J.J. Cale – Shanghaid (Guitar)
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Chords
As recorded by J.J. Cale
(From the 1990 Album TRAVEL-LOG)
[Intro]
F#m
[Verse 1]
F#m Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore F#m New York, Boston and Baltimore F#m They'll take you right down where you don't want to go F#m If you talk too fast and you walk too slow
[Chorus]
F#m A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid
[Verse 2]
F#m I tried to live by the golden rule F#m Do unto others and they'll do unto you F#m Every time I get turned on I end up singing the same song
[Chorus]
F#m A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid
[Verse 3]
F#m I was crossing the desert on a sunny day F#m I met two women that passed my way F#m They took me to a tent and they locked the door And all they F#m Ever said was "More, more"
[Chorus]
F#m A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid
[Guitar Solo]
F#m A B F#m
A B F#m A B F#m
[Verse 4]
F#m And I'm standing right here with my usual slack F#m Police got me for talking back F#m "You're out on the street, you'd better watch your step F#m If you talk too loud, now button your lip"
[Chorus]
F#m A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid
[Verse 5]
F#m Sitting in a bar in West Berlin F#m Sipping on a glass that's low again F#m Talking to a woman I thought I knew F#m The lights went out and I did too
[Chorus]
F#m A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid A Shanghaid, Shanghaid B F#m Been locked up and Shanghaid
[Outro]
F#m A B F#m A B F#m