David Bowie - China Girl Chords & Tabs

 

China Girl Chords & Tabs

David Bowie Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Bass Tab

China Girl Bass Tab

   
[INTRO]
                                      G        G        Am       Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|----5---|----5---|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|-20----2|--20----|--------|------02|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|3--3--3-|3-----23|535-5---|535-5---|
  G        G        Am       Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----5---|----5---|--------|--------|
A:-20----2|--20----|--------|------02|
E:3--3--3-|3-----23|535-5---|535-5---|

[VERSE]
  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 hear her heart beating         Loud as thunder
  Am                               B
    Saw the stars crashing
  G        G        Am       Am       G        G        Am       Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|0--00---|0--00023|--------|--------|0--00---|0--00023|
E:3--33---|3--33-33|--------|--------|3--33---|3--33-33|--------|--------|

  Em       Em       G        G        Am       Am       B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|------20|--------|--------|0-------|0------0|2~~~~~~~~~~~-2023|
E:0-------|0-------|3------3|3------3|-------3|--------|--------|--------|

[VERSE]
  G                                   Am
    I'm mess without                 My little China girl
  G                                   Am
    Wake up in the morning where's my   Little China girl
  Em                               G
    I hear her heart's beating       Loud as thunder
  Am                               B
    Saw their stars crashing       Down

  G        G        Am       Am       G        G        Am       Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|0--00---|0--00023|--------|--------|0--00---|0--00023|
E:3--33---|3--33-33|--------|--------|3--33---|3--33-33|--------|--------|

  Em       Em       G        G        Am       Am       B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|------20|--------|--------|0-----0-|0------0|2-------|22-22023|
E:0-------|0-------|3------3|3------3|-----3-3|--------|--------|--------|

  G                               F
    I'm feeling tragic like I'm   Marlon Brando
  Em                        D
    When I look at my China girl
  G                               F
    I could pretend that nothing    Really meant too much
  Em                        D
    When I look at my China girl

  G        G        F        F        Em       Em       D        D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:3-------|3-------|1-------|1-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|

  G        G        F        F        Em       Em       D        D
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|0-------|0-------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
E:3-------|3-------|1-------|1-------|0-------|0-------|--------|--------|

[INSTRUMENTAL]
  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02-----|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[VERSE]
  Em                       D
    I stumble into town      Just like a sacred cow
  C                                   B
  Visions of swastikas in my head     Plans for everyone
  Em                           D      C      B
  It's in the white of my eyes
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/david_bowie/china_girl_btab_ver_2.html ]
  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02-----|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02-----|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[VERSE]
  Em                                 D
    My little China girl               You shouldn't mess with me
  C                          B
    I'll ruin everything you are        (you know)
  Em                                 D
    I'll give you television           I'll give you eyes of blue
  C                                  B
    I'll give you a man who wants to rule the world

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02----0|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02-----|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  Em                                 D
    And when I get excited             My little China girl says
  C                            B
    Oh baby just you shut your mouth          She says ...

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:22222222|22222222|00000000|00000000|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|33333333|33333333|22222222|22222222|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[INSTRUMENTAL] 
  Em       D      C      B             Em       D      C      B
    shhh ...                She says     Shhh ...

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02-----|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

[CODA] (play this line twice)
  Em                                 D
    And when I get excited             My little China girl says
  C                            B
    Oh baby just you shut your mouth          She says ...

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:22222222|22222222|00000000|00000000|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A:--------|--------|--------|--------|33333333|33333333|22222222|22222222|
E:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

  (play this line twice)
  Em       D      C      B             Em       D      C      B
    shhh ...                She says     Shhh ...

  Em       Em       D        D        C        C        B        B
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|---0----|---0----|--------|--------|
D:--------|--------|0-0-0-0-|0-0-0---|-02-----|-02-----|--------|--------|
A:---2----|---2----|--------|------4-|3---3-3-|3---3-3-|2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-|
E:023-0-0-|023-0-0-|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|

(Repeat G-Am part of [INTRO] and fade)
  G        G        Am       Am
G:--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D:----5---|----5---|--------|--------|----5---|----5---|--------|--------|
A:-20----2|--20----|--------|------02|-20----2|--20----|--------|------02|
E:3--3--3-|3-----23|535-5---|535-5---|3--3--3-|3-----23|535-5---|535-5---|

Tabbed by Michael Oxner
moxner@nbnet.nb.ca
January 5th, 2012