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INTRO:
**   D**Ddim5  
(repeat as necessary)
We were watching TGV,     Watching TEm7V
We were watching TGV,     Watching TEm7V   
Cadd9     A7
Cadd9     A7
Cadd9     C/B     A7      D
In Tiananmen SquaGre,     Lost my baby tEm7here
My yellow rGose,          In her bloodstained clEm7othes
She was a Cadd9short order pA7astry chef
In a Cadd9Dim Sum dive on the YangtA7ze tideway
She had Cadd9shiny hairG/B  
She was the A7daughter of an engineerD  
Won't you shed a Gtear,   For my yellow rEm7ose
My yellow roGse,          In her bloodstained Em7clothes
She had Cadd9perfect breasts, She had A7high hopes
She had Cadd9almond eyes,     She had A7yellow thighs
She was a Cstudent C/Bof phA7ilosophyD  
Won't you grieve with Gme, G/F#for my yEm7ellow rose,      
Shed a tear,     G         G/F#   Em7For her bloodstained clDothes
She had Gshiny haiG/F#r,      She had Em7perfect breasts
She had Cadd9high hopes,      C/BShe had A7almond eyesD  
She had Gyellow thighG/F#s
She was the Em7daughter of an engineerD  
So get out your Gpistols, Get out your stoneCs
Get out your knGives,     Cut them to the boCne
They are the Glackeys oG/F#f the groceEm7r's machine
They built the Gdark satanic millsC  
That manuGfacture hell on earthC  
They bought the Gfront row G/F#seats on CaEm7lvary
They are Cirrelevant to meD  
     **              D**Ddim5    
And I grieve for my sister
We were watching TGV,     Watching TEm7V
We were watching TGV,     Watching TEm7V
She wore a Cadd9white bandanna that said 'FA7reedom now'
She thought the Cadd9Great Wall of China
Would coA7me tumbling down
GShe was a studenG/F#t
Her fEm7ather was an enginDeer
Won't you shed a tGear,   For my yellow rEm7ose
My yellow roGse,          In her bloodstained clEm7othes
Her Cadd9grandpa fought old CA7hiang Kai-shek
That Cadd9no-good low-down diA7rty rat
Who Cused to order his C/Btroops
To fA7ire on the women and Dchildren
AnGd in the spring of '4Em78
MaGo Tse-tung got quite iraEm7te
AnGd he kicked that G/F#old dictator Em7Chiang
Out of the Dstate of China
ChGiang Kai-shek came down in FEm7ormosa
GAnd they armed the island of QA7uemoy
And the Gshells were flying across the China Sea
And they Em7turned Formosa into a Cshoe factory C/Bcalled A7TaiwaDn
And she is Gdifferent from Cro-MCadd9agnon man
She's Gdifferent from ACadd9nne Boleyn
She is Gdifferent G/F#from the RosEm7enbergs
And fDrom the unknown Jew
GShe is different from the Cadd9unknown NicaraGguan
Cadd9Half superstar Ghalf victimG/F#  
She's a Em7victor star coCadd9nceptually newD  
GAnd she is different from the Cadd9Dodo
GAnd from the KankanboCadd9no
GShe is different G/F#from the AztEm7ec
And fDrom the Cherokee
ShGe's everybody's Cadd9sister
SGhe's symbolic of our faiCadd9lure
She's Gthe one in G/F#fifty millEm7ion
Who can Cadd9help us to be freeD  
Because she died on TVG  

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Watching Tv

by Roger Waters

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em7

Cadd9

C/B

G/B

G/F#

INTRO:

** **Ddim5

(repeat as necessary)

G Em7

We were watching TV, Watching TV

G Em7

We were watching TV, Watching TV

Cadd9 A7

Cadd9 C/B A7 D

G Em7

In Tiananmen Square, Lost my baby there

G Em7

My yellow rose, In her bloodstained clothes

Cadd9 A7

She was a short order pastry chef

Cadd9 A7

In a Dim Sum dive on the Yangtze tideway

Cadd9 G/B

She had shiny hair

A7 D

She was the daughter of an engineer

G Em7

Won't you shed a tear, For my yellow rose

G Em7

My yellow rose, In her bloodstained clothes

Cadd9 A7

She had perfect breasts, She had high hopes

Cadd9 A7

She had almond eyes, She had yellow thighs

C C/B A7 D

She was a student of philosophy

G G/F# Em7

Won't you grieve with me, for my yellow rose,

G G/F# Em7 D

Shed a tear, For her bloodstained clothes

G G/F# Em7

She had shiny hair, She had perfect breasts

Cadd9 C/B A7 D

She had high hopes, She had almond eyes

G G/F#

She had yellow thighs

Em7 D

She was the daughter of an engineer

G C

So get out your pistols, Get out your stones

G C

Get out your knives, Cut them to the bone

G G/F# Em7

They are the lackeys of the grocer's machine

G C

They built the dark satanic mills

G C

That manufacture hell on earth

G G/F# Em7

They bought the front row seats on Calvary

C D

They are irrelevant to me

** **Ddim5

And I grieve for my sister

G Em7

We were watching TV, Watching TV

G Em7

We were watching TV, Watching TV

Cadd9 A7

She wore a white bandanna that said 'Freedom now'

Cadd9

She thought the Great Wall of China

Would come tumbling down

G G/F#

She was a student

Em7 D

Her father was an engineer

G Em7

Won't you shed a tear, For my yellow rose

G Em7

My yellow rose, In her bloodstained clothes

Cadd9 A7

Her grandpa fought old Chiang Kai-shek

Cadd9 A7

That no-good low-down dirty rat

C C/B

Who used to order his troops

A7 D

To fire on the women and children

G Em7

And in the spring of '48

G Em7

Mao Tse-tung got quite irate

G G/F# Em7

And he kicked that old dictator Chiang

Out of the state of China

G Em7

Chiang Kai-shek came down in Formosa

G A7

And they armed the island of Quemoy

And the shells were flying across the China Sea

Em7 C C/B A7 D

And they turned Formosa into a shoe factory called Taiwan

G Cadd9

And she is different from Cro-Magnon man

G Cadd9

She's different from Anne Boleyn

G G/F# Em7

She is different from the Rosenbergs

And from the unknown Jew

G Cadd9 G

She is different from the unknown Nicaraguan

Cadd9 G G/F#

Half superstar half victim

Em7 Cadd9 D

She's a victor star conceptually new

G Cadd9

And she is different from the Dodo

G Cadd9

And from the Kankanbono

G G/F# Em7

She is different from the Aztec

And from the Cherokee

G Cadd9

She's everybody's sister

G Cadd9

She's symbolic of our failure

G G/F# Em7

She's the one in fifty million

Cadd9 D

Who can help us to be free

Because she died on TV

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