Gb] _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ I'm just a wreck without my [Ab] _ little China girl.
_ _ [Eb] _ I hear her heart beat, [Gb] beat, beat, beat, as loud as thunder.
_ _ [Ab] _ I saw her start a-crushing.
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ I'm just a wreck without my [Ab] _ little China girl.
_ _ [Gb] I wake up in the morning, deep [Ab] inside, little China [Abm] girl.
_ _ [Ebm] _ I hear her heart beat, [Gb] beat, beat, beat, as loud as thunder.
_ _ [Abm] _ I saw her start a [Bb]-crushing. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ I feel the tragic _ _ [E] blackout, my low and low.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ Blackout, my [Db] China girl. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Gb] I'm _ _ pretending I'm [E] nothing, _ really been too much.
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] I _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ still live to town, _ [Db] _ just like some sacred cow.
[B] _ She's just what's in my head.
[Bb] _ Black smoke in every wall.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ It's just what _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
it's [B] over us. _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ I'm just a wreck without my little China girl.
[Db] _ You should've messed with me.
_ [B] _ I want _ _ everything [Bb] that you want. _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] _ I'll give you television.
_ _ [Db] _ _ I'll give you eyes of _ [C] [B] blue.
_ I'll give you a man [Gb] who [Bb] walks up on the _ _ world.
_ [Gb] _ _ I want to get inside of [E] _ _ my little China girl.
She [Ebm] says, _ oh baby, just you say, oh, [Db] oh. _ _ _ _
She [Eb] says, she _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [B] says, _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
she [Ebm] says, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ [Abm] _ [Bbm] _
[Ab] _ [Gbm] _ [Ab] _ oh, _ _ oh, oh, little [Gm] [Gb] China girl. _ _
Oh, oh, [Ab] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, little [Eb] China girl.
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gm]
oh, oh, oh, little China girl.
_ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song, written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, finds its place within the Heroin Hates You album.

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