Chords for Val Doonican & Rosemary Clooney - On A Slow Boat To China
Tempo:
105.6 bpm
Chords used:
Gm
F
D
G
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Ab] [Gm]
[C] It seems [F] to me that I've [Gm] tried long enough [Am] to prove to [Ab] you my love is [C] strong enough.
Just [Dm] how upset can you get?
[G] How hard [Gm] to get can you get?
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[D] I like to get me on a slow [Ab] boat to China [G]
all to [Db] myself [Bb] alone.
[Gm] Get you [Ab] and keep you in my arms [D]
evermore.
Leave all your [G] lovers [Gm] sleeping on a faraway shore.
[G] [E] Out on the briny [Gm] with a moon big as shiny, [F] [A] melt in your heart [Bb] of stone.
[D] [Gm] I like [G] to get [Eb] you on a slow [D] boat to China [G] all to [C] myself [Fm] alone.
[Gm] I'm gonna pour my heart out.
[Ab] Oh, I can hardly [Gm] wait.
[F] I [Am] like [D] to get you on a [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China [F] all to [A] myself [Bb] alone.
I'm gonna make you [Am] mine.
You'll [D] have to stand in [Gm] line.
Get you and keep you in [F] my arms evermore.
Now there's a [D] new attack.
[G]
[Dm] Leave all [G] your lovers [Gm] on the shore.
I mean, they'd swim to [G] China, to China and back.
[F] [Am] Out on [D] the briny with [Gm] a moon big [E] as shiny, [F] melt in [A] your heart of [Bb] stone.
Or is it made of steel?
You'll [D] find it's very [Gm] real.
I'm gonna [Bbm] get [Eb] you on a [D] slow [Eb] boat to [D] China [G] all to [Gm]
myself [C] [Fm] alone.
[Ab] You're a hard [Gm] lady.
I'll reconsider.
You [F] will?
Yes, I will.
[Ab] Well, tell me what's going to [Gm] happen when you will.
[C] [F] Ah, [Am] but when you [D] get me on that [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China,
[F] all to [A] yourself [Bb] alone, you'll make it worth my [Am] while?
I'll do it [D] all in [Gm] style.
I'm gonna [Ab] keep you in [Am] my arms [Eb] [D]
evermore.
[G] I'll [Dm] leave all [G] my lovers on the shore.
I'll even [C] serve the chow men with chopsticks for two.
[F] [Am] Out on the [D]
briny [Gm] with a moon big [Abm] and shiny, [F] melt in [A] your heart of [Bb] stone.
You [Gm] mean we're really going?
I guess I'll let you know.
Seems we're [G] not going on [F] a slow [Gm] boat [D] to China.
Well, let's [Em] just say [C] that we won't be [F] [Eb] there till [D] it's June.
Cause whoever [Em] heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[Eb] They're all the rage.
[D] Are you sure?
I think so.
Okay.
[G] Whoever heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[G] So I won't be doing a Chinese takeaway with you?
[F] Not tonight, sir.
[Bb] No.
[F]
[N]
[C] It seems [F] to me that I've [Gm] tried long enough [Am] to prove to [Ab] you my love is [C] strong enough.
Just [Dm] how upset can you get?
[G] How hard [Gm] to get can you get?
[C]
[Gm] [F]
[D] I like to get me on a slow [Ab] boat to China [G]
all to [Db] myself [Bb] alone.
[Gm] Get you [Ab] and keep you in my arms [D]
evermore.
Leave all your [G] lovers [Gm] sleeping on a faraway shore.
[G] [E] Out on the briny [Gm] with a moon big as shiny, [F] [A] melt in your heart [Bb] of stone.
[D] [Gm] I like [G] to get [Eb] you on a slow [D] boat to China [G] all to [C] myself [Fm] alone.
[Gm] I'm gonna pour my heart out.
[Ab] Oh, I can hardly [Gm] wait.
[F] I [Am] like [D] to get you on a [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China [F] all to [A] myself [Bb] alone.
I'm gonna make you [Am] mine.
You'll [D] have to stand in [Gm] line.
