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hide this tabGuitar 1: verse E E/D# E/B e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----9-9-9-9---9-----9-------------------------------| G|----9-9-9-9---9-----9-------------------------------| D|----9-9-9-9---9-----9-------------------------------| A|--7---------6---------------------------------------| E|----------------6/7---------------------------------|hide this tabGuitar 2: riff after Chorus e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----7-----5---------7------5-----------------------| G|---------6---6------------6---6---------------------| D|--/9---9-----------9---9-------------9------11------| A|--------(0)--------------(0)------11---11-9----9----| E|--(0)-----------(0)--------------(0)----------------|Verse 1:
E E/D# E/B Jianni's from Australia E E/D# E/B But she's here to stay, E E/D# E/B With her hair like golden sunlight E E/D# E/B On a summer's day. E E/D# E/B Her eye's caught the sun in Sydney E E/D# E/B And there it remains, E E/D# E/B It shines through her skin and laughter E E/D# E/B Makes the shadows swayA That Chinese blood of hers G#m F#m Is reaching for the fire C#m That was lit by Durrel books G#m F#m Full of poetry or higher. C#m Her brain is full of words G#m F#m From all the poets she admires B she gets by finehide this tabRiff e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----7-----5---------7------5-----------------------| G|---------6---6------------6---6---------------------| D|--/9---9-----------9---9-------------9------11------| A|--------(0)--------------(0)------11---11-9----9----| E|--(0)-----------(0)--------------(0)----------------|Verse 2:
E E/D# E/B Jianni doesn't like the cold E E/D# E/B It once made her weep E E/D# E/B She was forced to wait for a night bus E E/D# E/B When she needed sleep. E E/D# E/B But she was out the next night, E E/D# E/B The cold won't keep her down; E E/D# E/B You can't help but feel warm inside E E/D# E/B When Jianni's around.A That Chinese blood of hers G#m F#m Is reaching for the fire C#m That was lit by Durrel books G#m F#m Full of poetry or higher. C#m Her brain is full of words G#m F#m From all the poets she admires B she gets by finehide this tabRiff e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----7-----5---------7------5-----------------------| G|---------6---6------------6---6---------------------| D|--/9---9-----------9---9-------------9------11------| A|--------(0)--------------(0)------11---11-9----9----| E|--(0)-----------(0)--------------(0)----------------|Verse 3:
E E/D# E/B Jianni's got her own place now, E E/D# E/B The cheapest place she took, E E/D# E/B She travels with a trunk of clothes E E/D# E/B And an Allen Ginsberg book. E E/D# E/B She gets itchy thighs sometimes E E/D# E/B And she'll let you know E E/D# E/B Jianni is beautiful E E/D# E/B She's all the boys in tow.A That Chinese blood of hers G#m F#m Is reaching for the fire C#m That was lit by Durrel books G#m F#m Full of poetry or higher. C#m Her brain is full of words G#m F#m From all the poets she admires B she gets by finehide this tabRiff e|----------------------------------------------------| B|-----7-----5---------7------5-----------------------| G|---------6---6------------6---6---------------------| D|--/9---9-----------9---9-------------9------11------| A|--------(0)--------------(0)------11---11-9----9----| E|--(0)-----------(0)--------------(0)----------------|Verse 4:
E E/D# E/B Jianni's from Australia E E/D# E/B And she fell in love, E E/D# E/B But it stopped her from being happy E E/D# E/B So she gave it up. E E/D# E/B And love and loss are a perfect way to E E/D# E/B Douse a flame E E/D# E/B But jianni's soul is burning, E E/D# E/B She'll burn again.A That Chinese blood of hers G#m F#m Is reaching for the fire C#m That was lit by Durrel books G#m F#m Full of poetry or higher. C#m Her brain is full of words G#m F#m From all the poets she admires B she gets by fine
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