Chords for On A Slow Boat To China Bette Midler And Barry Manilow The Today Show 2005
Tempo:
71 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
B
C#
D#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
We're here to sing a playful little ditty made famous by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby,
Slow Boat to China once again.
[B] Here's Barry Manilow and [D] Bette Midler.
[A] [C#] Hey, [G] nice piano playing Manila.
[D] Thank you very much Miss.
What you doing these days?
[Bm] Making records.
Really?
Yes, really.
[D] Do you ever play piano for [G] people?
No.
[D] Depends on who.
[G]
[D] I'm [B] going to get you [G] on a slow [B] boat to China, [D] all to [F#] myself, all [E] alone.
[B]
Get you [C#] and keep you [F#] in my arms evermore.
[D] Leave [G#] all the others [Em] waiting on a far away [Bm] shore.
Out [F#m] on the briny, [Em] where the moon's [C#] big and shiny, [D] melting [F#] your heart [D] of stone.
[G] I'm [Gm] going to get you [D] on a slow boat to China, [A] all to myself, [D] all alone.
Oh, Bette, I didn't know you felt that way about me.
I don't.
I need a piano player.
Ah, just like the old days.
You're not going to change keys on me, are you?
Not very well, my.
[G] One, two, [D#] three, go.
I'm [C] going to get you.
You're [Fm] never going to get me.
[D] On a slow boat to China, not [D#] in a bad slow boat.
All to [G] myself, [G#] all alone.
I'm going to [G] make you mine.
I'm going [Fm] to get you and keep you in my arms evermore.
[D#] [A]
[B] [E] [C#]
[F#m] [D#] [E] [G#] I'm going [C#] to get [B] [Am]
you on a slow [C#] boat to China, [F#m] all to myself, all alone.
All to myself, all alone.
[D] Together, [A] all to [B] myself.
All [E]
[C#m] to [D#] [Em] [F#] myself, all [A#] alone.
[D#]
Slow Boat to China once again.
[B] Here's Barry Manilow and [D] Bette Midler.
[A] [C#] Hey, [G] nice piano playing Manila.
[D] Thank you very much Miss.
What you doing these days?
[Bm] Making records.
Really?
Yes, really.
[D] Do you ever play piano for [G] people?
No.
[D] Depends on who.
[G]
[D] I'm [B] going to get you [G] on a slow [B] boat to China, [D] all to [F#] myself, all [E] alone.
[B]
Get you [C#] and keep you [F#] in my arms evermore.
[D] Leave [G#] all the others [Em] waiting on a far away [Bm] shore.
Out [F#m] on the briny, [Em] where the moon's [C#] big and shiny, [D] melting [F#] your heart [D] of stone.
[G] I'm [Gm] going to get you [D] on a slow boat to China, [A] all to myself, [D] all alone.
Oh, Bette, I didn't know you felt that way about me.
I don't.
I need a piano player.
Ah, just like the old days.
You're not going to change keys on me, are you?
Not very well, my.
[G] One, two, [D#] three, go.
I'm [C] going to get you.
You're [Fm] never going to get me.
[D] On a slow boat to China, not [D#] in a bad slow boat.
All to [G] myself, [G#] all alone.
I'm going to [G] make you mine.
I'm going [Fm] to get you and keep you in my arms evermore.
[D#] [A]
[B] [E] [C#]
[F#m] [D#] [E] [G#] I'm going [C#] to get [B] [Am]
you on a slow [C#] boat to China, [F#m] all to myself, all alone.
All to myself, all alone.
[D] Together, [A] all to [B] myself.
All [E]
[C#m] to [D#] [Em] [F#] myself, all [A#] alone.
[D#]
Key:
D
G
B
C#
D#
D
G
B
We're here to sing a playful little ditty made famous by Rosemary Clooney and Bing Crosby,
Slow Boat to China once again.
[B] Here's Barry Manilow and [D] Bette Midler. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] Hey, [G] nice piano playing Manila.
[D] Thank you very much Miss.
What you doing these days?
[Bm] Making records.
Really?
Yes, really.
[D] Do you ever play piano for [G] people?
No.
[D] Depends on who.
[G] _
[D] I'm [B] going to get you [G] on a slow [B] boat to China, [D] all to [F#] myself, all [E] alone.
[B] _
_ Get you [C#] and keep you [F#] in my arms evermore.
[D] Leave [G#] all the others [Em] waiting on a far away [Bm] shore.
Out [F#m] on the briny, [Em] where the moon's [C#] big and shiny, [D] melting [F#] your heart [D] of stone. _
_ [G] I'm [Gm] going to get you [D] on a slow boat to China, _ [A] all to myself, [D] all alone.
Oh, Bette, I didn't know you felt that way about me.
I don't.
I need a piano player.
Ah, just like the old days.
You're not going to change keys on me, are you?
Not very well, my.
[G] One, two, [D#] three, go.
I'm [C] going to get you.
You're [Fm] never going to get me.
[D] On a slow boat to China, not [D#] in a bad slow boat.
All to [G] myself, [G#] all alone.
I'm going to [G] make you mine.
I'm going [Fm] to get you and keep you in my arms evermore.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ [G#] I'm going _ _ [C#] to get [B] _ _ [Am]
you on a slow [C#] boat to China, [F#m] all to myself, all alone.
All to myself, all alone.
[D] Together, _ [A] _ all to [B] _ myself.
All [E] _ _ _
[C#m] to _ [D#] _ _ [Em] [F#] myself, all _ _ _ _ _ [A#] alone.
[D#] _
Slow Boat to China once again.
[B] Here's Barry Manilow and [D] Bette Midler. _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [C#] Hey, [G] nice piano playing Manila.
[D] Thank you very much Miss.
What you doing these days?
[Bm] Making records.
Really?
Yes, really.
[D] Do you ever play piano for [G] people?
No.
[D] Depends on who.
[G] _
[D] I'm [B] going to get you [G] on a slow [B] boat to China, [D] all to [F#] myself, all [E] alone.
[B] _
_ Get you [C#] and keep you [F#] in my arms evermore.
[D] Leave [G#] all the others [Em] waiting on a far away [Bm] shore.
Out [F#m] on the briny, [Em] where the moon's [C#] big and shiny, [D] melting [F#] your heart [D] of stone. _
_ [G] I'm [Gm] going to get you [D] on a slow boat to China, _ [A] all to myself, [D] all alone.
Oh, Bette, I didn't know you felt that way about me.
I don't.
I need a piano player.
Ah, just like the old days.
You're not going to change keys on me, are you?
Not very well, my.
[G] One, two, [D#] three, go.
I'm [C] going to get you.
You're [Fm] never going to get me.
[D] On a slow boat to China, not [D#] in a bad slow boat.
All to [G] myself, [G#] all alone.
I'm going to [G] make you mine.
I'm going [Fm] to get you and keep you in my arms evermore.
_ _ [D#] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [C#] _
_ [F#m] _ _ [D#] _ _ [E] _ [G#] I'm going _ _ [C#] to get [B] _ _ [Am]
you on a slow [C#] boat to China, [F#m] all to myself, all alone.
All to myself, all alone.
[D] Together, _ [A] _ all to [B] _ myself.
All [E] _ _ _
[C#m] to _ [D#] _ _ [Em] [F#] myself, all _ _ _ _ _ [A#] alone.
[D#] _