Shanghai blues chords by Robbie Robertson

SimplifiedEm · B · Bm · A · C#m …

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Em
B
Bm
A
C#m
D
D#dim
C
G
Am

Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Let's  (E minor) go   out for
a ride to the old Sin City
Where the king of the underworld
ruled without any pity
He wore a silk gown,
dried monkey heads on the back
A face carved outta stone and
a heart painted black
Bm 
C#m 
He be (B minor) lieved  (C sharp minor) in    omens
Bm 
A 
and was  (B minor) very supersti (A major) tious
Bm 
C#m 
If  (B minor) anyone ever crossed  (C sharp minor) him,
D 
D#dim 
Em 
his re (D major) venge  (D sharpdim) would    be vicious  (E minor) 

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Verse 2

He got blood on his hands

He got blood on his shoes

Cuts his enemies down

With the Shanghai Blues

A Chinese godfather,

an offer you can't refuse

Or you might disappear with the

Shanghai Blues

Verse 3
Em 
When he  (E minor) joined the Green Gang
He was young, hungry, and tough
Took over that crime dynasty
Had all the right stuff
He kept many concubines
And he had many wives
Hooked up with Chiang Kai- shek
That was how he survived
Bm 
C#m 
He  (B minor) ran  the opium  (C sharp minor) trade with
Bm 
A 
 (B minor) gambling and prostitu (A major) tion
Bm 
C#m 
Then  (B minor) escaped  (C sharp minor) to Hong Kong
D 
D#dim 
B 
before  (D major)  (D sharpdim) Mao's revolu (B major) tion

Verse 4
Em 
C 
Em 
 (E minor) He got  (C major) blood on his hands  (E minor) 
He got blood on his shoes
C 
Em 
Cuts  (C major) his enemies down  (E minor) 
G 
Em 
With the  (G major) Shanghai  (E minor) Blues
The Chinese godfather,
an offer you can't refuse
G 
Em 
 (G major) Or  (E minor) you  might disappear
with the Shanghai Blues
Player
Am 
Em 
Am 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (A minor)  (E minor) 

Verse 5
Bm 
When  (B minor) someone betrayed him
C#m 
He would  (C sharp minor) send  them a coffin
D 
Or may (D major) be a knife in the back
D#dim 
Em 
Which  (D sharpdim) happened quite often  (E minor) 

Verse 6
Em 
He got blood on his hands  (E minor) 
He got blood on his shoes
Cuts his enemies down
With the Shanghai Blues
A Chinese Godfather,
an offer you can't refuse
Or you might disappear with
the Shanghai Blues