Chords for Iggy Pop - China girl (Olympia)

Tempo:
126.35 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Eb

Gb

Ab

Ebm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Iggy Pop - China girl (Olympia) chords
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Hey, where the freaking slime?
I'm starting to relax a little bit [Ebm] now.
I gotta loosen up, you know, [Db] feel at home.
[Ab] [Eb]
[Gb] I'm gonna do a song.
[Eb] This is a shot song, number one.
It's called Chummy Girl.
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Gb]
[Ab]
[Db] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Ebm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Ab]
[Gb]
I'm gonna say it again.
[Ab]
You're my Chummy Girl.
[Gb]
I'm just a rat.
[Ab] I'm your Chummy Girl.
[Eb] I hear her heart beating [Gb]
loud as thunder.
[Ab]
Saw the stars [Bb] flashing.
[Gb]
I was blind, [Ab]
I tried to [Db] hurt.
[Gb]
But I can't [Ab] reject.
[Eb] I hear her [Bb] heart beating [Gb]
loud as thunder.
[Ab]
Saw the stars [Bb] flashing by.
[Ebm] [Gb]
I feel tragic like I [E]
was Marlon Brando.
[Eb]
When I look at my China [Db] Girl.
[Ebm] [Gb]
I could pretend to do nothing,
[E]
Remember too much.
[Eb]
When I look at my [Db] China Girl.
[Eb]
[Db]
[B]
[Bb]
[Bbm] [Eb]
I stumble into [Fm] town.
[Eb] [Db]
Just like a sacred cow.
I'm [B] missing some swastikas in my head.
[Bb] Playing forever.
[Db] [Eb]
It's in the white [Ab] of my [Db]
eyes.
[B]
[Bbm]
[Eb]
Fatherhood China,
[Fm] [Db]
Children mess [Ebm] with [Db] [B] me.
I'll ruin everything.
[Bbm]
[Eb] I'll give you [F] tailwind.
[Db] I'll give you eyes [Gb] of [Db] gold.
[B] I'll give you a man who wants [Bb] to rule this world.
[Gb]
But I'm here inside it.
[E] I'm a little child of the [Eb] place.
Archimedes, just a [Ab] sacred [Db] cow.
[Eb] I'm a little child of [Db] the place.
She [B] says.
[Bbm]
[Eb]
[Db]
[Ebm] I'm [B]
[Dbm] [F] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Fm] [Db]
[B]
[F] [Bb]
[Gb] [Bbm] [Eb] [Gb]
[E]
[Eb] waiting [Fm] for [Db] you.
[Gb] Oh, [Db] [E] I'm burning in hell.
[Eb] I'm waiting [Bbm] [Db] for you.
[Ebm] I'm [Gb] waiting for you.
Key:  
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
Ab
134211114
Ebm
13421116
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Gb
134211112
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To jam and learn the simple chords for Iggy Pop - (Live, Paris, France - 1991) China Girl chords, practice playing Db, Ebm, Gb, E, Eb, Gb, Ab, Eb, Ab, Ebm, Gb and Ebm in sequence. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 63 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 126. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: Gb Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Hey, where the freaking slime? _ _ _ _ _
I'm starting to relax a little bit [Ebm] now.
I gotta loosen up, you know, [Db] feel at home.
_ [Ab] _ [Eb] _ _
[Gb] _ I'm gonna do a song. _ _ _
_ [Eb] This is a shot song, number one. _
_ _ It's called Chummy Girl. _ _
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
I'm gonna say it again.
[Ab] _
You're my Chummy Girl.
_ _ [Gb] _
I'm just a rat.
_ _ [Ab] I'm your Chummy Girl.
_ _ [Eb] I hear her heart beating [Gb] _
loud as thunder.
_ [Ab] _
Saw the stars [Bb] flashing. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
I was blind, [Ab] _
I tried to [Db] hurt.
[Gb] _ _ _ _
_ But I can't [Ab] reject. _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] I _ _ hear her [Bb] heart beating [Gb] _ _
loud as thunder.
_ [Ab] _
Saw the stars _ [Bb] flashing by.
_ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _
I feel _ tragic like I [E]
was Marlon Brando.
_ [Eb] _
When I look at my China [Db] Girl.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Gb] _
I could pretend to do nothing,
[E] _
Remember _ too much.
_ [Eb] _
When I look at my [Db] China Girl.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Eb] _
I stumble into [Fm] town.
[Eb] _ [Db]
Just like a sacred cow.
I'm [B] missing some _ swastikas in my head.
[Bb] Playing forever.
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Eb] _
It's in the white [Ab] of my [Db] _
eyes.
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
Fatherhood China,
[Fm] _ _ [Db] _
Children mess [Ebm] with _ [Db] [B] me.
I'll ruin everything.
_ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ I'll give you _ [F] tailwind.
_ [Db] _ I'll give you eyes [Gb] of [Db] gold.
_ [B] I'll give you a man who wants [Bb] to rule this world.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
But I'm here inside it.
[E] _ I'm a little child of the [Eb] place. _
Archimedes, just a [Ab] sacred [Db] cow. _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I'm a little child of [Db] the place. _
_ _ _ She [B] says. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] I'm _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [Db] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ waiting _ _ _ [Fm] for _ [Db] you.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ Oh, _ _ _ _ _ [Db] [E] I'm burning in hell.
_ _ _ [Eb] I'm _ waiting _ _ [Bbm] _ [Db] for you. _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ I'm [Gb] waiting for you. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

Among the tracks on the album Live Olympia, written by David Bowie and Iggy Pop, this one stands out.

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