Lil Hardin Armstrong & Her Swing Orchestra - Oriental Swing Chords

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Now a raft sheathed on the burning sand, commanded their harem and clapped [A] their hands, [Dm] said
come on girls, ready to play, let's have a little love that's swinging today. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Now [Dm] geisha girls in old Japan winked behind their peacock [Dm] fans, since they learned to
say yes, let's swing like an elephant, swing swing dance. _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Dm] _ Now in the land [A] of Fu Manchu, the girls all now do the [Dm] Suzie's cue, clap their hands in
the center of the floor, saying ching ching, talk to it, swing, come on.
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[Dm] Now gypsy caravans have changed their mode, they truck down [A] the Romany [Dm] roads with the
hidey holes and the hey hey diddle, doing the swing on the gypsy fiddle.
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[Dm] Since eastern wise men know the story of swing with oriental glory, they stroke [A] their beards
and grin, say [Dm] swing little tune till the dawn comes in. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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