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CBury a jar of Cmaj7Shou Hsing when the Emgirl is born.
CSurely you know the Cmaj7wine will age till she?s A7fully grown.
   EmDon?t fly into the night, CsoooC/BoooooooA7on enough the world will end
   Emwhile the lantern is bright.
CHORUS:
GI could find a Egood time girl in AmChinatown, A7Chinatown.
DDancing in my shoes.
GSee the eastern Eladies walk in AmChinatown,
Cmaj7Chinatown, Fmaj7chain me down, G6Chinatown.
MIDDLE:
OUTRO:
|D / / /|G / / /|Cmaj7
VERSE 2
VERSE 3
VERSE 1
CHORUS
VERSE 2
CHORUS
VERSE 3
CHORUS
OUTRO

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Chinatown

by The Move

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

C/B

Fmaj7

C Cmaj7 Em

Bury a jar of Shou Hsing when the girl is born.

C Cmaj7 A7

Surely you know the wine will age till she?s fully grown.

Em C C/B A7

Don?t fly into the night, sooooooooooon enough the world will end

while the lantern is bright.

CHORUS:

G E Am A7

I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown.

Dancing in my shoes.

G E Am

See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown,

Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G6

Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown.

MIDDLE:

OUTRO:

|D / / /|G / / /|Cmaj7

VERSE 2

VERSE 3

VERSE 1

CHORUS

VERSE 2

CHORUS

VERSE 3

CHORUS

OUTRO

About Chinatown Chords by The Move

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