Intro
n.c.
G#m G#m
[VERSE 1]
G#m
Many, many years ago,
G#m7-5
When I was a little child,
D#m/F#
Mama told me you should know,
F#
Our world is cruel and wild,
C#m/E G#m/B G#m
But to make your way through cold and heat
A# D#7
Love is all that you need
[PRE-CHORUS 1]
C#m
I believed her every word,
C#m7-5
More than anything I heard
D#sus4 D# G#m D#7/A# G#m/B
But I was too scared to lose my fun
G#m7-5
I began to cry a lot
E
And she gave me apricots
G#m/D# D#7 G#m n.c.
Kisses of the earth, fruits of the sun
[CHORUS]
G#m
Apricot stone,
E B
Hidden in my hand
F# C#m
Given back to me
A C#m7-5 D#
From the motherland
G#m
Apricot stone,
E B
I will drop it down
F# C#m
In the frozen ground
A C#m7-5 D#
I’ll just let it make its round
G#m
Apricot stone,
E B
Hidden in my hand
F# C#m
Given back to me
A C#m7-5 D#
From the motherland...
G#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 1]
( G#m ) | C#m7-5/G# |
[VERSE 2]
G#m
Now I see the northern stars
G#m7-5
Shining brightly in the storm
D#m/F#
And I’ve got an avatar
F#
Of my love to keep me warm
C#m G#m
Now I’m not afraid of violent winds
A#
They may blow
D#
They can’t win
[PRE-CHORUS 2]
C#m
May the winter stay away
C#m7-5
From my harvest night and day
D# G#m D#/A# G#m/B D#m/F#
May God bless and keep my cherished fruit
G#m7-5
Grow my tree up to the sky,
E6
Once I waved my home goodbye
G#m/D# D# G#m
I just wanna go back to my roots
[CHORUS]
G#m
Apricot stone,
E B
Hidden in my hand
F# C#m
Given back to me
A C#m7-5 D#
From the motherland
G#m
Apricot stone,
E B
I will drop it down
F# C#m
In the frozen ground
A C#m7-5 D#
I’ll just let it make its round
G#m
Apricot stone,
E B
Hidden in my hand
F# C#m
Given back to me
A C#m7-5 D#
From the motherland...
G#m
Apricot stone
[INTERLUDE 2]
Cm Fm6 Cm/Eb G
[FINAL CHORUS]
Am
Apricot stone,
F C
Hidden in my hand (Hidden in my hand)
G Dm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
A# Dm7-5 E
From the motherland
Am
Apricot stone,
F C
Hidden in my hand (Apricot stone)
G Dm
Given back to me (Given, given back to me)
A# Dm7-5 E
From the motherland
Am
Apricot stone