Key: A
Introduction:
A F#7
I'd love to get you
Cº
On a slow boat to China,
A C#7 D F#7
All to myself alone,
Cº
Get you and keep you
A G7 F#7
In my arms ever more,
B7
Leave all your lovers
E7
Weeping on a faraway shore.
A F#7
Out on the briny
Cº
With the moon big and shiny
A C#7 D F#7
Melting your heart of stone.
Cº
Honey, I'd love to get you
A G7 F#7
On a slow boat to China
B7 E7 A
All by myself alone.
Instrumental
A F#7
I'd love to get you
Cº
On a slow boat to China
A C#7 D F#7
All to myself alone,
Cº
A twist in the rudder
A G7 F#7
And a rip in the sails,
B7
Drifting and dreaming?
E7
Honey, throw the compass over the rail!
A F#7
Out on the ocean,
Cº
Far from all the commotion,
A C#7 D F#7
Melting your heart of stone.
Cº
Honey, I'd love to get you
A G7 F#7
On a slow boat to China
B7 E7 A
All to myself alone.