Hong Kong Blues

Am F C This is the story of a very unfortunate coloured man E E7 Am Who got arrested down in old Hong Kong Am F C He got twenty years' privilege taken away from him E E7 Am When he kicked old Buddha's gong G C And now he's poppin' the piano just to raise the price E Of a ticket to the land of the free Am F C Well, he says his home's in 'Frisco where they send the rice E7 Am But it's really in Tennessee Am E That's what he says Am I need someone to love me F C E7 Am Need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco F C E7 And bury my body there Am F C E I need someone to lend me a fifty-dollar bill and then E7 Am I'll leave Hong Kong far behind me F C E7 For happiness once again Am Won't somebody believe C E7 I've a yen to see that Bay again Am Everytime I try to leave C E7 Sweet opium won't let me fly away Am I need someone to love me F C E7 Am Need somebody to carry me home to San Francisco F C E7 Am And bury my body there