Intro
n.c.
Fm Fm
[VERSE 1]
Fm
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
Cm/D#
Mama told me you should know,
D#
Our world is cruel and wild,
A#m/C# Fm/G# Fm
But to make your way through cold and heat
G C7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
A#m
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
Csus4 C Fm C7/G Fm/G#
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
C#
And she gave me apricots
Fm/C C7 Fm n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
Fm
Apricot stone,
C# G#
Hidden in my hand
D# A#m
Given back to me
F# C#m7-5 C
From the motherland
Fm
Apricot stone,
C# G#
I will drop it down
D# A#m
In the frozen ground
F# C#m7-5 C
I’ll just let it make its round
Fm
Apricot stone,
C# G#
Hidden in my hand
D# A#m
Given back to me
F# C#m7-5 C
From the motherland...
Fm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( Fm ) | C#m7-5/F |
[VERSE 2]
Fm
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
Cm/D#
And I’ve got an avatar
D#
Of my love to keep me warm
A#m Fm
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
G
They may blow
C
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
A#m
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
C Fm C/G Fm/G# Cm/D#
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
C#6
Once I waved my home goodbye
Fm/C C Fm
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
Fm
Apricot stone,
C# G#
Hidden in my hand
D# A#m
Given back to me
F# C#m7-5 C
From the motherland
Fm
Apricot stone,
C# G#
I will drop it down
D# A#m
In the frozen ground
F# C#m7-5 C
I’ll just let it make its round
Fm
Apricot stone,
C# G#
Hidden in my hand
D# A#m
Given back to me
F# C#m7-5 C
From the motherland...
Fm
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Am Dm6 Am/C Fb
[FINAL CHORUS]
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
Fb Bm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
G Dm7-5 C#
From the motherland
F#m
Apricot stone,
D A
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
Fb Bm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
G Dm7-5 C#
From the motherland
F#m
Apricot stone