#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Queen Bitch Original Album: Hunky Dory Words and Music by David Bowie Copyright © 1971 RCA Records Limited Published by Sony Music Entertainment Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: [play: INTRO Figure] INTRO Figure <------------------------ Guitar Figure 1 ------------------------> Overdriven guitar (Ronson): |---------------3-3-------1-----------------------3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5____-3-3-------1---5______---5---5____-3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5____-4-4-------2---5______---5---5____-4-4-------2-------| |-5-------5____-5-5-------3---5______---5---5____-5-5-------3-------| |-3-------3____-5-5-------3---3______---3---3____-5-5-------3-------| |---------------3-3-------------------------------3-3---------------| | | Acoustic 12-str. guitar (Bowie): | | | C/G G F C/G G F C/G G F C/G G F | |-0____________---3____---1---0______---0---0---3---3____---1____---|-0-------0---0---3-------1---0______---0---0---3---3-------1-------| |-1____________---3____---1---1______---1---1---3---3____---1____---|-1-------1---1---3-------1---1______---1---1---3---3-------1-------| |-0____________---4____---2---0______---0---0---4---4____---2____---|-0-------0---0---4-------2---0______---0---0---4---4-------2-------| |-2____________---5____---3---2______---2---2---5---5____---3____---|-2-------2---2---5-------3---2______---2---2---5---5-------3-------| |-3____________---5____---3---3______---3---3---5---5____---3____---|-3-------3---3---5-------3---3______---3---3---5---5-------3-------| |-3-----------x-------x-------3______---3---3-----------x-------x---|-3-------3---3---------------3______---3---3-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Overdriven guitar (Ronson): |---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5____-3-3-------1---5______---5---5____-3-3-------1-------|-5-------5____-3-3-------1---5______---5---5____-3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5____-4-4-------2---5______---5---5____-4-4-------2-------|-5-------5____-4-4-------2---5______---5---5____-4-4-------2-------| |-5-------5____-5-5-------3---5______---5---5____-5-5-------3-------|-5-------5____-5-5-------3---5______---5---5____-5-5-------3-------| |-3-------3____-5-5-------3---3______---3---3____-5-5-------3-------|-3-------3____-5-5-------3---3______---3---3____-5-5-------3-------| |---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------| | | Acoustic 12-str. guitar (Bowie): | | C/G G F C/G G F C/G G F C/G G F | |-0-------0---0---3-------1---0______---0---0---3---3-------1-------|-0-------0---0---3-------1---0______---0---0---3---3-------1-------| |-1-------1---1---3-------1---1______---1---1---3---3-------1-------|-1-------1---1---3-------1---1______---1---1---3---3-------1-------| |-0-------0---0---4-------2---0______---0---0---4---4-------2-------|-0-------0---0---4-------2---0______---0---0---4---4-------2-------| |-2-------2---2---5-------3---2______---2---2---5---5-------3-------|-2-------2---2---5-------3---2______---2---2---5---5-------3-------| |-3-------3---3---5-------3---3______---3---3---5---5-------3-------|-3-------3---3---5-------3---3______---3---3---5---5-------3-------| |-3-------3---3---------------3______---3---3-----------------------|-3-------3---3---------------3______---3---3-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: <------------------------ Guitar Figure 1 ------------------------> Overdriven guitar (Ronson): C/G F C G F C G F |---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1____________---|---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5---5________________---|-1-------1-------1____________---|-5-------5____-3-3-------1---5______---5---5____-3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5---5________________---|-2-------2-------2____________---|-5-------5____-4-4-------2---5______---5---5____-4-4-------2-------| |-5-------5---5________________---|-3-------3-------3____________---|-5-------5____-5-5-------3---5______---5---5____-5-5-------3-------| |-3-------3---3________________---|-3-------3-------3____________---|-3-------3____-5-5-------3---3______---3---3____-5-5-------3-------| |---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1____________---|---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------| | | Acoustic 12-str. guitar (Bowie): | | C/G F C/G G F C/G G F/A | |-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-1-------1---1-------1---1---1---|-0-------0---0---3-------1---0______---0---0---3---3-------1-------| |-1-------1---1-------1---1---1---|-1-------1---1-------1---1---1---|-1-------1---1---3-------1---1______---1---1---3---3-------1-------| |-0-------0---0-------0---0---0---|-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-0-------0---0---4-------2---0______---0---0---4---4-------2-------| |-2-------2---2-------2---2---2---|-3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|-2-------2---2---5-------3---2______---2---2---5---5-------3-------| |-3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|-3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|-3-------3---3---5-------3---3______---3---3---5---5-------0-------| |-3-------3---3-------3---3---3---|---------------------------------|-3-------3---3---------------3______---3---3-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] I'm up on the eleventh floor and I'm watching the cruisers below | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] He's down on the street and he's trying hard to pull sister Flo | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] My heart's in the basement, my weekend's at an all time low [REFRAIN1:] Overdriven guitar (Ronson): C/G F C E |---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1____________---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5---5________________---|-1-------1-------1____________---|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|---------------------------------| |-5-------5---5________________---|-2-------2-------2____________---|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-5-------5---5________________---|-3-------3-------3____________---|-5-------5-------5-------5-------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-3-------3---3________________---|-3-------3-------3____________---|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|-1-------1-------1____________---|---------------------------------|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | | Acoustic 