Status Quo - The Oriental: Ukulele Chords

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

Learn The Oriental ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "The Oriental" smoothly on your ukulele.

              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  
You want another one and another one
     A
The oriental
A
Very very gentle
A
I got one for a cousin
                   G       D   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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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

D

Ukulele chord D

F#

Ukulele chord F#

G

Ukulele chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele 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 guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "The Oriental" by Status Quo.

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