Verse 1: 
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 heart beating 
G 
 Loud as thunder 
Am                        B 
 Saw their stars crashing (down) 
 
Verse 2: 
I'm a mess without my 
Little china girl 
Wake up in the morning where's my 
Little china girl 
I hear her heart beating 
Loud as thunder 
Saw their stars crashing down 
 
Bridge: 
G 
 I feel a-tragic like I'm 
F 
      Marlon Brando 
Em                        D 
 When I look at my china girl 
G 
 I could pretend nothing 
F 
 Really meant too much 
Em                        D 
 When I look at my china girl 
 
Em  D  C  B 
 
Verse 3: 
Em 
 I stumble into town 
D 
 Just like a sacred cow 
  C 
 Visions of swastikas in my head 
   B 
 Plans for everyone 
Em                       D      C   B 
 It's in the white of my eyes 
 
Verse 4: 
Em 
 My little china girl 
D 
 You shouldn't mess with me 
C                         B 
 I'll ruin everything you are 
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 
 
Chorus (ish): 
G 
 And when I get excited 
F 
 My little china girl says 
Em                              D 
 Sshhh, just you shut your mouth, she says: 
Em   D   C   B  
 Shhhh...  

 David Bowie, China Girl.
 Tabbed by Myke Newman, A_Violet_Fluid@hotmail.com.
  
DAVID BOWIE
CHINA GIRL


Standard Tuning

This tab is 1OO% correct
As it is played on the CD
Don't believe me ? try it

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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