12-str. guitar (Bowie): | | C/G F C/G E | |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------| |-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1-------1---1---1---1---1---1---|---------------------------------| |-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0-------0---0---0---0---0---0---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2-------2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|---------------------------------|-3-------3---3---3---3---3---3---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C/G F C/G E 'Cause she's hoping to score so, I can't see her letting him go. Walk out of her heart, walk out of her REFRAIN1: Chords: E 022100 B x24442 F x33211 D xx0232 A x02220 Overdriven guitar (Ronson): A B D D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----11--7---7---7---7---7---7---|----14-14-14__--10-10-10__--14-14-14__--10-10-10-| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|----10-10-10__--10-10-10__--10-10-10__--10-10-10-| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|----11-11-11__--11-11-11__--11-11-11__--11-11-11-| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Acoustic 12-str. guitar (Bowie): | | A B D | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | A B D mind (oh, not her!) She's so swishy in her satin and tat In her Overdriven guitar (Ronson): B D |-----11--7---7---7---7---7---7---|----14-14-14__--10-10-10__--14-14-14__--10-10-10-|-----11--7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|----10-10-10__--10-10-10__--10-10-10__--10-10-10-|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---|----11-11-11__--11-11-11__--11-11-11__--11-11-11-|-----8---8---8---8---8---8---8---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Acoustic guitar (Bowie): | | B D/A B | |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----3-----|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | B D frock-coat and bipperty-bopperty hat. Oh, God, I could do bet-ter than Overdriven guitar (Ronson): |---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------|---------------3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5____-3-3-------1---5______---5---5____-3-3-------1-------|-5-------5____-3-3-------1---5______---5---5____-3-3-------1-------| |-5-------5____-4-4-------2---5______---5---5____-4-4-------2-------|-5-------5____-4-4-------2---5______---5---5____-4-4-------2-------| |-5-------5____-5-5-------3---5______---5---5____-5-5-------3-------|-5-------5____-5-5-------3---5______---5---5____-5-5-------3-------| |-3-------3____-5-5-------3---3______---3---3____-5-5-------3-------|-3-------3____-5-5-------3---3______---3---3____-5-5-------3-------| |---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------|---------------3-3---------------| | | Acoustic 12-str. guitar (Bowie): | | C/G G F C/G G F C/G G F C/G G F | |-0-------0---0---3-------1---0______---0---0---3---3-------1-------|-0-------0---0---3-------1---0______---0---0---3---3-------1-------| |-1-------1---1---3-------1---1______---1---1---3---3-------1-------|-1-------1---1---3-------1---1______---1---1---3---3-------1-------| |-0-------0---0---4-------2---0______---0---0---4---4-------2-------|-0-------0---0---4-------2---0______---0---0---4---4-------2-------| |-2-------2---2---5-------3---2______---2---2---5---5-------3-------|-2-------2---2---5-------3---2______---2---2---5---5-------3-------| |-3-------3---3---5-------3---3______---3---3---5---5-------3-------|-3-------3---3---5-------3---3______---3---3---5---5-------3-------| |-3-------3---3---------------3______---3---3-----------------------|-3-------3---3---------------3______---3---3-----------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C/G that VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C/G 332010 F x33211 G x55433 | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] She's an old-time ambassador of sweet-talking, night-walking games | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] And she's known in the darkest clubs for pushing ahead of the dames | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] If she says she can do it, then she can do it, she don't make false claims | C/G | F | C/G But she's a queen, and such are queens that your laughter is sucked in their brains REFRAIN2: Notes: Play as for REFRAIN1. Chords: F x33211 A/C x32220 C/G 332010 B x24442 E 022100 D xx0232 | F | C/G Now she's leading him on and she'll lay him right down | F | E Yes, she's leading him on, yes, she'll lay him right down | F | C/G But it could have been me, yes, it could have been me | E Why didn't I say? | A/C Why didn't I say? No, no, no | B | D She's so swishy in her satin and tat | B | D In her frock-coat and bipperty-bopperty hat [Guitar Figure 1] Oh God, I could do better than that VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C/G 332010 F x33211 G x55433 | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] So I lay down a while and I gaze at my hotel wall | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] Oh, the cot is so cold, It don't feel like no bed at all | C/G | F [Guitar Figure 1] Yeah, I lay down a while and I look at my hotel wall | C/G | F | E But he's down on the street so I throw both his bags down the hall REFRAIN3: Chords: F x33211 A/C x32220 C/G 332010 B x24442 E 022100 D xx0232 | F | C/G And I'm phoning a cab, 'cause my stomach feels small | F | E There's a taste in my mouth and it's no taste at all | F | C/G It could have been me, oh yeah, it could have been me | E Why didn't I say? | A/C Why didn't I say? No, no, no | B | D She's so swishy in her satin and tat | B | D In her frock-coat and bipperty-bopperty hat | C/G Oh God, I could do better than that [play: Guitar Figure 1] [x3] [end on C/G]