Tuning: E A D G B E

Shanghied:Burl Ives. Flip side of 'A little Bitty Tear' on DECCA Records in 1961. INTRO: C A #1.

I ^Dplayed around in Chinatown, just a-^Gpassin' time a^Dway..when ^GBlack Jack Red ^Dhit me in the head. And when ^GI woke up next ^Dday, I was ^Gmany miles a^Dway. ^Am7 ^D ^A

CHORUS:

I was ^Dshanghied on an ocean freighter. I was ^Dshanghied eatin' beans and taters. I was ^Dshanghied on an ocean freighter. And I ^Gwanna get back to ^Dshore, ^Gback to the Gold Coast ^Dshore.

#2.

^DThey throwed me off in old Hong Kong, ^Gput me on my ^Down. Not a ^Gpenny in my ^Dpocket, ten ^Gthousand miles from ^Dhome..that's a ^Gmighty long way from ^Dhome^Am7. ^D ^A

CHORUS:

I was ^Dshanghied in old Hong Kong. I was ^Dshanghied, I was all alone. I was ^Dshanghied, wanna get back home. ^GBack to the Gold Coast ^Dshore, ^Gback to the Gold Coast ^Dshore.

#3.

^DI worked for grub on an old Dutch tub, and ^Gwound up in L.^DA. When a ^Gpretty little girl took me ^Don a whirl and when I ^Gwoke up next ^Dday, when ^GI woke up next ^Dday^Am7. ^D ^A

CHORUS:

I was ^Dshanghied for the rest of my life. I was ^Dshanghied, but that's all right. I was ^Dshanghied, got a pretty little wife. And I'm ^Gnever leavin' home no ^Dmore, ^Gnever leavin' home no ^Dmore.

OUTRO: G D Am7 D A..Am7 D A Never leavin' home no more. A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.

Burl Ives - Shanghied