Chords for Level 42 - The Chinese Way (TOTP 1983)

_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] Take [E] _ a journey back in time, _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ leave _ [E] the western world behind. _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] [E] Cross _ the mountains to be king,
The [F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] paper _ lanterns [E] gently swing.
[A] _ _
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ [E] The Chinese [F#] way, [Em] who [A] knows what they [E] know?
[E] Chinese legend grows.
_ [A] _ [E] _ Chinese way, who knows what they know?
Chinese [F#] legend grows.
[G] Eyes _ _ wide open, _ _ I feel a breeze.
_ _ _ Words softly [F] spoken _ _ [G] in _ [A#] _ _
[D] Cantonese.
[A] _ _ _ Standing at [Em] the _ [A] master's [E] side, _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ [E] Then _ with patience he confides.
_ [A] _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _ Secret [Em] knowledge, [A] sacred _ [Em] ways,
[F#] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] Pearls of wisdom from the [Em] dragon [F#] days. _
_ _ [Em] _ _ I [Bm] could never [G] lie, _ for [C] honor I would [E] die, _ _ _ _ _
Following the [B] Chinese way.
[A] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] So [E] many [A] years ago, [C] heroes ruled the _ world.
_ _ _ [Bm] They [E] were the [A] only ones in [G] a cruel [C] world. _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Em] _ _ I could never [G] lie, for [C] honor I [B] would [E] die,
_ _ Following _ _ [D] the Chinese _ [C] way. _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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_ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] Cross [E] the mountains to be [E] king,
_ [B] _ _
_ _ [E] Where _ the [Em] paper _ lanterns gently swing.
[F#] _ _
_ _ _ [E] The Chinese [A] way, [Em] who knows what they know?
Chinese [B] legend grows.
_ _ _ The Chinese way, _
[E] who knows what they know?
Chinese [F#m] legend grows.
_ _ [A] _ [E] The Chinese [A] way, _
[Em] who [A] knows what they know?
Chinese legend grows.
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