Tom: A
N.C.
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
F# F# F# F# F# F#
E|-----2---2-------|-----2---2-------|-----2---2-------|-----2---2-------|
B|-2-4-------4-2---|-2-4-------4-2---|-2-4-------4-2---|-2-4-------4-2---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E
E|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|
B|-0-2-------2-0---|-0-2-------2-0---|-0-2-------2-0---|-0-2-------2-0---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D D D
E|-----------------|---------2-------|
B|---0-3---3-0-----|---0-3-----------|
G|-2-----------2---|-2---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
A D A D A D A D
In the
A D A E E7 A
alley-ways of Peking and the streets of old Shanghai,
D G Dsus D A
The restaurants do good bus 'ness and the Rickshaws
E A D A D E
rattle by. The Oriental Wombles fill the Chinese
E7 A G D
litter bins with nuts and bolts and boiling rice and
A E D A D A N.C.
old chop suey tins. (Old chop suey tins.)
[Chorus]
A A
You're invited to a Ping Pong Ball
A A E
in the Chinese Wombling Ping Pong Ball Hall.
A E A E E
(You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong Ball.)
A A
You're invited to a Ping Pong Ball
A A E
in the Chinese Wombling Ping Pong Ball Hall.
A E A
(You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong,
D G D G
You're invited to a Wombling Ping.) From the
[Verse]
A D A D E E7 A
Yangtse Kyang Basin to the Shantung Mountain Hills
D G D A E
They exorcise their Oriental litter picking skills.
A D A D E E7 A
There's an ancient Womble proverb which they sing to the yellow seas:
G D A E
"He who cleans the country side deserves to be Chinese".
D A D A N.C.
(To be Chinese).
[Chorus]
A A
You're invited to a Ping Pong Ball
A A E
in the Chinese Wombling Ping Pong Ball Hall.
A E A E E
(You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong Ball.)
A A
You're invited to a Ping Pong Ball
A A E
in the Chinese Wombling Ping Pong Ball Hall.
A E A
(You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong,
D G D G
You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong.)
[Instrumental]
(Chords played as staccato stabs for each chord as per Intro)
F# F# F# F# F# F#
E|-----2---2-------|-----2---2-------|-----2---2-------|-----2---2-------|
B|-2-4-------4-2---|-2-4-------4-2---|-2-4-------4-2---|-2-4-------4-2---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E
E|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|-----0---0-------|
B|-0-2-------2-0---|-0-2-------2-0---|-0-2-------2-0---|-0-2-------2-0---|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D D D
E|-----------------|---------2-------|
B|---0-3---3-0-----|---0-3-----------|
G|-2-----------2---|-2---------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
[Verse]
B E B E B E B E
All the
B E B E F# F#7 B
harbour lights are shining and the band begins to play.
E A Esus E B F#
The chop sticks hit the drums so hard that you jump out of the way.
B E B E F# F#7 B
China town is moving to the Koto and the flute,
A E B F#
And the sound of SHanghai Wombles eating crunchy bamboo shoots.
E B E B N.C.
(Crunchy, crunchy bamboo shoots.)
[Chorus]
(Repeat to fade or end on Outro)
B B
You're invited to a Ping Pong Ball
B B F#
in the Chinese Wombling Ping Pong Ball Hall.
B F# B F# F#
(You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong Ball.)
B B
You're invited to a Ping Pong Ball
B B F#
in the Chinese Wombling Ping Pong Ball Hall.
B F# B
(You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong,
E A E A
You're invited to a Wombling Ping Pong.)
[Outro]
B
ball.
