Status Quo - The Oriental: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "The Oriental" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

              A
Her name was Mia
From North Korea
I said come over
                 G D
Bring your land rover
D             A
I don't like sushi
She said that suits me
I take a shower
          G D
On every hour

Chorus:
D        A
Oh the oriental
A
Very very special
A
If you ever get some
           G             D/F#
You want another one and another one
     A
The oriental
A
Very very gentle
A
I got one for a cousin
                   G      D/F# A
Can you send me a dozen?

Her name was mae wong
She came from hong kong
She was a raver
Of eastern flavour
I said I love you
She said I'd love to
Go down to texas
Must have one lexus

Chorus:
Oh the oriental
So very very special
If you ever get some
You want another one and another one
The oriental
Very very gentle
I like it spicy
That'll do me nicely

     A               G             D          A
I'm gonna cross the water take a plane to Tokyo
     A             G        D                A
And find a little geisha I love to see them go
     A            G         D              A
And carry on to China Asia minor and some more
      A              G            D
Then finish with a sling in Singapore

Chorus:
Oh the oriental
Very very special
If you ever get some
You want another one and another one
The oriental
Very very gentle
I got one for a cousin
Can you send me a dozen?

Oh the oriental
Will drive you mental
I really gotta get one
And then another one and another one
Oh the oriental
Can you get them on a rental
Don't send me a russian
Ain't no discussion
Got to be an oriental


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

F#

Guitar chord F#

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "The Oriental" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "The Oriental" by Status Quo.

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