Intro
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[VERSE 1]
F#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]
Bm
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]
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
Hidden in my hand
E Bm
Given back to me
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From the motherland
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
I will drop it down
E Bm
In the frozen ground
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I’ll just let it make its round
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
Hidden in my hand
E Bm
Given back to me
G C#m7-5 C#
From the motherland...
F#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
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[VERSE 2]
F#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
C#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
Bm
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]
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
Hidden in my hand
E Bm
Given back to me
G C#m7-5 C#
From the motherland
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
I will drop it down
E Bm
In the frozen ground
G C#m7-5 C#
I’ll just let it make its round
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
Hidden in my hand
E Bm
Given back to me
G C#m7-5 C#
From the motherland...
F#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
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[FINAL CHORUS]
Gm
Apricot stone,
Eb A#
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
F Cm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
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From the motherland
Gm
Apricot stone,
Eb A#
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
F Cm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
Ab Dm7-5 D
From the motherland
Gm
Apricot stone