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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# (244322@1)F (133211@1) E (022100@1) AF#  F (133211@1) E (022100@1) A (x02220@1)F#You (244322@1)think you're gonna please her
       Fso (133211@1)you walk right up and tease her
        E (022100@1)            Abut (x02220@1)she walks right on by

F#You're (244322@1)scared to walk beside her
              F'cause (133211@1)you're playin' with a spider
       E (022100@1)        Awho (x02220@1)posesses the sky

              E (022100@1)                AShe's (x02220@1)got the green backs, my oh my
          E (022100@1)            AYou (x02220@1)gotta act tall think big
                    E (022100@1)         Aif (x02220@1)you wanna make a mark in her book
            E (022100@1)                 AGotta (x02220@1)get a hit get a car fancy clothes
                          E (022100@1)            Aor (x02220@1)she'll throw you right off of her hook
           EHere's (022100@1)the news you are but one fish in her back garden sea
A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1) Gotta make like a shark to be free
                      ESomethin' (022100@1)bad on your mind get it off

Take my tip, get it off, take my tip,
       B (x2444x@1)         Bb (x1333x@1)        Aget (x02220@1)on out

F#You (244322@1)think you're gonna please her
       Fso (133211@1)you walk right up and tease her
        E (022100@1)            Abut (x02220@1)she walks right on by

F#You're (244322@1)scared to walk beside her
              F'cause (133211@1)you're playin' with a tiger
       E (022100@1)        Awho (x02220@1)posesses the sky

              E (022100@1)                AShe's (x02220@1)got the green backs, my oh my
          E (022100@1)            AYou (x02220@1)gotta act tall think big
                    E (022100@1)         Aif (x02220@1)you wanna make a mark in her book
            E (022100@1)                 AGotta (x02220@1)get a hit get a car fancy clothes
                          E (022100@1)            Aor (x02220@1)she'll throw you right off of her hook
           EHere's (022100@1)the news you are but one fish in her back garden sea
A (x02220@1)                 E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1) Gotta make like a shark to be free
                      ESomethin' (022100@1)bad on your mind take my tip, get on out
                                                E9Take (020132@1)my tip, get on out, take my tip, get on out