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                      God Bless the Girl – David Bowie
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Written by:
Bonus track from: “The Next Day” (2014)

Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Capo: 1st fret
Play: Am
Key: Bbm

For chords in original key transpose +1

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SPECIAL CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Ebdim7    x-x-1-2-1-2 or 4-5-4-5
Dsus4     x-x-0-2-3-3

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[Intro]
| Ebdim7 | C | D    Dsus4 | D    Dsus4 |
| Ebdim7 | C | D    Dsus4 | D    Dsus4 |
| Ebdim7 | C | D    Dsus4 | D    Dsus4 |
| Ebdim7 | C | D    Dsus4 | D    Dsus4 |


[Verse 1]
Ebdim7                 C
Jacqui loves her work, and her work is love
          | D        Dsus4 | D |
For there is no other
          Ebdim7                   C
She says "God has given me a job", Jacqui loves her work
      | D        Dsus4 | D |
There is no other
Ebdim7                            C
Jacqui's aiming for the stars but landed on the clouds
      | D        Dsus4 | D     Dsus4 |
There is no other
Ebdim7                     C
Sitting in her corner too afraid to run away
       | D                   Dsus4 | D |
Like a slave without chains


[Chorus]
    Am                      F
The wonder turns to danger, spring turns to winter
G
God Bless the Girl
    Am                        F
But I will treasure, treasure every single moment
G
God Bless the Girl
Am                   F
Fire turns to water, light becomes darkness
G
God Bless the Girl

    Am                           F
And I don't wanna hurt you, just wanna have some fun
G
God Bless the Girl
| Am | F |
(instrumental)
G
God Bless the Girl
      Am                           F
Yeah, I don't wanna hurt you, just wanna have some fun
G
God Bless the Girl


[Interlude]
| Ebdim7 | C | D    Dsus4 | D    Dsus4 |
| Ebdim7 | C | D    Dsus4 | D    Dsus4 |


[Verse 2]
          Ebdim7               C
You don't need another friend, you just need a reason
      | D        Dsus4 | D     Dsus4 |
There is no other
Ebdim7                         C
Jacqui loves her work, and her work is love
          | D        Dsus4 | D     Dsus4 |
For there is no other


[Chorus]
    Am                      F
The wonder turns to danger, spring turns to winter
G
God Bless the Girl
    Am                               F
But I will always treasure, treasure every single moment
G
God Bless the Girl
Am                   F
Fire turns to water, light becomes darkness
G
God Bless the Girl

Am                           F
I don't wanna hurt you, just wanna have some fun
G
God Bless the Girl
Am        F
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
G
God Bless the Girl
Am        F
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
G
God Bless the Girl
Am                           F
I don't wanna hurt you, just wanna have some fun
G
God Bless the Girl


[Outro]
    Am                     | F |
The years pass so swiftly
G
God Bless the Girl (God Bless the Girl)
Am                    | F |
Years pass so swiftly
G
God Bless the Girl (God Bless the Girl)
Am        F
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
G
God Bless the Girl (God Bless the Girl)
Am        F
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
G
God Bless the Girl (God Bless the Girl)
Am        F
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
G
God Bless the Girl (God Bless the Girl)
(fade out)