Shanghaied Chords & Lyrics - Misc Your Songs - Ainslie Kerr And Joel Stewart

[INTRO]
[C#m] [Dm] [Ebm] [Em] (barre @ 4,5,6,7th)

[Verse] [Ainslie]
We were [Em]Shanghaied. Yes, me and him too
And now we are [CM7]pulling our wood with the swarthiest crew.
We’ve got the [D]scurvy, the scabies, got that mad yellow fever
I [C]moored in her dock and I swore I’d never leave her

[Verse] [Joel]
Well I [Em]wonder which is more appealing
The [CM7]sea with all her temper, or the city
The [D]city with her hordes of outstretched hands
Well to [C]both I raise my glass towards the ceiling

[CHORUS]
[G]This is how we get by in Shanghai&
[C7]this is the way we swings to Beijing
I [F]dedicate this one to the shisty street hawkers, and
[D]This one is for the Philipino Rockers

[G]This is how we do it in the ports o' call
From [C7]Qingdao all the way to HongKong
[F]This one dedicated to the posers
[D]With their silk shirts and sob stories

[Verse] [Ainslie]
S[Em]ome of the swabs had a girl in every port
But m[CM7]e, I know there’s a port in every girl
You [D]might say I’m just a dirty sea dog
But I b[C]een shanghaied, welcome to my world yeah

[Verse] [Joel]
The [Em]filth and charm keep me coming back
It’s a [CM7]losing battle but I try right myself
When the [D]debauchery of the city is on the attack
I’m a [C]fading out beacon of virtue, oh

[CHORUS]
[G]This is how we do it here in Kyoto
An[C7]d this is the way we swings to Beijing
[F]I dedicate this to the missionary crew
And th[D]e Sandwich dancers on the Mao Ming Lu
[G]This is how we do it in the ports o' call
From [C7]Qingdao all the way to HongKong
And [F]this one is for our regal buddy Chivas
And[D] all the other things we do to aggrieve us

KODA

[Verse] [Ainslie]
Sometimes I feel like I was born to make the [Em]same mistake a hundred times
An[CM7]d never learn my lesson
I blame[D] it on the whisky, these hedonistic oriental climes
[C]But the truth is just too distressing yeah

[Verse] [Joel]
The [Em]hips shook, my pulse quickened
I [CM7]tried to resist, as she pulled up tight
To[D]morrow I’d be sorry, but tonight I was in delight
if yo[C]u could’ve seen the way she beckoned

[CHORUS]
[G]This is how we do it here in Kyoto
[C7]And this is the way we swings to Beijing
Th[F]e Baltic Bards you know we ain’t 2 specific
[D]wetting our oars all across the Pacific

[OUTRO]
[G]This is how we do it in the ports o' call
[C7]From Qingdao all the way to HongKong
[F]You know will be rocking on and on
[D]In the land of the rising sun