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China Doll

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   Em7= 022030        D= xx0232      C/A= x0xxxx      F#m= 244222
   Em6= 022020    Dsus4= xx0233      C/D= xx0xxx        B= x24442
 Asus4= x02230       D5= xx0235      C/E= xx2xxx     A/C#= x4222x
     A= x02220        G= 320033     D/F#= 200232    Dadd9= xx0230
 Asus2= x02200       Em= 022000    Dm7/A= x00211     E/G#= 4x2400
 Cadd9= x32030        C= x32010      G/B= x20033     D/C#= x4xxxx
                    C/B= x2xxxx    Esus4= 022200      D/B= x2xxxx
[Intro]
||:  Em7/__/__/   Em6/__/__/  |   Asus4/__/A__/   /__/__Asus2/  :||x3
|  Cadd9/__/__/   /__/__/  |   D/__/__/   D/_Dsus4__/___D5/  |
[Verse 1]
GOo -lah, la -la, Dsus4la -la, la -la, Emla -la, la, la - Cla,C/B  C/A  
GOo -lah, la -la, Dsus4la -la, la -la, Emla -la, la, la - Cla!C/B  C/A  
[Verse 2]
GFoolish child, D/F#shade your eyes, Emblanket the CsunC/B,Dm7/A  
    GCame the day D/F#I  am safe,  Emyou are the Cone,Dm7/A  
    GA magic D/F#carpet ride,  Emdreams and all CtrueC/B,C/A  
    GSee my aD/F#labaster Emchild ...roll Con
[Chorus]
    A'Cause I'm an Earthbound boy,C  
CAnd ...G/Bso ...AI ...worship Cadd9you-----D---...
...china Gdoll! Dsus4  Em  C  
        (Oo -lah, la -la, la- la, la- la, la- la, la, la - la!)
CChi - C/Bna dGoll!Dsus4  Em  C  C/B  C/A  
        (Oo -lah, la -la, la -la, la -la, la -la, la, la - la!)
[Verse 3]
GEyes that shine ...D/F#hide behind, Empale and un - Csure,
     GDid my broken D/F#promise break Emyour china Cheart?C/D  C/E  
   GMy little D/F#black haired girl, Emporcelain dColl,C/B  C/A  
   GSink slowly D/F#into this Emblank heart of mineC  
[Chorus]
    A'Cause I'm an Earthbound boy,C  
ACnd ...G/Bso ...AI ...worship Cadd9you-----D---
...china dGoll! Dsus4  Em  C  
         (Oo -lah, la - la, la- la, la- la, la- la, la, la - la!)
(AOo -lah, la -la, Esus4la -la, la -la, F#mla -la, la, la -Dla!)
[Verse 4]
AFeel my flailing E/G#arms around your F#mneck, china Ddoll,D/C#  D/B  
AFeel my crazy E/G#silence 'round the F#mdepths of your Dsoul,D/C#  
And D/Ball the mAisery and E/G#crying, all the F#mreasons I don't Dgive,
You're gonna Awake up in the E/G#morning with a F#mcrowd 'round your Dbed
[Chorus]
   B'Cause I'm an earthbound boy,D  
DAnd ...A/C#so  ...BI ...worship Dadd9you-----E---
...China Adoll!Esus4  F#m  D  
        (Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)
...China Adoll!Esus4  F#m  D  
        (Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)
...China Adoll!Esus4  F#m  D  
        (Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)
...China Adoll!Esus4  F#m  D  
        (Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)
...China dAoll!

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China Doll

by Julian Cope

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

C/A

F#m

Em6

Dsus4

C/D

Asus4

C/E

A/C#

D/F#

Dadd9

Asus2

Dm7/A

E/G#

Cadd9

G/B

D/C#

Em7 D C/A F#m

= 022030 = xx0232 = x0xxxx = 244222

Em6 Dsus4 C/D B

= 022020 = xx0233 = xx0xxx = x24442

Asus4 D5 C/E A/C#

= x02230 = xx0235 = xx2xxx = x4222x

A G D/F# Dadd9

= x02220 = 320033 = 200232 = xx0230

Asus2 Em Dm7/A E/G#

= x02200 = 022000 = x00211 = 4x2400

Cadd9 C G/B D/C#

= x32030 = x32010 = x20033 = x4xxxx

C/B Esus4 D/B

= x2xxxx = 022200 = x2xxxx

[Intro]

Em7 Em6 Asus4 A Asus2

||: /__/__/ /__/__/ | /__/__/ /__/__/ :||x3

Cadd9 D D Dsus4 D5

| /__/__/ /__/__/ | /__/__/ /___/___/ |

[Verse 1]

G Dsus4 Em C C/B C/A

Oo -lah, la -la, la -la, la -la, la -la, la, la - la,

G Dsus4 Em C C/B C/A

Oo -lah, la -la, la -la, la -la, la -la, la, la - la!

[Verse 2]

G D/F# Em C C/B Dm7/A

Foolish child, shade your eyes, blanket the sun,

G D/F# Em C Dm7/A

Came the day I am safe, you are the one,

G D/F# Em C C/B C/A

A magic carpet ride, dreams and all true,

G D/F# Em C

See my alabaster child ...roll on

[Chorus]

A C

'Cause I'm an Earthbound boy,

C G/B A Cadd9 D

And ...so ...I ...worship you--------...

G Dsus4 Em C

...china doll!

(Oo -lah, la -la, la- la, la- la, la- la, la, la - la!)

C C/B G Dsus4 Em C C/B C/A

Chi - na doll!

(Oo -lah, la -la, la -la, la -la, la -la, la, la - la!)

[Verse 3]

G D/F# Em C

Eyes that shine ...hide behind, pale and un - sure,

G D/F# Em C C/D C/E

Did my broken promise break your china heart?

G D/F# Em C C/B C/A

My little black haired girl, porcelain doll,

G D/F# Em C

Sink slowly into this blank heart of mine

[Chorus]

A C

'Cause I'm an Earthbound boy,

C G/B A Cadd9 D

And ...so ...I ...worship you--------

G Dsus4 Em C

...china doll!

(Oo -lah, la - la, la- la, la- la, la- la, la, la - la!)

A Esus4 F#m D

(Oo -lah, la -la, la -la, la -la, la -la, la, la -la!)

[Verse 4]

A E/G# F#m D D/C# D/B

Feel my flailing arms around your neck, china doll,

A E/G# F#m D D/C#

Feel my crazy silence 'round the depths of your soul,

D/B A E/G# F#m D

And all the misery and crying, all the reasons I don't give,

A E/G# F#m D

You're gonna wake up in the morning with a crowd 'round your bed

[Chorus]

B D

'Cause I'm an earthbound boy,

D A/C# B Dadd9 E

And ...so ...I ...worship you--------

A Esus4 F#m D

...China doll!

(Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)

A Esus4 F#m D

...China doll!

(Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)

A Esus4 F#m D

...China doll!

(Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)

A Esus4 F#m D

...China doll!

(Oo -lah, la -la, la-la, la-la, la-la, la, la-la!)

...China doll!

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