The Jean Genie

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David Bowie - The Jean Genie (1973 Album Aladdin Sane)
You Tube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMYg_Ra4cr8
[Intro]
E E E A
E A E A
x1
[Verse 1]
E A E A
A small Jean Genie snuck off to the city
E A E A
Strung out on lasers and slash back blazers and
E A E A
Ate all your razors while pulling the waiters
E A E A
Talking 'bout Monroe and walking on Snow White
E A E A
New York's a go-go, and everything tastes nice
E A
Poor little Greenie
[Link]
E A E A E A E B
Ooh ooh ("Get back on it")
[Chorus]
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie lives on his back
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks(The Jean Genie)
B Bsus4
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie, let yourself go
[Link]
A A Dsus4 D
A A Dsus4 D
E A E A
E A E A
[Verse 2]
E A E A
Sits like a man, but he smiles like a reptile
E A E A
She loves him, she loves him, but just for a short while
E A E A
She'll scratch in the sand, won't let go his hand
E A E A
He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition
E A E A
And keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear
E A
Poor little Greenie
[Link]
E A E A E B
Ooh ooh
[Chorus]
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie lives on his back
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks(The Jean Genie)
B Bsus4
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie, let yourself go
[Link]
A A Dsus4 D
A A Dsus4 D
E A E A
E A E A
[Bridge]
E A E A
He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module
E A E A E A
He bites on the neon and sleeps in a capsule
E A E A
Loves to be loved
E
Loves to be loved
[Instrumental]
E A E A E A E A
x3
E E
[Chorus]
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie lives on his back
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks(The Jean Genie)
B Bsus4
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie, let yourself go
[Link]
A A Dsus4 D
go
A A Dsus4 D
go
[Chorus]
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie lives on his back
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie loves chimney stacks(The Jean Genie)
B Bsus4
He's outrageous, he screams and he bawls
B Bsus4
The Jean Genie, let yourself go
[Link]
A A Dsus4 D
go
A A Dsus4 D
go
[Outro]
E A E A E A E A
x4
E
Mark W

The Jean Genie chords and lyrics

Free chords for The Jean Genie by David Bowie. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

David Bowie - The Jean Genie  (1973 Album Aladdin Sane)
                            You Tube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMYg_Ra4cr8
   [Intro]
E   E     E    A
E   A     E    A   x1
   [Verse 1]
   [Link]
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
A   A   Dsus4 D
A   A   Dsus4 D
E   A     E     A
E   A     E     A
   [Verse 2]
   [Link]
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
A   A   Dsus4 D
A   A   Dsus4 D
E   A     E     A
E   A     E     A
   [Bridge]
   [Instrumental]
E   A     E   A     E   A     E   A    x3
E         E
   [Chorus]
   [Link]              
   [Chorus]
   [Link]
   [Outro]
E  A    E  A    E  A    E  A     x4
E
Mark W

The Jean Genie Chords by David Bowie

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