Shanghaid chords by J.J. Cale

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Intro 1

Verse 1
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 (E minor) Hong Kong,
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 (G major) Tokyo and  (A major) Singapore  (E minor) 
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New York,  (G major) Bo ston and Bal (A major) timore
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 (E minor) They'll take you right  (G major) down
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where you  (A major) don't want to go
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 (E minor) If you talk too  (G major) fast and you  (A major) walk
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too  (E minor) slow
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been locked  (G major) up and Shanghaid
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been  (A major) locked up and  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (E minor) Shanghaid
I tried to live by the golden rule
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 (A major) Do  (E minor) unto others and
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they'll  (A major) do unto you  (E minor) 
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Every time I get turned  (A major) on I  (E minor) end up singing
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the same  (A major) song  (E minor) 
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Shanghaid, Shang (G major) haid
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Been  (A major) locked up and  (E minor) Shanghaid
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Shanghaid, Shanghaid  (G major) 
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Been  (A major) locked up and  (E minor) Shanghaid
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I was crossing the desert on a sunny day  (A major) 
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I  (E minor) met two women that passed my way  (A major) 
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They  (E minor) took me to a tent and they locked
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the door  (A major) And  (E minor) all they
ever said was "More,
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more"  (A major) 
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 (E minor) Shanghaid, Shang (G major) haid
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Been  (A major) locked up and  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major) Shanghaid
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been locked up and  (E minor)  (G major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major)  (E minor) 
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 (G major)  (A major) 
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 (E minor)  (G major)  (A major) 
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 (E minor) Shanghaid
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And I'm standing right  (G major) here
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with my  (A major) usual slack (E minor) 
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Police got me for  (A major) talking back  (E minor) 
"You're out on the street,
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you'd better  (A major) watch your step
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 (E minor) If you talk too loud,
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now but (A major) ton your  (E minor) lip"  (G major) 
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 (A major) Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been locked up and  (E minor)  (G major) 
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 (A major) Shanghaid
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been locked up an (E minor) d   Shanghaid
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Sitting in a bar in West Ber (A major) lin
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 (E minor) Sip ping on a glass that's  (A major) low again
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 (E minor) Talking to a woman I thought I  (A major) knew
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The  (E minor) lights went  (A major) out  (E minor) and  (G major)  (A major) I
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did  (E minor) too
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been locked  (G major)  (A major) up  (E minor) 
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 (G major) and
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 (A major) Shanghaid
Shanghaid, Shanghaid
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Been locked up and Shanghaid  (E minor) 