Mel Tillis - Shanghaied

^EI've played around in China town p^Aassing the time a^Eway When B^Alack Jack Red hit me in the h^Eead And w^Ahen I woke up next d^Eay I w^Aas many miles a^Eway

^EI was shanghaied on an oc^Aean frei^Eghter I was shanghaied e^Aating beans and ta^Eters I was shanghaied on an oc^Aean frei^Eghter And I w^Aanna get back to s^Ehore A E | E | E | F | F | Back to the Gold Coast shore

^FThey throwed me off in old Hong Kong and ^Bbput me on my o^Fwn Not a pe^Bbnny in my po^Fckets Ten th^Bbousand miles from h^Fome And t^Bbhat's a mighty long way from h^Fome

^FI was shanghaied in ^Bbold Hong Kong I was sh^Fanghaied I was ^Bball al^Fone I was shanghaied I wanna ^Bbget back h^Fome ^BbBack to the Gold Coast s^Fhore Bb F | F | F | F | F# | F# | Back to the Gold Coast shore

^F#I worked for grub on an old Dutch tub and w^Bound up in ^F#LA Where a pr^Betty little girl t^F#ook me on a whirl And w^Bhen I woke up next d^F#ay ^BWhen I woke up next ^F#day

^F#I was shanghaied for the r^Best of my l^F#ife I was shanghaied but t^Bhat's alr^F#ight I was shanghaied I got a pr^Betty little w^F#ife And I'm n^Bever leaving home no m^F#ore B F# | F# | F# | F# | I'm never leaving home no more