Intro
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[VERSE 1]
A#m
Many, many years ago,
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When I was a little child,
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Mama told me you should know,
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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]
D#m
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]
A#m
Apricot stone,
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Hidden in my hand
G# D#m
Given back to me
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From the motherland
A#m
Apricot stone,
F# C#
I will drop it down
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In the frozen ground
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I’ll just let it make its round
A#m
Apricot stone,
F# C#
Hidden in my hand
G# D#m
Given back to me
B C#m7-5 F
From the motherland...
A#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
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[VERSE 2]
A#m
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
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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
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They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
D#m
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]
A#m
Apricot stone,
F# C#
Hidden in my hand
G# D#m
Given back to me
B C#m7-5 F
From the motherland
A#m
Apricot stone,
F# C#
I will drop it down
G# D#m
In the frozen ground
B C#m7-5 F
I’ll just let it make its round
A#m
Apricot stone,
F# C#
Hidden in my hand
G# D#m
Given back to me
B C#m7-5 F
From the motherland...
A#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
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[FINAL CHORUS]
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
A Em
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
C Dm7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone,
G D
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
A Em
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
C Dm7-5 F#
From the motherland
Bm
Apricot stone