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As [Em]near as he got to China
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Pay [D]tax and find a wife
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But the [Em]need for chops in the Manor Top
Ain't [D]all that great you see
And so he [G]gave up
On his [D]black belt and first Dan
As [Em]near as he got to China
Was a [D]week in Camber sands
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I [Em]could've been a someone
[C]Caught up in the rat race
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[C]Caught up in the rat race
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[C]Could've been me in the papers
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It [Em]might put you to sleep
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You're [Em]told that you must
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[C]Caught up in the rat race
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[C]Caught up in the rat race
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With the [Em]money and the girls
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