G E/C
A-C 4 times)
In the haze of the morning, China sits on eternity
G
E/C
And the opium farmers sell dreams to obscure fraternities
D F E
On the horizon the curtains are closing
G
E/C
Down in the orchard, the aunties and uncles play their games
E C E C
(Like it seems they always have done)
G
E/C
In the blue distance, the vertical offices bear their names
E C E C
(Like it seems they always have done)
D F E
Clocks ticking slowly, dividing the day up.
G
These poor girls are such fun,
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They know what God gave them their fingers for
E C E C
(to make percussion over so-los) [typing percussion]
G
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China, my China, I've wandered around and you're still here
E C E C
(Which I guess you should be proud of)
G
Your walls have enclosed you,
Have kept you at home for thousands of years
E C E C
(But there's something I should tell you)
D F E
All the young boys, they are dressing like sailors.
G
I remember a man who
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Jumped out from a window over the bay
E C E C
(There was hardly a raised eyebrow)
G
The coroner told me,
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This kind of thing happens every day.
D F E
You see, from the Pagoda, the world is so tidy.
done by ketty inglet