sketches of china
baron von tollbooth and the chrome nun, 1973
music and lyrics: paul kantner
in c major
lead guitar: solo in c major
C Em7 Am F He's stronger by talk than by sight But by sight he'll know you You buy him a ride he'll know you Somebody's bound to lead you Sooner or later you're bound to go You don't know what this man feels like He doesn't care if you think you know Somebody's bound to lead you That man got a smile on his face Sooner or later you're bound to go, bound to go Let me tell you bout a man I knew He roamed the depth and the breadth of China On a horse that he grew himself From the bark of a tree on mainland China And he had a time yes he had the time of his life in China He carried strife and harmony to all the people on the mainland And there was a warlord who rode the murky depths of China With a shotgun in his hand and he wondered where the people'd gone to Have you got the time to listen while i sing this song I had the time to listen to the man go right and wrong and right thru China Bb F C And it ain't what you want it's what you need Bb F C No it ain't what you want it's what you need Bb F G And I'd rather be here than yesterday Bb F C It ain't what you want it's what you need Em F Em And there was a lady she rolled around in town in China F Em And there was a lady she rolled and rolled F Em And she killed a war she made the warlord rise in time F She sat him down took him down and she laid him out for just Em one more round F Drunk in a beautiful garden celebration Em F Here comes the Khan Storm the palace look for Alice Em F Rising Oriental girl diving back for just one more pearl Bb F C And it ain't what she wants it's what she needs Bb F C She don't want your sound she wants your country Bb F G And I'd rather be next year than on the way to Bombay Bb F C It ain't what you want it's what you need em7: 020030
