I always start t[C]o singin' every time you pull th[F]e string in[C]
I'm [F]standin' by to [C]just be standin' [G7]by
Yes I [C]say I've had enough and [F]this time I'm not [C]bluffin'
But for [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I know it's a [C]lie
And I said I wouldn't hang around for [F]all the tea in [C]China
For [F]all the tea in [C]China and my [G7]soul
Yes I [C]say I'm gonna pack up [F]this time gonna [C]give up
But for [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I can't [C]go
The palm of your hand now [F]that's where you've [C]got me
That's [F]where I'm [C]longin' to [G7]be
[C]Try as I may now [F]I just can't [C]stop me
For [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I hang on desperate[C]ly
And I said I wouldn't hang around for [F]all the tea in [C]China
For [F]all the tea in [C]China and my [G7]soul
Yes I [C]say I'm gonna pack up [F]this time gonna [C]give up
But for [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I can't [C]go
For [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I can't [C]go
I'm [F]standin' by to [C]just be standin' [G7]by
Yes I [C]say I've had enough and [F]this time I'm not [C]bluffin'
But for [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I know it's a [C]lie
And I said I wouldn't hang around for [F]all the tea in [C]China
For [F]all the tea in [C]China and my [G7]soul
Yes I [C]say I'm gonna pack up [F]this time gonna [C]give up
But for [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I can't [C]go
The palm of your hand now [F]that's where you've [C]got me
That's [F]where I'm [C]longin' to [G7]be
[C]Try as I may now [F]I just can't [C]stop me
For [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I hang on desperate[C]ly
And I said I wouldn't hang around for [F]all the tea in [C]China
For [F]all the tea in [C]China and my [G7]soul
Yes I [C]say I'm gonna pack up [F]this time gonna [C]give up
But for [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I can't [C]go
For [F]all the tea in [C]China [G7]I can't [C]go