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China Doll

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CI'm tired of crying  C7and all your Flying
That's why I'm Cbuying a China G7doll
Her eyes are Cbluer her C7faults are Ffewer
Her lips are Ctruer G7my China Cdoll
G7I'd rather have a doll of clay
That I Ccould call my own
D7Than someone else just like you
G7With a heart of stone
She'll never Cleave me
C7She'll not deFceive me
And never Cgrieve me
G7My China Cdoll
G7No tears or soCrrow
C7No sad tomoFrrow
No one can Cborrow
G7My China Cdoll
G7I'd rather have a doll of clay
That I Ccould call my own
D7Than someone else just like you
G7With a heart of stone
She'll never Cleave me
C7She'll not deFceive me
And never Cgrieve me
G7My China Cdoll

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China Doll

by Slim Whitman

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C C7 F

I'm tired of crying and all your lying

C G7

That's why I'm buying a China doll

C C7 F

Her eyes are bluer her faults are fewer

C G7 C

Her lips are truer my China doll

I'd rather have a doll of clay

That I could call my own

Than someone else just like you

With a heart of stone

She'll never leave me

C7 F

She'll not deceive me

And never grieve me

G7 C

My China doll

G7 C

No tears or sorrow

C7 F

No sad tomorrow

No one can borrow

G7 C

My China doll

I'd rather have a doll of clay

That I could call my own

Than someone else just like you

With a heart of stone

She'll never leave me

C7 F

She'll not deceive me

And never grieve me

G7 C

My China doll

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