Old Shanghai Chords
by Beck
Old Shanghai by Beck is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Gm, D, B, B7, Em, A, A7, Am/C, F#, Bm, E, E7, Am, Cm, Cm7 and D7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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