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Queen Of Chinatown

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[Intro]
Am7
[Verse 1]
Am7It was down in Chinatown G6that I met the opium Queen,
Am7Babyface girl from Shanghai G6never smile and never cry.
DmShe now rules the underworld down in G6Chinatown,
DmShe runs all the opium den down in G6Chinatown.
Cmaj7Bring her your gold, Ambring her your worries,
Cmaj7And when life gets Am7a bit too dreary to Em7stand.
G6Give a ring to the EQueen of ChinaAtown.
[Chorus]
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7She'll pick you G6up when you're feeling Am7down.
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7And she'll soon G6blow your blues Am7away.
[Verse 2]
It was down in Chinatown Em7when I met the opium Queen,
Am7Babyface girl from Shanghai G6never smiled and never cried.
DmWhen love isn't what it sounds go to G6Chinatown,
DmWhen your friends have let you down got to G6Chinatown.
Cmaj7When life is pain, Am7when love is sorrow,
Cmaj7And it gets more than Am7you can possibly Em7stand,
G6Give a ring to the EQueen of ChinaAtown.
[Chorus]
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7She'll pick you G6up when you're feeling Am7down.
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7And she'll soon G6blow your blues Am7away.
[Chorus]
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7She'll pick you G6up when you're feeling Am7down.
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7And she'll soon G6blow your blues Amaway.
[Bridge]
Am7It was down in Chinatown G6that I met the opium Queen,
Am7Babyface girl from Shanghai G6never smile and never cry.
[Instrumental]
Am7 Am7  Fmaj7 Fmaj7  G6 G6  Am7
[Chorus]
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,Fmaj7  
When you're G6down, When you're feeling Am7low.
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7She'll pick you G6up when you're feeling Am7down.
Go down, go Em7down, to the Am7Queen of ChinaEm7town,
Fmaj7And she'll soon G6blow your blues Am7away… (fade out)

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Queen Of Chinatown

by Amanda Lear

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Chords in this song · guitar

Am7

Cmaj7

Em7

Fmaj7

[Intro]

Am7

[Verse 1]

Am7 G6

It was down in Chinatown that I met the opium Queen,

Am7 G6

Babyface girl from Shanghai never smile and never cry.

Dm G6

She now rules the underworld down in Chinatown,

Dm G6

She runs all the opium den down in Chinatown.

Cmaj7 Am

Bring her your gold, bring her your worries,

Cmaj7 Am7 Em7

And when life gets a bit too dreary to stand.

G6 E A

Give a ring to the Queen of Chinatown.

[Chorus]

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

She'll pick you up when you're feeling down.

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

And she'll soon blow your blues away.

[Verse 2]

Em7

It was down in Chinatown when I met the opium Queen,

Am7 G6

Babyface girl from Shanghai never smiled and never cried.

Dm G6

When love isn't what it sounds go to Chinatown,

Dm G6

When your friends have let you down got to Chinatown.

Cmaj7 Am7

When life is pain, when love is sorrow,

Cmaj7 Am7 Em7

And it gets more than you can possibly stand,

G6 E A

Give a ring to the Queen of Chinatown.

[Chorus]

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

She'll pick you up when you're feeling down.

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

And she'll soon blow your blues away.

[Chorus]

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

She'll pick you up when you're feeling down.

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am

And she'll soon blow your blues away.

[Bridge]

Am7 G6

It was down in Chinatown that I met the opium Queen,

Am7 G6

Babyface girl from Shanghai never smile and never cry.

[Instrumental]

Am7 Am7 Fmaj7 Fmaj7 G6 G6 Am7

[Chorus]

Em7 Am7 Em7 Fmaj7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

G6 Am7

When you're down, When you're feeling low.

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

She'll pick you up when you're feeling down.

Em7 Am7 Em7

Go down, go down, to the Queen of Chinatown,

Fmaj7 G6 Am7

And she'll soon blow your blues away… (fade out)

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