Oriental

The Oriental

Status Quo

Guitar intro:

A G-D

E|---15-----------------------------15-----------------------------|

B|-------15--13b14----------------------15--13b14------------------|

G|-14--14--14-----14-14-14-14-14--14--14--14-----14-14-14-..etc..--|

D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

last round of the intro:

A

E|---15------------------------------------|

B|-------15---13b15-13b15-13b15r13---------|

G|-14--14--14----------------------14------|

D|-----------------------------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

verse:

A

Her name was Mia from North Korea

G-D

I said come over bring your Land Rover

A

I don't like sushi she said that suits me

G-D

I take a shower on every hour

chorus:

A

Oh the oriental very very special

If you ever get some

G D/F#

You want another one and another one

A

The oriental very very gentle

G-D/F#

I got one for a cousin can you send me a dozen?

The oriental guitar:

E|-------------------------------------------------|

B|-17/19-19-1917-1715-15-14-14-15-15-14-14-17-17-|

G|-14/16-16-1614-1412-12-11-11-12-12-11-11-14-14-|

D|-------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|

B|-17/19-19-1917-1715-15-14-14-15-15-14-17-|

G|-14/16-16-1614-1412-12-11-11-12-12-11-14-|

D|-------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------|

verse:

Her name was Mae Wong she came from Hong Kong

She was a raver of easter flavour

I said I love you she said I'd love to

Go down to Texas must have one lexus

chorus:

Oh the oriental very very special

If you ever get some

You want another one and another one

The oriental very very gentle

I like it spicy that'll do me nicely

bridge:

A G D A

I'm gonna cross the water take a plane to Tokyo

A G D A

And find a little geisha I love to see them go

A G D A

And carry on to China Asia minor and some more

A G D

Then finish with a sling in Singapore

Guitar:

A

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

B|--------------------------------------------------------|

G|--------------------------------------------------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------3---------------------------3-----|

E|-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5----2-3-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5---2-3-|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

B|------------------------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|----------------------3-------------------------------|

E|-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5----2-3-3-5-3-5--2-3-3-5-3-5-3-5-|

play guitar intro

chorus:

Oh the oriental very very special

If you ever get some

You want another one and another one

The oriental very very gentle

I got one for a cousin can you send me a dozen?

Oh the oriental will drive you mental

I really gotta get one

And then another one and another one

Oh the oriental can you get them on a rental?

Don't send me a russian ain't no discussion

Got to be the oriental

guitar intro to fade