Chinese Lanterns Chords & Lyrics by The Temperance Movement
Chinese Lanterns
guitar chords lyrics
The Temperance Movement - Chinese Lanterns
In this song, Paul (who's playing the acoustic), will often mix up the major and sus
chords, to give some variation. I am just going to put the major version of the chords (no
sus's), but I have given the diagrams which show how to play these chords, if you want
to play it more like the original. There are also a couple of little non-chordal riffs in
this song which I have put below.
Chords
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Am7 - X02013
C - X32010
Csus2 - X30010
D - XX0232
Dsus4 - XX0233
Dsus2 - XX0230
Em - 022000
F - X33211
Fadd9 - X33011
G - 320033
G/A - X0003X
G/B - X2003X
Riffs
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Intro/ link riff
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|---5--3-------|
|/5----2p0-----|
|-----------0--|
|--------------|
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Bridge riff
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|------0-|
|0-2-3---|
|--------|
Intro
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(INTRO/ LINK RIFF), F
Verse 1
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C G
Well I turned out my pockets at the end of the night,
Am7 G F
Still had some money I was doing alright but I knew
(same chords)
I heard the fireworks cracking and the sky was golden,
Chinese lanterns set free on the rise but I knew
Em F C
Love don't wait around for you
(INTRO/ LINK RIFF)
Verse 2 (same chords as verse 1)
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I took one for the team but I never played the same,
They wrote my story and they asked for my name but I knew
And I learned how to lie how to make believe,
I tried for hours to pull you out of my sleve but I knew
Chorus
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G G/A G/B C F
Love don't wait around for you to catch on
G G/A G/B C F
Try to work it out you won't before it's gone
G G/A G/B C F
Life don't always go the way you want it to
Em F C
And I can't wait around for you
(INTRO/ LINK RIFF)
Verse 3 (same chords as other verses)
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All the guests at my table were folks I didn't know,
I sang for hours yeah I put on a show but I knew
And then I saw you one time you just turned and ran,
I danced cartwheels around you and I walked on my hands but I knew
Chorus
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G G/A G/B C F
Love don't wait around for you to catch on
G G/A G/B C F
Try to work it out you won't before it's gone
G G/A G/B C F
Life don't always go the way you want it to
Em F
And I can't wait around
Guitar solo
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D, (BRIDGE RIFF), G X2
Short Verse (same as other verses)
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I heard the fireworks cracking and the sky was golden,
Chinese lanterns set free on the rise but I knew
Chorus
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G G/A G/B C F
Love don't wait around for you to catch on
G G/A G/B C F
Try to work it out you won't before it's gone
G G/A G/B C F
Life don't always go the way you want it to
Em F C
And I can't wait around for you
