Intro
n.c.
D#m D#m
[VERSE 1]
D#m
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
A#m/C#
Mama told me you should know,
C#
Our world is cruel and wild,
G#m/B D#m/F# D#m
But to make your way through cold and heat
F A#7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
G#m
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
A#sus4 A# D#m A#7/F D#m/F#
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
B
And she gave me apricots
D#m/A# A#7 D#m n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
D#m
Apricot stone,
B F#
Hidden in my hand
C# G#m
Given back to me
E C#m7-5 A#
From the motherland
D#m
Apricot stone,
B F#
I will drop it down
C# G#m
In the frozen ground
E C#m7-5 A#
I’ll just let it make its round
D#m
Apricot stone,
B F#
Hidden in my hand
C# G#m
Given back to me
E C#m7-5 A#
From the motherland...
D#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( D#m ) | C#m7-5/D# |
[VERSE 2]
D#m
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
A#m/C#
And I’ve got an avatar
C#
Of my love to keep me warm
G#m D#m
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
F
They may blow
A#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
G#m
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
A# D#m A#/F D#m/F# A#m/C#
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
B6
Once I waved my home goodbye
D#m/A# A# D#m
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
D#m
Apricot stone,
B F#
Hidden in my hand
C# G#m
Given back to me
E C#m7-5 A#
From the motherland
D#m
Apricot stone,
B F#
I will drop it down
C# G#m
In the frozen ground
E C#m7-5 A#
I’ll just let it make its round
D#m
Apricot stone,
B F#
Hidden in my hand
C# G#m
Given back to me
E C#m7-5 A#
From the motherland...
D#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Gm Cm6 Gm/A# D
[FINAL CHORUS]
Em
Apricot stone,
C G
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
D Am
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
F Dm7-5 B
From the motherland
Em
Apricot stone,
C G
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
D Am
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
F Dm7-5 B
From the motherland
Em
Apricot stone