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China Sea by John Cale
China Sea
Capo:no capo
Intro: C G C G
C G
Seems like you're always dreaming
C
Your mind is wandering far away
G
Thinking 'bout your boy in China
C
Junkie on the China Sea
Bm C C# D G
Oh your mother told me so, you're gonna be all right
Don't let your heart get broken
You know how much he loved to sail
Remember how you heard that steamer whistle blowing
Made him cry all day
Oh, mama, she done told me so, you're gonna be all right
Em D Am F D C Em D C Em D G Am F Am F
Ooooooooh (2X)
D# Bb G#
I can hear that whistle
D# Bb G#
I can hear it blowing (repeat)
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
EADGBe
4/4 time
[Intro]
G C G C G C G C
e|--10-10-10-10----|--10-10-10-10---|--10-10-10-10----|--10-10-10-10---|
B|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|---7--7--7--7----|---7--7--7--7---|---7--7--7--7----|---7--7--7--7---|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
[Verse 1]
Seems like you're always dreaming
Your mind is wandering far away
Thinking 'bout your boy in China
A junkie on the China Sea
[Chorus]
Oh your mother told me so
You're gonna be all right
[Verse 2]
Don't let your heart get broken
You know how much he loved to sail
Remember how you heard that steamer whistle blowing
Made him cry all day
[Chorus]
Oh mama, she done told me so
You're gonna be all right
[Instrumental Interlude]
[Outro]
I can hear that whistle
I can hear it blowing
I can hear that whistle
I can hear it blowing
I can hear that whistle
I can hear it blowing
I can hear that whistle
I can hear it blowing
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