Intro
n.c.
C#m C#m
[VERSE 1]
C#m
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
G#m/B
Mama told me you should know,
B
Our world is cruel and wild,
F#m/A C#m/E C#m
But to make your way through cold and heat
D# G#7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
F#m
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
G#sus4 G# C#m G#7/D# C#m/E
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
A
And she gave me apricots
C#m/G# G#7 C#m n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
C#m
Apricot stone,
A E
Hidden in my hand
B F#m
Given back to me
D C#m7-5 G#
From the motherland
C#m
Apricot stone,
A E
I will drop it down
B F#m
In the frozen ground
D C#m7-5 G#
I’ll just let it make its round
C#m
Apricot stone,
A E
Hidden in my hand
B F#m
Given back to me
D C#m7-5 G#
From the motherland...
C#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( C#m ) | C#m7-5/C# |
[VERSE 2]
C#m
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
G#m/B
And I’ve got an avatar
B
Of my love to keep me warm
F#m C#m
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
D#
They may blow
G#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
F#m
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
G# C#m G#/D# C#m/E G#m/B
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
A6
Once I waved my home goodbye
C#m/G# G# C#m
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
C#m
Apricot stone,
A E
Hidden in my hand
B F#m
Given back to me
D C#m7-5 G#
From the motherland
C#m
Apricot stone,
A E
I will drop it down
B F#m
In the frozen ground
D C#m7-5 G#
I’ll just let it make its round
C#m
Apricot stone,
A E
Hidden in my hand
B F#m
Given back to me
D C#m7-5 G#
From the motherland...
C#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Fm A#m6 Fm/Ab C
[FINAL CHORUS]
Dm
Apricot stone,
A# F
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
C Gm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Eb Dm7-5 A
From the motherland
Dm
Apricot stone,
A# F
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
C Gm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Eb Dm7-5 A
From the motherland
Dm
Apricot stone