The Jean Genie
by David Bowie · posted by pagan
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How to read this tab — notation key
- +
- Blow note
- −
- Draw note
- b or '
- Half-step bend
- bb or ''
- Two half-step bend
- bbb or '''
- Three half-step bend
- (###)
- Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
- < or *
- Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)
Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.
Tab
Intro
4 4 4 5 -5 5
4 4 4 5 -5 5
4 4 4 5 -5 5
4 4 4 5 -5 5
6 -5 -5 5 4 6 -5 -5 -5 5
Small Jean Gen-ie, snuck off to the ci-ty
6 -5 -5 -5 5 4 -5 -5 -5 5
Strung out on lasers an slash back blazers
4 6 -5 5 -5 5 4 6 -5 6 -5 5
And ate all the razors while pulling the waiters
7 6 5 -5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4
Talking bout Monroe and walking on snow white
7 6 5 -5 5 4 5 4 4 5 4
New Yorks a go go and ev-ry thing tastes nice
6 -5 5 -5 5
Poor little greenie
Chorus
6 -6 -6 6 -6 6 -6 6
The Jean Gen-ie lives on his back
6 -6 -6 6 7 7 7 -7
The Jean Gen-ie loves chimney stacks
7 7 7 -7 -7 7 -7 7 -8 -6 7
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls ____
-7 7 7 -7 7 -7 7 -8 6 -6
The Jean Gen-ie let your self go _________
Verse 2 (same tune)
Sits like a man, but he smiles like a reptile
She loves him, she loves him
But just for a short while
She'll scratch in the sand
Won't let go his hand
He says he's a beautician
And sells you nutrition
And keeps all your dead hair
For making up underwear
Poor little greenie
Chorus
Verse 3 (same tune)
He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module
He bites on the neon and sleeps in a capsule
Loves to be loved, loves to be loved
Chorus Three times to fade
Play on a harmonica— watch which holes to blow & draw, with sound
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