Get you and keep you in [F] my arms evermore.
Now there's a [D] new attack.
[G]
[Dm] Leave all [G] your lovers [Gm] on the shore.
I mean, they'd swim to [G] China, to China and back.
[F] [Am] Out on [D] the briny with [Gm] a moon big [E] as shiny, [F] melt in [A] your heart of [Bb] stone.
Or is it made of steel?
You'll [D] find it's very [Gm] real.
I'm gonna [Bbm] get [Eb] you on a [D] slow [Eb] boat to [D] China [G] all to [Gm]
myself [C] [Fm] alone.
[Ab] You're a hard [Gm] lady.
I'll reconsider.
You [F] will?
Yes, I will.
[Ab] Well, tell me what's going to [Gm] happen when you will.
[C] [F] Ah, [Am] but when you [D] get me on that [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China,
[F] all to [A] yourself [Bb] alone, you'll make it worth my [Am] while?
I'll do it [D] all in [Gm] style.
I'm gonna [Ab] keep you in [Am] my arms [Eb] [D]
evermore.
[G] I'll [Dm] leave all [G] my lovers on the shore.
I'll even [C] serve the chow men with chopsticks for two.
[F] [Am] Out on the [D]
briny [Gm] with a moon big [Abm] and shiny, [F] melt in [A] your heart of [Bb] stone.
You [Gm] mean we're really going?
I guess I'll let you know.
Seems we're [G] not going on [F] a slow [Gm] boat [D] to China.
Well, let's [Em] just say [C] that we won't be [F] [Eb] there till [D] it's June.
Cause whoever [Em] heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[Eb] They're all the rage.
[D] Are you sure?
I think so.
Okay.
[G] Whoever heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[G] So I won't be doing a Chinese takeaway with you?
[F] Not tonight, sir.
[Bb] No.
[F]
[N]
Key:
Gm
F
D
G
Ab
Gm
F
D
_ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [C] It seems [F] to me that I've [Gm] tried long enough [Am] to prove to [Ab] you my love is [C] strong enough.
Just [Dm] how upset can you get?
_ [G] How hard [Gm] to get can you get?
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] I like to get me on a slow [Ab] boat to China [G] _
all to [Db] myself [Bb] alone. _ _ _
[Gm] Get you [Ab] and keep you in my arms [D]
evermore.
_ Leave all your [G] lovers [Gm] sleeping on a faraway shore.
_ [G] [E] Out on the briny [Gm] with a moon big as shiny, [F] _ [A] melt in your heart [Bb] of stone.
_ [D] _ [Gm] I like [G] to get [Eb] you on a slow [D] boat to China [G] _ all to [C] myself [Fm] alone.
_ _ [Gm] I'm gonna pour my heart out.
[Ab] Oh, I can hardly [Gm] wait. _ _
_ [F] I [Am] like [D] to get you on a [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China _ [F] all to [A] myself _ [Bb] alone.
I'm gonna make you [Am] mine.
You'll [D] have to stand in [Gm] line.
Get you and keep you in [F] my arms evermore.
Now there's a [D] new attack.
_ _ [G] _
[Dm] Leave all [G] your lovers [Gm] on the shore.
I mean, they'd swim to [G] China, to China and back.
[F] _ [Am] Out on [D] the briny with [Gm] a moon big [E] as shiny, _ [F] melt in [A] your heart _ of [Bb] stone.
Or is it made of steel?
You'll [D] find it's very [Gm] real.
I'm gonna [Bbm] get [Eb] you on a [D] slow [Eb] boat to [D] China _ [G] _ all to [Gm]
myself [C] _ _ [Fm] alone.
[Ab] You're a hard [Gm] lady.
I'll reconsider.
You [F] will?
Yes, I will.
[Ab] Well, tell me what's going to [Gm] happen when you will.
[C] _ _ [F] Ah, [Am] but when you [D] get me on that [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China,
_ _ _ [F] all to [A] yourself _ _ [Bb] alone, you'll make it worth my [Am] while?
I'll do it [D] all in [Gm] style.
