Chinatown Words and music by Roy Wood Transcribed by Tom De Val (tde_val@hotmail.com) VERSES: C Cmaj7 Em Bury a jar of Shou Hsing when the girl is born. C Cmaj7 A7 Surely you know the wine will age till she?s fully grown. Em C C/B A7 Don?t fly into the night, sooooooooooon enough the world will end Em while the lantern is bright. CHORUS: G E Am A7 I could find a good time girl in Chinatown, Chinatown. D Dancing in my shoes. G E Am See the eastern ladies walk in Chinatown, Cmaj7 Fmaj7 G6 Chinatown, chain me down, Chinatown. MIDDLE: |Em / / /|Em / / /|Adim / / /|Adim / / /| |Em / / /|Em / / /|Adim / / /|F / / /|F / /|Em / / /|Em / / /| OUTRO: |D / / /|G / / /|Cmaj7 VERSE 2 Maybe I?ll drink your jasmine tea then I?ll hurry home. Surely you know the likes of me should be left alone. Why they like a me for, soon enough the world will end If I answer the door. VERSE 3 Look at the tall pagoda through, through your window pane. watching you fly your dragon kite on a cocoa day. You?ve discovered the white orchids in my humble moon while the lantern is bright. STRUCTURE: VERSE 1 CHORUS VERSE 2 CHORUS MIDDLE VERSE 3 CHORUS OUTRO