Queen of Chinatown (1977) (video)

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1. It was down in Chinatown that I met the opium queen,

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babyface girl from Shanghai, never smiled and never cried.

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She now rules the underworld down in Chinatown,

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she runs all the opium dens down in Chinatown.

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Bring her your gold, bring her your worries,

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and when life gets a bit too dreary to stand,

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give a ring to the queen of Chinatown.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

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she will pick you up when you‘re feeling down.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

F G Am

and she‘ll soon blow your blues away.

Am Em

2. It was down in Chinatown when I met the opium queen,

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babyface girl from Shanghai, never smiled and never cried.

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When love isn‘t what it sounds, go the Chinatown,

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when your friends have let you down, go to Chinatown !

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When life is pain, when love is sorrow,

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and it gets more than you can possibly stand,

G E Am

give a ring to the queen of Chinatown.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

F G Am

she will pick you up when you‘re feeling down.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

F G Am

and she will blow your blues away.

Am Em

3. It was night in Chinatown when I met the opium queen,

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babyface girl from Shanghai, never smiled and never cried.

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Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

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when your life gets dreary, when you‘re down,

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when you‘re feeling low, give a ring to the queen of Chinatown.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

F - G - Am

she‘ll soon blow your blues away.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

F G Am

she will pick you up when you‘re feeling down.

Am Em Am Em

Go down, go down, to the queen of Chinatown,

F G Am

and she will blow your blues away….

(Amanda Lear)