Shanghai blues Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[Em][B][Bm][A][Em]

[Verse 1]
Let's [Em]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
He be[Bm]lieved [C#m]in omens
and was [Bm]very supersti[A]tious
If [Bm]anyone ever crossed [C#m]him,
his re[D]venge [D#dim]would be vic[Em]ious

[Verse 2]
He got blood on [Em]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
[A]Or you[Em] might disappear with the
Shanghai Blues

[Verse 3]
When he [Em]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
He [Bm]ran t[C#m]he opium trade with
[Bm]gambling and prostitu[A]tion
Then [Bm]escaped [C#m]to Hong Kong
[D]before [D#dim]Mao's revolu[B]tion

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

[Verse 5]
When [Bm]someone betrayed him
He would [C#m]send them a coffin
Or may[D]be a knife in the back
Which [D#dim]happened quite [Em]often

[Verse 6]
He got blood on his [Em]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 7]
Shanghai [Em]Blues
The [Em]Shanghai Blues, yeah