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VERSES:
DO DOmaj7 MIm
Bury a jar of Shou Hsing when the girl is born.
DO DOmaj7 LA7
Surely you know the wine will age till she’s fully grown.
MIm DO DO/SI LA7
Don’t fly into the night, sooooooooooon enough the world will end
MIm
while the lantern is bright.
CHORUS
SOL MI LAm LA7
I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown.
RE
Dancing in my shoes.
SOL MI LAm
See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown,
DOmaj7 FAmaj7 SOL6
Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown.
MIDDLE:
MIm / / / MIm / / / LAdim / / / LAdim / / /
MIm / / / MIm / / / LAdim / / / FA / / / FA / / MIm / / / MIm / / /
OUTRO:
RE / / / SOL / / / DOmaj7
VERSE 2
Maybe I’ll drink your jasmine tea then I’ll hurry home.
Surely you know the likes of me should be left alone.
Why they like a me for, soon enough the world will end
If I answer the door.
VERSE 3
Look at the tall pagoda through, through your window pane.
watching you fly your dragon kite on a cocoa day.
You’ve discovered the white orchids in my humble moon
while the lantern is bright.
STRUCTURE:
VERSE 1
CHORUS
VERSE 2
CHORUS
MIDDLE
VERSE 3
CHORUS
OUTRO
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