The Oriental
Status Quo
Guitar intro:
A G-D
E|---15-----------------------------15-----------------------------|
B|-------15--13b14----------------------15--13b14------------------|
G|-14--14--14-----14-14-14-14-14--14--14--14-----14-14-14-..etc..--|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
last round of the intro:
A
E|---15------------------------------------|
B|-------15---13b15-13b15-13b15r13---------|
G|-14--14--14----------------------14------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
verse:
A
Her name was Mia from North Korea
G-D
I said come over bring your Land Rover
A
I don't like sushi she said that suits me
G-D
I take a shower on every hour
chorus:
A
Oh the oriental very very special
If you ever get some
G D/F#
You want another one and another one
A
The oriental very very gentle
G-D/F#
I got one for a cousin can you send me a dozen?
The oriental guitar:
E|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-17/19-19-19\17-17\15-15-14-14-15-15-14-14-17-17-|
G|-14/16-16-16\14-14\12-12-11-11-12-12-11-11-14-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/status_quo/oriental_tab_ver_2.html ]
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-17/19-19-19\17-17\15-15-14-14-15-15-14-17-|
G|-14/16-16-16\14-14\12-12-11-11-12-12-11-14-|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
verse:
Her name was Mae Wong she came from Hong Kong
She was a raver of easter flavour
I said I love you she said I'd love to
Go down to Texas must have one lexus
chorus:
Oh the oriental very very special
If you ever get some
You want another one and another one
The oriental very very gentle
I like it spicy that'll do me nicely
bridge:
A G D A
I'm gonna cross the water take a plane to Tokyo
A G D A
And find a little geisha I love to see them go
A G D A
And carry on to China Asia minor and some more
A G D
Then finish with a sling in Singapore
Guitar:
A
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3---------------------------3-----|
E|-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5----2-3-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5---2-3-|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------3-------------------------------|
E|-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5----2-3-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5-3-5-|
play guitar intro
chorus:
Oh the oriental very very special
If you ever get some
You want another one and another one
The oriental very very gentle
I got one for a cousin can you send me a dozen?
Oh the oriental will drive you mental
I really gotta get one
And then another one and another one
Oh the oriental can you get them on a rental?
Don't send me a russian ain't no discussion
Got to be the oriental
guitar intro to fade
