Johnny Flynn Hong Kong Cemetery Capo 3 Listen to song for strumming pattern Tabbed from live video and listening - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVz_f9xqL70 E7? chord - 054550 - This is quite right I cant quite figure it out If anyone knows this please correct [Intro] 224432 242432 000232 (hammer on the high ) 002220 Repeat twice [Verse] There are ten thousand graves in Hong Kong Protestant Cemetery Every one of them says "born and died and the rest might be history" Walking there I’d cry For my love was there to lie I never knew shame to be so refreshing I’d sing Georgia on my mind she would be "i’d be regressing" [Chorus] (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) [Verse] Was the day of the boats for the fellas in coats in the Navy They’d be all around change the face of this town cos they’re lazy Nineteen-fifty two was the year that I lost you I was with the soldiers in the school hall Didn’t know that you were ill you didn’t seem old [Chorus] (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) Don’t go China show new so blue so who’s aboard the boats these days Some people are fixing the terrible mixing the crew of old whose sailors say [Whistling part] [Verse] Your life might be a mess of lights when you’re on your own But the lights you’ll see form a line that’ll be pointing all the way home I was here before My name was on the door Took a score of years to get to your seat I’ll send the next in line he’ll be a clean sheet [Chorus] (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright! (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!) (I’m alright!

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque un voyage dans un cimetière protestant à Hong Kong, où le narrateur se confronte à la douleur de perdre un être cher, ressentant à la fois la tristesse et une étrange forme de rédemption dans cette tristesse. Les souvenirs des jours passés se mêlent à la mélancolie des bateaux et des soldats, rappelant un temps où la vie était plus simple, mais où la perte était déjà présente. Dans une réflexion sur le passage du temps et les chemins tortueux de la vie, il exprime un espoir de retrouver le chemin vers la maison malgré les épreuves, comme si chaque lumière dans l’obscurité était un signe de réconfort sur ce parcours difficile. C'est une chanson chargée d'émotion qui capture les luttes et les souvenirs qui nous façonnent.