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Hong Kong Cemetry

Johnny Flynn
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D-DU-UDU
 There are ten  thousand graves in Hong  Kong Protestant Cemetery
 Every one  of them says "born and died,  and the rest might be  history"
Walking  there I'd cry
 For my love  was there to lie
I  never knew shame to be so refreshing
 I'd sing Georgia  on my mind, she would be "i'd be regressing"
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
 Was the day  of the boats for the fellas  in coats in the Navy
 They'd be  all around, change the face  of this town cos they're lazy
Nineteen-fifty  two
 was the year  that I lost you
I  was with the soldiers in the school  hall
Didn't  know that you were ill, you didn't seem  off
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
Don't  go, China show, new  so blue  so who's  aboard the boats  these days
 Some people  are fixing the terrible  mixing the  crew of old  whose sailors say
*whistling*
 Your life  might be a mess  of lights when you're on  your own
 But the lights  you'll see form a line  that'll be pointing all  the way home
I  was here before
 My name  was on the door
Took  a score of years to get to your  seat
I'll  send the next in line, he'll be a clean  sheet
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!)
(I'm  alright!

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Readable chord sheet for Hong Kong Cemetry by Johnny Flynn

There are [Dm]ten thousand graves in [C]Hong Kong Protestant [F]Cemetery [C]
Every [Dm]one of them says "born and [C]died, and the rest might be[F] histor[C]y"
[Bb]Walking there I'd c[C]ry
For my [Bb]love was there to [C]lie
[Bb]I never knew shame to be so r[F]efreshing
I'd sing [Bb]Georgia on my mind, she would be "i'd be [F]regressing"

[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!)
[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!)

Was the [Dm]day of the boats for the [C]fellas in coats in the [F]Navy[C]
They'd [Dm]be all around, change the [C]face of this town cos they're [F]lazy[C]
[Bb]Nineteen-fifty t[C]wo
was the [Bb]year that I lost [C]you
[Bb]I was with the soldiers in the [F]school hall
[Bb]Didn't know that you were ill, you didn't [F]seem off

[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!)
[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!)

[G]Don't go, China [G]show, [Dm]new so [C]blue so [F]who's aboard the [C]boats these days
Some p[G]eople are fixing the [Dm]terrible mixing th[F]e crew of [C]old whose sailors say

[Dm]*whi[G]stli[F]ng*[C]     [Dm]          [G]              [F]                 [C]

Your l[Dm]ife might be a [C]mess of lights when you're [F]on your o[C]wn
But the [Dm]lights you'll see form a l[C]ine that'll be pointing [F]all the way [C]home
[Bb]I was here [C]before
My n[Bb]ame was on the [C]door
[Bb]Took a score of years to get to yo[F]ur seat
[Bb]I'll send the next in line, he'll be a c[F]lean sheet

[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!)
[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!
[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!)
[Dm](I'm a[C]lright!)
[F](I'm a[C]lright!

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