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Iggy Pop - China Girl Chords

Chord reference F#, G#m, D#m, A#, E, C#, B
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↓↑

[F#]I could escape this feeling, [G#m]with my china girl [F#]I feel a wreck without my, [G#m]little china girl [D#m]I hear her hearts beating, [F#]loud as thunder [G#m]Saw their stars [A#]crashing

[F#]I’m mess without my, [G#m]little china girl [F#]Make up mornings where’s my, [G#m]little china girl [D#m]I hear her heart’s beating, [F#]loud as thunder [G#m]Saw their stars [A#]crashing down

[F#]I feel a-tragic like I, [E]was Marlon Brando [D#m]When I look at my [C#]china girl, [F#]I could pretend that nothing [E]Really meant too much, [D#m]when I look at my [C#]china girl

[D#m] [C#] [B] [A#] [D#m]I stumble into town, [C#]just like a sacred cow [B]Visions of swastikas in my head, [A#]plans for everyone [D#m]It’s in the white of my [C#]eyes [B] [A#]

[D#m]My little china girl, [C#]you shouldn’t mess with me [B]I’ll ruin everything you [A#]are, [D#m]I’ll give you television [C#]I’ll give you eyes of blue, [B]I’ll give you man who want to rule [A#]the world

[F#]And when I get excited, [E]my little china girl says [D#m]Oh, Jimmy, just you shut your [C#]mouth, she says: [D#m]Shhhh… [C#] [B] [A#]

[D#m] [C#] [B] [A#] [D#m] [C#] [B] [A#] [F#] [E] [D#m] [C#] [F#] [E] [D#m] [C#] [D#m] [C#] [B] [A#] [D#m] [C#] [B] [A#]

Artist Iggy Pop
Album The Idiot
Genres Punk, Rock
Year 1977
Key F#

How to Play China Girl on Guitar?

Iggy Pop - China Girl can be played in the key of F# using the F#, G#m, D#m, A#, E, C#, B chords.

  • For F#, To play F# | Gb, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the A string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, mute D, G.
  • For G#m, To play G#m | Abm, barre fret 1 from the D string to the G string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For D#m, To play D#m | Ebm, barre fret 1 from the A string to the D string with finger 1, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, mute G, B.
  • For A#, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For E, To play E, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, let low E, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For C#, To play C# | Db, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the B string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, mute A, D.
  • For B, To play B, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 3, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 3, press fret 1 on the D string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 3, let B ring open, mute G.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play China Girl with the ↓-↓↓↑ strumming pattern.