Shanghai Noodle Factory

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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.] 
 	 v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v 
 	---------2-2-3-5-|---5-7---8-------| 
 	-----------------|-----------------| 
 	-/-------2-2-4-5-|---5-7---9-------| 
 	-----------------|-----------------| 
 	-----------------|-----------------| 
 	-----------------|-----------------| 
  
 	 D  [N.C.*]        D7     Db7 
 	 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 
 	In a Shanghai noodle factory 
 	Place where I once used to be 
 	G7 
 	Nowhere doing nothing 
 	C7 
 	People there were made of steel 
 	Tiny cogs in one big wheel 
 	 G7 
 	Turning never learning 
  
 Bridge 1: 
  
 	Bb 
 	Had to make a break 
 	 C                              F                 A 
 	Soon I had to wake up feeling stronger, feeling stronger 
 	      Bb         Dm/A   Gm  Bbmaj7/F 
 	On my island of dreams 
 	       Edim7 A7        Dm 
 	With impo...   ssible schemes 
  
 	(acoustic guitar w/flute and organ): 
  
 	(Dm)       Gm       C 
 	  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / 
  
 	[repeat intro] 
  
 Verse 2: 
  
 	In a Shanghai noodle factory 
 	Place where I once used to be 
 	Nowhere doing nothing 
 	Villages of plastic men 
 	Packed like roosters in a pen 
 	Crowing, never knowing 
  
 Bridge 2: 
  
 	Bb 
 	Had to make a break 
 	 C                           F 
 	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 
 	In a Shanghai noodle factory - place where I once used to be 
 	G7 
 	Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing) 
 	C7 
 	Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing) 
 	G7 
 	Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing) 
 	C7 
 	Nowhere doing nothing (nowhere doing nothing) 
 	G7 
 	Nowhere... 
  
 	(instrumental solos over same chord progression): 
  
 	C7                G7                [6X] 
 	/ / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / / 
  
 [repeat bridge 2] 
  
 [repeat intro; end as indicated] 
  
  
 -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers