{t:ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA}
{st:Frank Loesser (as per Jimmy Buffett)}
{sot}
{c:Opening notes: C, C, C#, C#, D, F#, G, G, B (repeat)}
A|3--3-4--4-5--------2-|3--3-4--4-5--------2-|
E|-------------2-3-3---|-------------2-3-3---|
C|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
{eot}
{c:Verse 1:}
[C] I'd love to [A7] get you
On a [F] slow boat to [F#dim] China
[C] All to my-[E7]self
A-[F]lone [A7]
[F] Get you and [F#dim] keep you in my
[C] Arms for ever-[A7]more
[D7] Leave all your lovers
[Dm7] Weeping on the faraway [G7] shore
{c:Verse 2:}
[C] Out on the [A7] briny
With the [F] moon big and [F#dim] shiny
[C] Melting your [E7] heart
Of [F] stone [A7]
Honey [F] I'd love to [Fmin] get you
On a [C] slow boat to [A7] China,
[D7] All by my-[G7]self a-[C]\ lone
{sot}
{c:Play: C, C#, C#, D, F#, G, G, B}
{c:. C, C, C#, C#, D, F#, G, G, B}
A|---3-4--4-5--------2-|3--3-4--4-5--------2-|
E|-------------2-3-3---|-------------2-3-3---|
C|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|
{eot}
{c:Strum chords for Verse 1 with kazoos}
[C] -- ---- -- [A7] --- --
-- - [F] ---- ---- -- [F#dim] -----
[C] --- -- ---[E7]----
--[F]---- [A7]
[F] --- --- --- [F#dim] ---- --- -- --
[C] ---- -- -----[A7]---
[D7] ----- --- ---- -----
[Dm7] ------- -- --- ------- [G7] -----
{c:Verse 3:}
[C] I'd love to [A7] get you
On a [F] slow boat to [F#dim] China
[C] All to my-[E7]self
A-[F]lone [A7]
[F] A twist in the [F#dim] rudder
And a [C] rip in the [A7] sails
[D7] Drifting and dreaming
Honey [Dm7] throw the compass over the [G7] rail
{c:Verse 4:}
[C] Out on the [A7] ocean
Far from [F] all the [F#dim] commotion
[C] Melting your [E7] heart
Of [F] stone [A7]
Honey [F] I'd love to [Fmin] get you
On a [C] slow boat to [A7] China
[D7] All by my-[G7]self a-[C]\ lone...,
{sot}
{c:Play: C, C#, C#, D, F#, G, G, B }
A|---3-4--4-5--------2-|
E|-------------2-3-3---|
C|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
{eot}
[C]
{t:ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA}
