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                       "Shanghai Noodle Factory"
                  (S. Winwood - J. Capaldi - C. Wood)

Intro:

	(acoustic guitar; full band enters where indicated by chords):

	 D[N.C.] (xx0232@1)	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	---------2-2-3-5-|---5-7---8-------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-/-------2-2-4-5-|---5-7---9-------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|

	 D (xx0232@1)[N.C.*]        D7 (xx0212@1)   Db7 (x4342x@1) v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v
	---------8-8-7---|-5-------4-------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-/-/-----9-9-8---|-5-------4-------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	-----------------|-----------------|
	      * end cold last time

Verse 1:

	C7 (x32310@1)In aShanghai (x02210@1)noodle factory
	Place where I once used to be
	G7 (320001@1)Nowhere doing nothing
	C7 (x32310@1)People there were made of steel
	Tiny cogs in one big wheel
	 G7 (320001@1)Turning never learning

Bridge 1:

	Bb (x1333x@1)Had to make abreak (x02210@1)	 C (x32010@1)                            F (133211@1)               A (x02220@1)Soon I had to wake up feeling stronger, feeling stronger
	      Bb (x1333x@1)       Dm/A   Gm (355333@1)Bbmaj7/F
	On my island of dreams
	       Edim7 A7 (x02020@1)      Dm (xx0231@1)With impo...   ssible schemes

	(acoustic guitar w/flute and organ):

	(Dm)       Gm (355333@1)     C (x32010@1)  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

	[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

	In aShanghai (x02210@1)noodle factory
	Place where I once used to be
	Nowhere doing nothing
	Villages of plastic men
	Packed like roosters in apen (x02210@1)	Crowing, never knowing

Bridge 2:

	Bb (x1333x@1)Had to make abreak (x02210@1)	 C (x32010@1)                         F (133211@1)Knew I couldn't fake it any longer

	Everything at stake
	Soon I had to wake up feeling stronger, feeling stronger
	On my island of dreams
	With impossible schemes

[repeat intro]

Break:

	C7 (x32310@1)In aShanghai (x02210@1)noodle factory - place where I once used to be
	G7 (320001@1)Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing)
	C7 (x32310@1)Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing)
	G7 (320001@1)Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing)
	C7 (x32310@1)Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing)
	G7 (320001@1)Nowhere...

	(instrumental solos over same chord progression):

	C7 (x32310@1)              G7 (320001@1)              [6X]
	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

[repeat bridge 2]

[repeat intro; end as indicated]


-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers

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