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on a slow boat to china Chords

Music by: Kay Kyser
Tone Eb major BPM 83 Views 14
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[Verse 1]
[D]There is no verse
[A]To thi[D]s song
[A]'Cause I don't [F#m]wanna wait
a [Cdim]moment too l[D]ong
To say that [F#m]I'd lo[C#]ve to ge[F#]t you
[Bm]On a slow boat to [Cdim]Chin a
[F#m]All to mys[A]elf a[C#]lone
[D][C#dim][F#]

[Verse 2]
[Bm]
Get you and [Cdim]keep you
[G#]In my arms[A] ever [C#dim]more[F#][B]
[F#m]Leave all your [B]lovers
Weepin' [E]on a [A]faraway [E]shore[A]

[Verse 3]
[Db]Out [Gb]on the briny
[Cbm]With that moon big and
[Ab]shiny[Cdim][A]
Melting your [C#]heart [D]of stone[C#dim]
[F#]Honey, I'd l[Bm]ove to get y[G]ou[F]
[C#]On a[A] slow boat[G] to Ch[C#dim]ina[F#]
[B]All to mysel[E]f
[A]Alone

[Interlude 1]
[F#m][B][F#m][G][F][E][Gdim][Eb][E]
[Abm][C#][F#m][A][Gdim][Edim][Bbdim][Edim][E][G#][Cdim][F#m][C#][F#m]
[A][Gdim]
[Bbdim][E][G#dim][C#][F#][C#m][F#][F#m][B][E][G#m][C#]
[F#m][A][Gdim][Edim][E][G#][A][F#m][C#][F#m]
[D][E][D][C#][F#][F#m][B][F#m][C#m][C#]
[F#]I'd

[Verse 4]
love [D#]to get you
[G#m]On a slow boat [G#]to Ch[D#dim]in a[Cdim]
[F#]All to myself [A#]alon[B]e[G#m][D#]
A [G#m]twist in the [Adim]rudder
And a [F#]rip in t[D#]he sail
[G#]Drift[D#m]ing an[G#]d dreaming
Throw the [G#m]compass over [Cdim]the rai[C#]l
[F#]

[Verse 5]
Out [A#m]on the oce[D#]an
Far from [G#m]all the co[B]mmo[Cdim]tion[F#]
Melting your [A#]heart, of [B]stone[G#m][D#]
[G#m]I'd love to get[E] you
[Gb]On a slow boat [Edim]to Chin[Eb]a
[Ab]All to m[Db]yself[Abm]
[Db]Ther[Gb]e's nobody else[Eb]
[Abm]Yes, all to mys[Db]elf a[Gb]lone
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