• Song:

    China In Your Hand

  • Artist:

    T` Pau

  • Album:

    Heart and Soul: The Ver...

Capo at 3rd fret: Chords below represent chord shapes rather than actual pitch. This is
not strictly how the song is played but sounds good for a single acoustic guitar.

Intro Chords:

G (320003@1)     D/F# (200232@1)   C/Ee---3--------2--------0---| (x3111x@5)B---3--------3--------1---|
G---0--------2--------0---|
D---0--------0--------2---|
A---2-----------------3---|
E---3--------2*-------0*--|

* during the intro it sounds good to alternate between the bass notes on the low E
string and strumming the rest of the chord so on the D/F# you play the 2nd fret of
the E-string (can play with your left thumb) and then strum a regular D chord
whilst the bass note rings out - same with an open E followed by a regular C chord.

Intro sequence:
G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  C/E (x3111x@5)   x2

Verse Chords:

G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)      C (x32010@1)    G5/F#
e---3--------2--------0--------3---|
B---3--------3--------1--------3---|
G---0--------2--------0--------0---|
D---0--------0--------2--------0---|
A---2-----------------3--------x---|
E---3--------------------------2*--|

* see above note re: bass notes

Verse sequence:

G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)name="chord_320003@1">G           D (xx0232@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)    G5/F#

Bridge Chords:

Em (022000@1)      B (x2444x@1)     Am (x02210@1)    Dsus4e---0-----------------0--------3---| (xx0233@1)B---0--------4--------1--------3---|
G---0--------4--------2--------2---|
D---2--------4--------2--------0---|
A---2--------2--------0------------|
E---0------------------------------|

Chorus Chords:

C (x32010@1)    D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)    G5/F#     Em (022000@1)     Bm (x24432@1)    Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Cmaj7add6  D/A--0------2--------3--------3--------0--------2--------0--------0--------2--| (x00232@1)--1------3--------3--------3--------0--------3--------0--------0--------3--|
--0------2--------0--------0--------0--------4--------0--------2--------2--|
--2------0--------0--------0--------2--------4--------2--------2--------0--|
--3---------------2--------x--------2--------2--------3--------3--------0--|
------------------3--------2--------0--------------------------------------|

Chorus sequence:

C (x32010@1)      D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)  G5/F#    Em (022000@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C        D (xx0232@1)      Bm (x24432@1)      C (x32010@1)  D (xx0232@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C        D (xx0232@1)      G (320003@1)  G5/F#    Em (022000@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C     Cmaj7 (x32000@1)  Cmaj7add6    Cmaj7 (x32000@1)  D/A (x00232@1)So here's how the chords fit in with the vocals:

Intro:
G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  C/E (x3111x@5)   x2

Verse:
G (320003@1)                                       D (xx0232@1)       C (x32010@1)     GIt (320003@1)was a theme she had on a scheme he had told in a foreign land
G (320003@1)                                                D (xx0232@1)     C (x32010@1)GTo (320003@1)take life on earth to the second birth, and the man was in command
G (320003@1) G/f#        Em (022000@1)                     B (x2444x@1)      It was a flight on the wings of a young girls dreams
     G (320003@1)         Am (x02210@1)       Dsus4That (xx0233@1)got too far away...

Chorus:
C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)                  G (320003@1)   G/f#    Em (022000@1)  DDon't (xx0232@1)push too far, your dreams are china in your hand
C (x32010@1)            D (xx0232@1)               Bm (x24432@1)                C (x32010@1)       DDon't (xx0232@1)wish too hard because they may come true, and you can't help
C (x32010@1)                  D (xx0232@1)                 G (320003@1) G/f#      Emthem, (022000@1)You don't know what you might have set upon yourself
C (x32010@1)    C (x32010@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1)Cmaj7add6   Cmaj7 (x32000@1)D/A (x00232@1)                                           China in your hand

G (320003@1)  G (320003@1)  D/F# (200232@1)  C/E (x3111x@5)  x2 etc...
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