Chinatown
Words and music by Roy Wood
Transcribed by Tom De Val (tde_val@hotmail.com)
VERSES:
C Cmaj7 Em
Bury a jar of Shou Hsing when the girl is born.
C Cmaj7 A7
Surely you know the wine will age till she’s fully grown.
Em C C/B A7
Don’t fly into the night, sooooooooooon enough the world will end
Em
while the lantern is bright.
CHORUS:
G E Am A7
I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown.
D
Dancing in my shoes.
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G E Am
See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown,
Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G6
Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown.
MIDDLE:
|Em / / /|Em / / /|Adim / / /|Adim / / /|
|Em / / /|Em / / /|Adim / / /|F / / /|F / /|Em / / /|Em / / /|
OUTRO:
|D / / /|G / / /|Cmaj7
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
