Intro
n.c.
Gm Gm
[VERSE 1]
Gm
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
Dm/F
Mama told me you should know,
F
Our world is cruel and wild,
Cm/D# Gm/A# Gm
But to make your way through cold and heat
A D7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
Cm
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
Dsus4 D Gm D7/A Gm/A#
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
D#
And she gave me apricots
Gm/D D7 Gm n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
Gm
Apricot stone,
D# A#
Hidden in my hand
F Cm
Given back to me
G# C#m7-5 D
From the motherland
Gm
Apricot stone,
D# A#
I will drop it down
F Cm
In the frozen ground
G# C#m7-5 D
I’ll just let it make its round
Gm
Apricot stone,
D# A#
Hidden in my hand
F Cm
Given back to me
G# C#m7-5 D
From the motherland...
Gm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( Gm ) | C#m7-5/G |
[VERSE 2]
Gm
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
Dm/F
And I’ve got an avatar
F
Of my love to keep me warm
Cm Gm
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
A
They may blow
D
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Cm
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
D Gm D/A Gm/A# Dm/F
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
D#6
Once I waved my home goodbye
Gm/D D Gm
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
Gm
Apricot stone,
D# A#
Hidden in my hand
F Cm
Given back to me
G# C#m7-5 D
From the motherland
Gm
Apricot stone,
D# A#
I will drop it down
F Cm
In the frozen ground
G# C#m7-5 D
I’ll just let it make its round
Gm
Apricot stone,
D# A#
Hidden in my hand
F Cm
Given back to me
G# C#m7-5 D
From the motherland...
Gm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Cbm Fbm6 Cbm/D Gb
[FINAL CHORUS]
G#m
Apricot stone,
Fb Cb
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
Gb C#m
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
A Dm7-5 D#
From the motherland
G#m
Apricot stone,
Fb Cb
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
Gb C#m
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
A Dm7-5 D#
From the motherland
G#m
Apricot stone