John Prine - Slow Boat To China guitar chord

John Prine .........Slow Boat To China

Intro:(E)

Let's take a (E)slow boat to China. Leave from South Carolina

Let's take our time and go the long way

On a junk boat to Thailand with your hand in mine hand

I sure hope we got something to say

Well, this old (A)boat's go no sail so won't you please hold our mail-

For a(E)while

Thanks a(A)nyway pal but the Suez Canal -

Ain't our s(B7)tyle

Let's take a s(E)low boat to China and maybe we'll find a

New way to play those same old games

The stars just might show us and the captain will know us

Shake our hands and call us by our first names

We'll s(A)end a postcard to Grandpa of a vase or rickshaw-

He don't c(E)are

We'll buy (A)Mom a kimono or maybe we'll just phone her -

When we're th(B7)ere

(Instrumental)(E)

We'll drink s(A)ake at night beneath the soft harbour lights-

On the b(E)ay

We'll b(A)uild house on the hill next to Shangri-Li Bill -

And we'll s(B7)tay

Let's take that s(E)low boat to China (Let's go)

Slow boat to China (Real Slow)

Slow boat to China (Let's go)

Slow boat to China (Real Slow)

Let's go Real Slow