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Tuning: Standard
Note: Follows a waltz rythmn, 3 beats per chord, played \-\/\-
VERSE 1:
  Ah Miss [G] Mary [G] won't you [C] please [G] come home from 
  [D] China [D7] [D] [D7]
  Bring a [G] bottle of [G] whisky and a [C] tin cup  Gfor your 
  [D] Teeth [D7] [D] [D7] 
  [Em] Don't you sneak [D] into the [G] back door [C] wearing some 
  [D] Disguise [D7] [D] [D7]
  [Em] Knock on the [D] front door in [G] view of the [C] Temperance 
  [D] Guild [D7] [D] [D7]
VERSE 2:
  Ah Miss [G] Mary [G] won't you [C] please come [G] home cause I 
  [D] Miss ya  [D7] [D] [D7]
  Your [G] old spinster [G] sister don't [C] always [G] give good advice
  [D] [D7] [D] [D7]
  Look at [Em] her she's in [D] love with that [G] drunken [C] bandy-legged 
  [D] Sheriff [D7] [D] [D7]
  He'll [Em] unzip her [D] pantsuit, but [G] never [C] leave his fat 
  [D] Wife [D7] [D] [D7]
CHORUS:
  Ah Miss [Em] Mary [Em] won't you [B7] please [B7] come home from 
  [C] China [C] [Am] [Am] 
  Come home from [G] China [G] [D] [D] 
  Come home from [C] China [C] [Am] [Am]
VERSE 3:
  Now that [G] fake old [G] beatnik [C] poet the [G] volunteer 
  [D] Fireman [D7] [D] [D7]
  He don't [G] care if you [G] come, he don't [C] care [G] like I 
  [D] Do [D7] [D] [D7]
  He's in [Em] love with his [D] dog and [G] all the [C] volunteer 
  [D] Firemen [D7] [D] [D7]
  And he is a-[Em]-fraid to [D] let the [G] end of his [C] versus 
  [D] Rhyme [D7] [D] [D7]
REPEAT CHORUS 2x:
FINALE:
  [Em]

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China

by Cracker

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard

Note: Follows a waltz rythmn, 3 beats per chord, played \-\/\-

VERSE 1:

G G C G

Ah Miss [] Mary [] won't you [] please [] come home from

D D7 D D7

[] China [] [] []

G G C G

Bring a [] bottle of [] whisky and a [] tin cup for your

D D7 D D7

[] Teeth [] [] []

Em D G C

[] Don't you sneak [] into the [] back door [] wearing some

D D7 D D7

[] Disguise [] [] []

Em D G C

[] Knock on the [] front door in [] view of the [] Temperance

D D7 D D7

[] Guild [] [] []

VERSE 2:

G G C G

Ah Miss [] Mary [] won't you [] please come [] home cause I

D D7 D D7

[] Miss ya [] [] []

G G C G

Your [] old spinster [] sister don't [] always [] give good advice

D D7 D D7

[] [] [] []

Em D G C

Look at [] her she's in [] love with that [] drunken [] bandy-legged

D D7 D D7

[] Sheriff [] [] []

Em D G C

He'll [] unzip her [] pantsuit, but [] never [] leave his fat

D D7 D D7

[] Wife [] [] []

CHORUS:

Em Em B7 B7

Ah Miss [] Mary [] won't you [] please [] come home from

C C Am Am

[] China [] [] []

G G D D

Come home from [] China [] [] []

C C Am Am

Come home from [] China [] [] []

VERSE 3:

G G C G

Now that [] fake old [] beatnik [] poet the [] volunteer

D D7 D D7

[] Fireman [] [] []

G G C G

He don't [] care if you [] come, he don't [] care [] like I

D D7 D D7

[] Do [] [] []

Em D G C

He's in [] love with his [] dog and [] all the [] volunteer

D D7 D D7

[] Firemen [] [] []

Em D G C

And he is a-[]-fraid to [] let the [] end of his [] versus

D D7 D D7

[] Rhyme [] [] []

REPEAT CHORUS 2x:

FINALE:

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