The Poor Chinee
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Afinação: E A D G B ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
"The Poor Chinee" - Eddie Noack
Track 9 of 12 on the album "Eddie Noack" (1976)
Track 11 of 30 on the album "Ain't the Reaping Ever Done? (1962-1976)" (2015)
Link to song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7WUuSbsw-4
[Intro]
E
E
(Take a little girl from the poor Chinee)
E
E
[Verse 1]
E
My name-a Sinsin, me come from China
E B7 E
Biggy low ship, I come along here
E
Wind blow hard, it kick-y up bubbly
E B7 E
Ship make a China boy feel very queer
E
Me bring along me a little girl nice-y
E B7 E
She come along just to be my wife
E
Say that she love me once or twice-y
E B7 E
Make a big swear, do it all of her life
[Chorus]
A D A
Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow
A E B7 E
Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
E A E
Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
E
(Take a little girl from the poor Chinee)
E
[Chorus]
E
Me go-ey downstairs, take a little walk-y
E B7 E
Bye-bye, little girl, me come back
E
Me catch a white man and little girl talk-y
E B7 E
He kiss-a little girl, a very good smack
E
Long time ago, when we were babies
E B7 E
Our fathers lit ceremonial fires
E
Swore someday we'd kissy kissy coochie
E B7 E
Now white man makin' ancestor liar
[Chorus]
A D A
Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow
A E B7 E
Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
E A E
Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
E
(Take a little girl from the poor Chinee)
[Verse 3]
E
Me think-y something smell fishy fishy
E B7 E
Something besides my shrimp chow mein
E
Little girl actin' kinda wash-a-wishy
E B7 E
Make a Chinee sorta sorry he came
[Chorus]
A D A
Me like a bow-wow, very good chow chow
A E B7 E
Me like-a little girl, she like-a me
E A E
Me come from Hong Kong, white man come along
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
A E B7 E
Take a little girl from the poor Chinee
How to play The Poor Chinee
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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.