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Old Shanghai

Beck

RockAdvanced for beginners17 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

G
GmDiagram coming soon
D××
BDiagram coming soon
B7Diagram coming soon
Em
A×
A7×
Am×
C×
F#Diagram coming soon
Bm×
E
E7
CmDiagram coming soon
Cm7Diagram coming soon
D7××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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G                                   Gm 
When you're walking in Old Shanghai  
D                          B          B7 
Lanterns under the night sky 
Em                 Gm      
See the moon begin to rise  
D                    A                   A7 
Just like it did back home 
G                         Gm 
Old men smoking in cafe 
D      Am/C             B        B7 
Junk boats floating in the bay 
Em                         Gm  
Think of me while you're away 
D                  A      A7 
In Old Shanghai 
G 
With no ties  
F# 
With no plans 
Bm                    E           E7 
Your last dollar in your hands 
Am                  Cm     Cm7  
Take a picture send it back 
     G                               D       D7 
To someone you used to know 
G                          Gm 
Things will always find their way  
D             Am/C      B       B7 
From the backroad to the bay  
Em                                          Gm 
There's more to do than there is to say  
    D           A     A7 
In Old Shanghai 
          
 

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Chord set

G · Gm · D · B · B7 · Em · A · A7 · Am · C · F# · Bm · E · E7 · Cm · Cm7 · D7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.