On A Slow Boat To China Chords by Bette Midler, Barry Manilow

Tempo:
71.55 bpm
Chords used:

D

A

D#

E

G#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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On A Slow Boat To China chords
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[D] [F#] [G#] [A]
[D] Hey, nice piano playing, Manila.
[A] Thank you, Miss M.
[D] What you doing these days?
Making records.
[A] Really?
[D] Yes, really.
Do you still play piano for [A] people?
[D] Well, depends on who.
[A] Hmm, [D] I'm gonna [B] get you on [G] a slow boat to [G#m] China
[D] All to [F#] myself [G] alone
[D#]
[Em] Get you and [C#] keep you in [F#m] my [A#] arms [C#] [B]
[D] evermore
Leave all [G#] the others [D] waiting on a faraway [N] shore
[A] Out on [D#] the briny, [Am] where [Em] the moon's big and [F] shiny
[C#]
[D] Melting [F#] your heart of [G] stone
[E] [B]
[G] I'm gonna [Gm] get you on [A] a [D] slow boat [A] to China
[B]
[G#] [E] All to [G] myself [A] [D] alone
Bet I didn't know you felt that way about me.
I don't, I need a piano player.
Ah, just like the old days.
You're not gonna change keys on me, are you?
Uh-huh.
[D#] Oh, I'm gonna [C] get you on a [Fm] slow boat to [D] China
[D#] All to [G] myself [G#] alone
I'm gonna make you [Gm] mine
[C]
[Fm] Get you and [D] keep you in [D#] my bed [F] [A#] evermore
[C]
[D#] Leave all the others on the shore
[N] [A]
[E] Out on [C#] the briny, where [F#m] the moon's big [D#] and shiny
Not even [E] in a rowboat
Melting [G#] your heart of [A] stone
Come on, what do you [C#] say?
It will always get your [A] way.
I'm gonna [F#] get you on [E] a slow boat [C#] to China
[F#m] All to [B] myself [E] alone [F#] [G#m] Together
[F#m] All to [D] [B] myself alone
[C#m] [G#] [C#m] [F#m] [D#] [E]
Key:  
D
1321
A
1231
D#
12341116
E
2311
G#
134211114
D
1321
A
1231
D#
12341116
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Let's start jamming Bette Midler, Barry Manilow - On A Slow Boat To China chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - A, D, A, C, Fm, D and D# in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 35 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 72 BPM. Align the capo with your vocal depth and chord choice, bearing in mind the song's original key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ [G#] _ [A] _ _
[D] Hey, nice piano playing, Manila.
[A] Thank you, Miss M.
[D] What you doing these days?
Making records.
[A] Really?
[D] Yes, really.
Do you still play piano for [A] people?
[D] Well, depends on who.
[A] Hmm, [D] I'm gonna [B] get you on [G] a slow boat to [G#m] China _
[D] All to [F#] myself [G] alone
_ [D#] _
[Em] Get you and [C#] keep you in [F#m] my [A#] arms [C#] _ [B]
[D] evermore
Leave all [G#] the others [D] waiting on a faraway [N] shore
[A] Out on [D#] the briny, [Am] where [Em] the moon's big and [F] shiny
[C#] _
[D] Melting [F#] your heart of [G] stone
_ [E] _ [B] _
[G] I'm gonna [Gm] get you on [A] a [D] slow boat [A] to China
[B] _
[G#] [E] All to [G] myself [A] [D] alone
Bet I didn't know you felt that way about me.
I don't, I need a piano player.
Ah, just like the old days.
You're not gonna change keys on me, are you?
Uh-huh.
[D#] Oh, I'm gonna [C] get you on a [Fm] slow boat to [D] China _
[D#] All to [G] myself [G#] alone
I'm gonna make you [Gm] mine
[C] _
[Fm] Get you and [D] keep you in [D#] my bed [F] [A#] evermore
[C] _
[D#] Leave all the others on the shore
[N] _ _ [A]
[E] Out on [C#] the briny, where [F#m] the moon's big [D#] and shiny
Not even [E] in a rowboat
Melting [G#] your heart of [A] stone
Come on, what do you [C#] say?
It will always get your [A] way.
I'm gonna [F#] get you on [E] a slow boat [C#] to China _
[F#m] All to [B] myself [E] alone [F#] [G#m] Together _
[F#m] All to _ [D] [B] myself alone _
[C#m] _ _ [G#] _ [C#m] _ [F#m] _ _ [D#] _ [E] _

Facts about this song

The Bette Midler Sings The Rosemary Clooney Songbook album includes this song.

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