David Bowie - The Jean Genie: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Jean Genie" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn The Jean Genie Guitar Chords and Lyrics by David Bowie

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Jean Genie" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

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

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

Sits like a man, but he smiles like a reptile
She loves him, she loves him, but just for a short while
She'll scratch in the sand, won't let go his hand
He says he's a beautician and sells you nutrition
And keeps all your dead hair for making up underwear
Poor little Greenie

Chorus

He's so simple minded, he can't drive his module
He bites on the neon and sleeps in the capsule
Loves to be loved
Loves to be loved

Chorus - x2





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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

E

Guitar chord E

B

Guitar chord B

Bsus4

Guitar chord Bsus4

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Jean Genie" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Jean Genie" by David Bowie.

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