The Oriental Chords by Status Quo
Tempo:
97.9 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
F#
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[D] [C] [A]
Her name was Mia
from North Korea
I said come over
Bring [G] your Land Rover.
[D] I [A] don't like sushi
She said that suits me.
I take a shower
on [G] every [D] hour
Oh the [A] Oriental
very very special
If you ever get some
[G] You want another [F#m] one and another [Gm] one the [A] Oriental
Very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen
[D] [A] Her name was May one
She came from Hong Kong
She was a raver
of [G] Eastern flavor
[D] I [A] said I love you
She said I'd love to
Go down to Texas must [G] have on [D] Lexus [A] So special
If you ever get some
You [G] want another [F#m] one and another [A] one the Oriental?
Very very gentle.
Well, I like it spicy
That will [G] do me nicely [D] [A] I'm gonna
[G] [D] Take a plane to [A] Tokyo
And find [G] a little [D] geisha.
I love to [A] see them go and carry [Gm] on to China
[D] Asia Minor [A] and some more
Then finish [G] with a sling in [D] Singapore
[A]
[F#] [G] [A] [C] [F#] [G] [A]
[F#] [G] [Am] [F#] [G] [A]
[F#] [G] [A] [C] [F#] [G] [A]
[F#] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[Dm] [C] [A]
[A] Whoa
[D] [C] [A]
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] Oh
very very special
If you ever get some
[G] You want another [D] one and another one [A] the Oriental?
A very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen [F#m] [A] the Oriental
Will drive you mental.
I really gotta get one
[G] And then another [F#m] one and another one [A] the Oriental
Can you get a modern rental?
Don't send me a rush
Ain't [G] no discussion
[D] Gotta be [A] an Oriental You
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [N]
[D] [C] [A]
Her name was Mia
from North Korea
I said come over
Bring [G] your Land Rover.
[D] I [A] don't like sushi
She said that suits me.
I take a shower
on [G] every [D] hour
Oh the [A] Oriental
very very special
If you ever get some
[G] You want another [F#m] one and another [Gm] one the [A] Oriental
Very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen
[D] [A] Her name was May one
She came from Hong Kong
She was a raver
of [G] Eastern flavor
[D] I [A] said I love you
She said I'd love to
Go down to Texas must [G] have on [D] Lexus [A] So special
If you ever get some
You [G] want another [F#m] one and another [A] one the Oriental?
Very very gentle.
Well, I like it spicy
That will [G] do me nicely [D] [A] I'm gonna
[G] [D] Take a plane to [A] Tokyo
And find [G] a little [D] geisha.
I love to [A] see them go and carry [Gm] on to China
[D] Asia Minor [A] and some more
Then finish [G] with a sling in [D] Singapore
[A]
[F#] [G] [A] [C] [F#] [G] [A]
[F#] [G] [Am] [F#] [G] [A]
[F#] [G] [A] [C] [F#] [G] [A]
[F#] [G] [A] [D] [A]
[Dm] [C] [A]
[A] Whoa
[D] [C] [A]
[A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A] Oh
very very special
If you ever get some
[G] You want another [D] one and another one [A] the Oriental?
A very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen [F#m] [A] the Oriental
Will drive you mental.
I really gotta get one
[G] And then another [F#m] one and another one [A] the Oriental
Can you get a modern rental?
Don't send me a rush
Ain't [G] no discussion
[D] Gotta be [A] an Oriental You
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [D] [A]
[G] [A]
[G] [N]
Key:
A
G
D
F#
C
A
G
D
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[D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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Her name was Mia
_ from North Korea
I said come over
Bring [G] your Land Rover.
[D] I [A] don't like sushi
She said that suits me.
I take a shower
on [G] every [D] hour
Oh the [A] Oriental
_ very very special
If you ever get some
[G] You want another [F#m] one and another [Gm] one the [A] Oriental
_ Very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen
[D] _ _ [A] _ Her _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ name was May one
She came from Hong Kong
She was a raver
of [G] Eastern flavor
[D] I [A] said I love you
She said I'd love to
Go down to Texas must [G] have on [D] Lexus _ _ [A] So _ special
_ If you ever get some
You [G] want another [F#m] one and another [A] one the Oriental?
_ Very very gentle.
Well, I like it spicy
That will [G] do me nicely [D] _ [A] I'm gonna
[G] _ [D] Take a plane to [A] Tokyo
And find [G] a little [D] geisha.
I love to [A] see them go and carry [Gm] on to China
[D] Asia Minor [A] and some more
Then finish [G] with a sling in [D] Singapore
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[F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Whoa _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Oh
_ very very special
_ If you ever get some
[G] You want another [D] one and another one [A] the Oriental?
A very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen [F#m] _ [A] the Oriental
Will drive you mental.
I really gotta get one
[G] And then another [F#m] one and another one [A] the Oriental
Can you get a modern rental?
Don't send me a rush
Ain't [G] no discussion
[D] Gotta be [A] an Oriental You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
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[D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Her name was Mia
_ from North Korea
I said come over
Bring [G] your Land Rover.
[D] I [A] don't like sushi
She said that suits me.
I take a shower
on [G] every [D] hour
Oh the [A] Oriental
_ very very special
If you ever get some
[G] You want another [F#m] one and another [Gm] one the [A] Oriental
_ Very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen
[D] _ _ [A] _ Her _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ name was May one
She came from Hong Kong
She was a raver
of [G] Eastern flavor
[D] I [A] said I love you
She said I'd love to
Go down to Texas must [G] have on [D] Lexus _ _ [A] So _ special
_ If you ever get some
You [G] want another [F#m] one and another [A] one the Oriental?
_ Very very gentle.
Well, I like it spicy
That will [G] do me nicely [D] _ [A] I'm gonna
[G] _ [D] Take a plane to [A] Tokyo
And find [G] a little [D] geisha.
I love to [A] see them go and carry [Gm] on to China
[D] Asia Minor [A] and some more
Then finish [G] with a sling in [D] Singapore
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[F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ [C] _ [F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _
[F#] _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Dm] _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ Whoa _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Oh
_ very very special
_ If you ever get some
[G] You want another [D] one and another one [A] the Oriental?
A very very gentle.
I got one for a cousin
Then [G] send me a dozen [F#m] _ [A] the Oriental
Will drive you mental.
I really gotta get one
[G] And then another [F#m] one and another one [A] the Oriental
Can you get a modern rental?
Don't send me a rush
Ain't [G] no discussion
[D] Gotta be [A] an Oriental You _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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