Intro
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[VERSE 1]
Bm
Many, many years ago,
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When I was a little child,
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Mama told me you should know,
A
Our world is cruel and wild,
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But to make your way through cold and heat
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Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Em
I believed her every word,
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More than anything I heard
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But I was too scared to lose my fun
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I began to cry a lot
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And she gave me apricots
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Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
I will drop it down
A Em
In the frozen ground
C C#m7-5 F#
I’ll just let it make its round
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland...
Bm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
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[VERSE 2]
Bm
Now I see the northern stars
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Shining brightly in the storm
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And I’ve got an avatar
A
Of my love to keep me warm
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Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
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They may blow
F#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Em
May the winter stay away
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From my harvest night and day
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May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
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Grow my tree up to the sky,
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Once I waved my home goodbye
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I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
I will drop it down
A Em
In the frozen ground
C C#m7-5 F#
I’ll just let it make its round
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand
A Em
Given back to me
C C#m7-5 F#
From the motherland...
Bm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Ebm Abm6 Ebm/Gb A#
[FINAL CHORUS]
Cm
Apricot stone,
Ab Eb
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
A# Fm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
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From the motherland
Cm
Apricot stone,
Ab Eb
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
A# Fm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Db Dm7-5 G
From the motherland
Cm
Apricot stone