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China My China

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          C                                                                          A/F
A- F4 times)
In the haze of the morning, China sits on eternity
               C
And the opium A/Ffarmers sell dreams to obscure fraternities
GOn the horizon the curtains are A#closingA  
C
Down in the orchard, A/Fthe aunties and uncles play their games
(Like it seemAs they always Fhave done)A  F  
C
In the bluA/Fe distance, the vertical offices bear their names
(Like it seems Athey always Fhave done)A  F  
GClocks ticking slowly, dividing the daA#y up.A  
CThese poor girls are such fun,
They know what God gave them their fingers forA/F  
(to make percussiAon over so-Flos) [typAing percussioFn]
C
China, my ChinaA/F, I've wandered around and you're still here
(Which I guess yAou should be proud Fof)A  F  
Your wallCs have enclosed you,
Have kept you at home for thousands of years
(But there's something AI should Ftell you)A  F  
GAll the young boys, they are dressing like sailorA#s.A  
CI remember a man who
Jumped out from a window over the bayA/F  
(There was hardly a raiAsed eyFebrowA)F  
CThe coroner told me,
This kind of thing happens every day.A/F  
GYou see, from the Pagoda, the world is so tidy.A#  A  

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China My China

by Brian Eno

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Chords in this song · guitar

A/F

C A/F

A F

- 4 times)

In the haze of the morning, China sits on eternity

A/F

And the opium farmers sell dreams to obscure fraternities

G A# A

On the horizon the curtains are closing

A/F

Down in the orchard, the aunties and uncles play their games

A F A F

(Like it seems they always have done)

A/F

In the blue distance, the vertical offices bear their names

A F A F

(Like it seems they always have done)

G A# A

Clocks ticking slowly, dividing the day up.

These poor girls are such fun,

A/F

They know what God gave them their fingers for

A F A F

(to make percussion over so-los) [typing percussion]

A/F

China, my China, I've wandered around and you're still here

A F A F

(Which I guess you should be proud of)

Your walls have enclosed you,

Have kept you at home for thousands of years

A F A F

(But there's something I should tell you)

G A# A

All the young boys, they are dressing like sailors.

I remember a man who

A/F

Jumped out from a window over the bay

A F A F

(There was hardly a raised eyebrow)

The coroner told me,

A/F

This kind of thing happens every day.

G A# A

You see, from the Pagoda, the world is so tidy.

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