Hong Kong Garden
(16) VERSE 1
G
Harmful elements in the air
F
symbols clashing everywhere
G
Reaps the fields of rice and reeds
F
while the population feeds
G
Junk floats on polluted water
F
an old custom to sell your daughter
G
Would you like number 23?
F
Leave your yens on the counter please
(20) CHORUS 1 (8+4+8 measures)
| G / / / | G / / / | F / / / | F / / / |
Ho-oh oh-oh oh oh
| G / / / | G / / / | F / / / | F / / / |
Hong Kong Garden Ho-oh oh-oh oh oh
| G / / / | G / / / | F / / / | F / / / |
Hong Kong Garden..... oh-oh oh oh
| C / D / | Em / / / | C / D / | Em G G Em |
| C / D / | Em G G Em | F / / / | F / / / |
(16) VERSE 2
Tourists swarm to see your face
Confuscius has a puzzling grace
Disoriented you enter in
unleashing scent of wild jasmine
Slanted eyes meet a new sunrise
a race of bodies small in size
Chicken Chow Mein and Chop Suey
Hong Kong Garden takeaway
(8) CHORUS 2
La la la, la la, la la lo
Oh oh, o-o oh oh
Hong Kong Garden
Oh oh, o-o oh oh
(26) OUTRO JAM
Song Form
(16) INTRO
(16) VERSE 1
(20) CHORUS 1 (main=8, extension=4, tag=8)
(16) VERSE 2
(8) CHORUS 2
(26) OUTRO JAM
TAB
Bass Tab
(16 meas.) INTRO
Keyboard riff bass G G G
G|-----------------|----------------|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------10|-----------------|--------------10|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G G G
G|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------10|-----------------|--------------10|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G|12--12--12--12---|12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12---|12--12--12--12--|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------10|-----------------|--------------10|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G|12--12--12--12---|12--12--12--12--|12~~~~~~12--12-12|12-12-12-12-12-12-12/-|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
A|-----------------|--------------10|-----------------|----------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(16) VERSE
G G G G G G G G G G G G F F F F F F F F F F F F (x4)
G|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|10---10-10-10---10-10|10-10-10---10-10-10-|8---8-8-8---8-8-|8-8-8---8-8-8---|
E|---------------------|--------------------|----------------|----------------|
1 2 + 3 4 + 1 + 2 3 + 4 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
(20) CHORUS 1
G G G G (x2)
G|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------10|-----------------|--------------10|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
1. Ho oh oh-oh oh oh
2. Hong Kong Gar-den Ho oh oh-oh oh oh
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G|12--12--12--12---|12--12--12--12--|12--12--12--12---|12--12--12--12--|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-----------------|--------------10|-----------------|--------------10|
E|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Hong Kong Gar-den.......... oh-oh oh oh
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------10-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G G
G|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12----|12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~~~~12--12/-|
D|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------10-|----------------|----------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(16) VERSE 2 - same as verse 1
(8) CHORUS 2
G G G G G G G G G G G G F F F F F F F F F F F F (x2)
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
A|10-10-10---10-10-10--|10-10-10---10-10-10--|8-8-8---8-8-8---|8-8-8---8-8-8---|
E|---------------------|---------------------|----------------|----------------|
1 + 2 3 + 4 1 + 2 3 + 4 1 + 2 3 + 4 1 + 2 3 + 4
(?) OUTRO
SAME AS CHORUS 2 (but extended)
