China Doll Chords by Leon Thomas

Tempo:
81 bpm
Chords used:

Ebm

Ab

Gb

Db

Eb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leon Thomas - China Doll chords
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[Eb] I I I [Ebm] I I I I I I I I I I
[Eb]
[Db] [Gb] [Db] [Eb] [Gb]
[Eb] [Ab] [Db] [Gb] [Db] [Eb] [Ebm] I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I.
Took
[Ab] [Gb] a quiet little stroll on a bright summer [Ebm] day down in [Ab] Chinatown.
[Ebm]
I [Ab] [Ebm] had nothing to do, wasn't feeling too blue, so I looked [Ab] around.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] Now the people were busy and the children were laughing at their work [Ab] and play.
[Ebm]
[Ab] When [Ebm] I looked up the street and a little china doll came walking [Ab] my [Gb] way.
[Ab] [Gb] She was looking like an angel, why she looked so fine with the sun [Abm] in her [Ebm] hair.
I [Ab] [Ebm]
was keeping my cool, you can understand, but she was blowing [Abm] my [Gb] mind.
[Db] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] When she came up close she said you look kind of lost, may I help you please.
[Db] [Ebm] Now my heart started thumping and my tongue started stammering, I was speaking [F] Chinese.
[Ebm]
There's a thing about nature [Db] when your heart [Eb] is good people understand.
[Ebm]
[Db] [Ebm] So the little china doll smiled up at me and she took my hand.
China doll, [Ab] [Gb] china doll, china doll.
[Abm] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Ebm]
[Gb] [Ebm] China doll, [Gb] china doll, [Ebm] china doll.
She was looking like an angel with the sun in her hair, why she looked [Ab] so fine.
[Eb] [Ab] [Gb] [Ab] I [Ebm]
was keeping my cool, you can understand, but she was blowing [Abm] my mind.
[Db] [Ebm] When [Ab] [Ebm] she came up close she said you look kind of lost, may I help [Ab] you please.
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] Now my heart started thumping and my tongue started stammering, I was speaking [Ab] Chinese.
[Ebm]
[Ab] [Ebm] There's a thing about nature when your heart is good people [Ab] understand.
[Ebm] [Ab] [Ebm] So the little china doll smiled up at me and took my [Ab] hand.
[Ebm] China doll, [Abm] [Gb]
china [Abm] [Ebm] doll, [Ab] [Gb] [Ab] [Gb] china doll.
[Ebm] [Db] [Ebm]
Key:  
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Ebm
13421116
Ab
134211114
Gb
134211112
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To learn Leon Thomas - China Doll chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - Ebm, Ab and Ebm in sequence. A strategic approach would be to train at 40 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 81. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: Eb Major.

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_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ I I I [Ebm] I I I I I I I I I I _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
_ [Db] _ _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Gb] _ _
[Eb] _ [Ab] _ [Db] _ [Gb] _ [Db] _ [Eb] _ [Ebm] I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I.
Took _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Gb] a quiet little stroll on a bright summer [Ebm] day down in [Ab] Chinatown.
_ [Ebm] _
_ I _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] had nothing to do, wasn't feeling too blue, so I looked [Ab] around.
[Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] Now the people were busy and the children were laughing at their work [Ab] and play.
[Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ When [Ebm] I looked up the street and a little china doll came walking [Ab] my [Gb] way.
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] She was looking like an angel, why she looked so fine with the sun [Abm] in her [Ebm] hair. _
_ _ _ I [Ab] _ _ [Ebm]
was keeping my cool, you can understand, but she was blowing [Abm] my [Gb] mind.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] When she came up close she said you look kind of lost, may I help you please. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Db] [Ebm] Now my heart started thumping and my tongue started stammering, I was speaking [F] Chinese.
[Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
There's a thing about nature [Db] when your heart [Eb] is good people understand.
[Ebm] _
_ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ So the little china doll smiled up at me and she took my _ hand.
_ _ _ _ _ China doll, _ _ _ _ [Ab] [Gb] china _ _ _ _ doll, _ _ china doll.
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ China doll, [Gb] china doll, [Ebm] china doll.
She was looking like an angel with the sun in her hair, why she looked [Ab] so fine. _
[Eb] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] [Ab] I _ [Ebm]
was keeping my cool, you can understand, but she was blowing [Abm] my mind.
_ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] When [Ab] _ [Ebm] she came up close she said you look kind of lost, may I help [Ab] you please. _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] Now my heart started thumping and my tongue started stammering, I was speaking [Ab] Chinese.
_ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] There's a thing about nature when your heart is good people _ [Ab] understand. _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ [Ebm] So the little china doll smiled up at me and took my [Ab] hand.
[Ebm] China doll, _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ china _ [Abm] _ _ [Ebm] doll, _ [Ab] _ _ [Gb] _ [Ab] _ [Gb] china _ doll.
_ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Blues and the Soulful Truth album.

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