ON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA 1948
[G] I’d like to [E] get you on a [Am] slow boat to [F#]China,
[G] All to my-[B7]-self [C] alone [E]
[F#] Get you and keep you in my [G] arms evermore,
[A7] Leave all your lovers, [Am] Weeping on a faraway [D] shore.
[G] Out on the [E] briny with the [Am] moon big and [F#] shiney. [G] Melting your [B7] heart of [C] stone [E]
[Am] I’d love to get you on a [Cm] slow boat to [G] China
[Am] All to my-[D]-self [G] alone
[G] I’d love to [E] get you on a [Am] slow boat to [F#] China
[B7] All to my-[C]-self [E] alone
F# G
A twist in the rudder &a rip in the sail,
A7 Am
D Drifting &dreaming, Throw the bumpers over the rail
G E Am F#
Out on the ocean far from all the commotion, G B7 CE
Melting your heart of stone
Am Cm G E
I’d love to get you on a slow boat to China
Am D G E A7 D
GCG Al to myself, Nobody else, Al to myself alone
