Chinese Democracy (song) their Chinese Democracy Tour in 2001, 2002, 2006 and 2007. The final line of the song was originally "like if your ass were your head, you can tell", but was ultimately changed to "when their arms reach out for your help". Axl Rose introduced the band's first live performance of the song in Las Vegas, Nevada on January 1, 2001 with the following: "Chinese Democracy" has been played live at most Guns N' Roses shows since the first "Chinese Democracy" Tour in 2001. With each tour, the performances drastically changed, gaining more background structure and guitar parts, along with a
Chinese Democracy Tour release of "Chinese Democracy" was in Taiwan on December 11, 2009. In the same month the group played South Korea for the first time, as well as two dates in Japan. Since 2010 the tour has continued with concerts in North America, South/Central America, Europe and Australia. As of late 2010, the entire tour had attracted a total audience of about 4,000,000 people. The ten-year tour came to a close on the final day of 2011, with a New Year's Eve show in Las Vegas. The bulk of the band remained stable throughout the tour: lead vocalist Axl Rose; keyboardist