I'm gonna [Ab] keep you in [Am] my arms [Eb] _ _ [D]
evermore.
_ _ [G] I'll [Dm] leave all [G] my lovers on the shore.
I'll even [C] serve the chow men with chopsticks for two.
[F] _ [Am] Out on the [D]
briny [Gm] with a moon big [Abm] and shiny, _ _ [F] _ melt in [A] your heart of [Bb] stone.
You [Gm] mean we're really going?
I guess I'll let you know.
_ Seems we're [G] not going on [F] a slow [Gm] boat [D] to China.
_ Well, let's [Em] just say [C] that we won't be [F] _ [Eb] there till [D] it's June.
Cause whoever [Em] heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[Eb] They're all the rage.
[D] Are you sure?
I think so.
Okay.
[G] Whoever heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[G] So I won't be doing a Chinese takeaway with you?
[F] Not tonight, sir.
_ _ _ [Bb] No.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ [C] It seems [F] to me that I've [Gm] tried long enough [Am] to prove to [Ab] you my love is [C] strong enough.
Just [Dm] how upset can you get?
_ [G] How hard [Gm] to get can you get?
_ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [F] _ _
[D] I like to get me on a slow [Ab] boat to China [G] _
all to [Db] myself [Bb] alone. _ _ _
[Gm] Get you [Ab] and keep you in my arms [D]
evermore.
_ Leave all your [G] lovers [Gm] sleeping on a faraway shore.
_ [G] [E] Out on the briny [Gm] with a moon big as shiny, [F] _ [A] melt in your heart [Bb] of stone.
_ [D] _ [Gm] I like [G] to get [Eb] you on a slow [D] boat to China [G] _ all to [C] myself [Fm] alone.
_ _ [Gm] I'm gonna pour my heart out.
[Ab] Oh, I can hardly [Gm] wait. _ _
_ [F] I [Am] like [D] to get you on a [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China _ [F] all to [A] myself _ [Bb] alone.
I'm gonna make you [Am] mine.
You'll [D] have to stand in [Gm] line.
Get you and keep you in [F] my arms evermore.
Now there's a [D] new attack.
_ _ [G] _
[Dm] Leave all [G] your lovers [Gm] on the shore.
I mean, they'd swim to [G] China, to China and back.
[F] _ [Am] Out on [D] the briny with [Gm] a moon big [E] as shiny, _ [F] melt in [A] your heart _ of [Bb] stone.
Or is it made of steel?
You'll [D] find it's very [Gm] real.
I'm gonna [Bbm] get [Eb] you on a [D] slow [Eb] boat to [D] China _ [G] _ all to [Gm]
myself [C] _ _ [Fm] alone.
[Ab] You're a hard [Gm] lady.
I'll reconsider.
You [F] will?
Yes, I will.
[Ab] Well, tell me what's going to [Gm] happen when you will.
[C] _ _ [F] Ah, [Am] but when you [D] get me on that [Gm] slow boat to [Ab] China,
_ _ _ [F] all to [A] yourself _ _ [Bb] alone, you'll make it worth my [Am] while?
I'll do it [D] all in [Gm] style.
I'm gonna [Ab] keep you in [Am] my arms [Eb] _ _ [D]
evermore.
_ _ [G] I'll [Dm] leave all [G] my lovers on the shore.
I'll even [C] serve the chow men with chopsticks for two.
[F] _ [Am] Out on the [D]
briny [Gm] with a moon big [Abm] and shiny, _ _ [F] _ melt in [A] your heart of [Bb] stone.
You [Gm] mean we're really going?
I guess I'll let you know.
_ Seems we're [G] not going on [F] a slow [Gm] boat [D] to China.
_ Well, let's [Em] just say [C] that we won't be [F] _ [Eb] there till [D] it's June.
Cause whoever [Em] heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[Eb] They're all the rage.
[D] Are you sure?
I think so.
Okay.
[G] Whoever heard [C] of a Chinese [F] honeymoon?
[G] So I won't be doing a Chinese takeaway with you?
[F] Not tonight, sir.
_ _ _ [Bb] No.
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _