David Bowie — The Jean Genie Tab

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From: "MAQUET, Frederic F." 
Subject: TAb: The Jean Genie by David Bowie
Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 17:51:31 —0000

		The Jean Genie by David Bowie
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		Tabbed by Frederic Maquet (f.maquet@ic.ac.uk)


This is an extremely fun song to play.  It's quite easy to make it sound
quite like
the original.  The tab is 90% correct, as I taped this off the radio.
Therefore, I'm not quite
sure about the intro (although, it should be that, if I remember
correctly),
and I think in the extended version there might be a longer solo
(probably based
on E blues),but then again, there might not be one...Enjoy!

Don't forget to drop me a line:
Comments/Corrections: f.maquet@ic.ac.uk...

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  Intro: (basically, slide down the guitar while picking madly!)
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A:—10—\\\\\\\\\0——|
E:—12\\\\\\\\\——|


  Intro/Verse:
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    E  E  E    A     E  E  E    A
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B:—————————————2————————————————2————|
G:——1——1——1——1—2—1———1——1——1——1—2—1——|
D:——2——2——2——0—2—0———2——2——2——0—2—0——|
A:——2——2——2——0—0—0———2——2——2——0—0—0——|
E:——0——0——0——0———————0——0——0—————————|
             ^^^^^^
		Fast succession

Make it sound like
ta ta ta tadada ta ta ta
E  E  E    A    E  E  E

Verse 1: (E riff is played twice for each line)
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E   E   E	A   E    E     E	   A
Small Jean Genie, she took off to the city,
E   E   E           A      E    E      E    A
Strung out on lasers and slash—back blazers
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters
Talking 'bout Monroe while walking on snow white
New York's a go—go, and everything tastes nice,
Poor little greenie...
Oowwooohoo

"Get back on me" (spoken)—> play B riff

Chorus:
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     B riff                               A riff
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B:——————————————————————————————————————|———————————————————————————————
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G:———————————————————————————————————x4—|——————————————9/11——9—12—11~~~~
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D:——————————————————————————————————————|——————————————0—————————————x2—
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A:———9———11——11——9———9—11—9—12—11~~~————|——7———9—9——7———————————————————
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E:———7———7———7———7———7—7——7—7——7————————|——5———5—5——5———————————————————
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	Gene Genie,   lives.....back

B riff
Jean Genie, lives on his back,
Jean Genie, loves Jimmy's ex,
"It's outrageous", he screams and he bawls,
Jean Genie, let yourself go!

A riff x2
Ohooo

Verse 2:
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Sits like an adder, he smiles like a reptile,
She love him, she love him, but just for a short while,
She's scratching the sand, won't let go of his hand,
He says he's a beautician, he sells you nutrition,
Keeps off your dead hair and making a bundle,  (

Poor little greenie,  ooo oohooo

Chorus 2:  Same as chorus 1
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Verse 3:
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He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module,
He bites on the neon and sleeps in a capsule

Solo—ish

   EEEEEEEEEE  E   E7      E  E  E    A    EEEEEEEEEEEE  E  E7
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B:—————————————————————|————————————0———0—————————————————————|
G:—1111111111——1———1———|———1——1——1——1—2—1——111111111111——1——1—|
D:—2222222222——2———0———|———2——2——2——0—2—0——222222222222——2——0—|
A:—2222222222——2———2———|———2——2——2——0—0—0——222222222222——2——2—|
E:—————————————————————|——————————————————————————————————————|
						Loves to be loved x2