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Date: Fri, 15 May 1998 17:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
From: toomey
Subject: b/bowie_david/take_my_tip.crd
This is actually the first song officially recorded by Bowie that he himself
wrote. It’s a pretty little ditty.
Bass Intro:
G———————————–|
D—-4-2—————0-2———-|
A——-42—–0-3—2—–0-4-3—-|
E–2——41-3—–0————-1–|
F# F E A
F# F E A
F#
You think you’re gonna please her
F
so you walk right up and tease her
E A
but she walks right on by
F#
You’re scared to walk beside her
F
’cause you’re playin’ with a spider
E A
who posesses the sky
E A
She’s got the green backs, my oh my
E A
You gotta act tall think big
E A
if you wanna make a mark in her book
E A
Gotta get a hit get a car fancy clothes
E A
or she’ll throw you right off of her hook
E
Here’s the news you are but one fish in her back garden sea
A E A
Gotta make like a shark to be free
E
Somethin’ bad on your mind get it off
Take my tip, get it off, take my tip,
B Bb A
get on out
F#
You think you’re gonna please her
F
so you walk right up and tease her
E A
but she walks right on by
F#
You’re scared to walk beside her
F
’cause you’re playin’ with a tiger
E A
who posesses the sky
E A
She’s got the green backs, my oh my
E A
You gotta act tall think big
E A
if you wanna make a mark in her book
E A
Gotta get a hit get a car fancy clothes
E A
or she’ll throw you right off of her hook
E
Here’s the news you are but one fish in her back garden sea
A E A
Gotta make like a shark to be free
E
Somethin’ bad on your mind take my tip, get on out
E9
Take my tip, get on out, take my tip, get on out
