Shanghied

INTRO: C A #1. D G I played around in Chinatown, just a-passin' D G D time away..when Black Jack Red hit me in the head. G D G And when I woke up next day, I was many miles D Am7 away. CHORUS: D I was shanghied on an ocean freighter. D I was shanghied eatin' beans and taters. D I was shanghied on an ocean freighter. G D G And I wanna get back to shore, back to the Gold D Coast shore. #2. D G They throwed me off in old Hong Kong, put me on D my own. G D G Not a penny in my pocket, ten thousand miles from D G D AA7 home..that's a mighty long way from home. CHORUS: D I was shanghied in old Hong Kong. D I was shanghied, I was all alone. D I was shanghied, wanna get back home. G D G Back to the Gold Coast shore, back to the Gold D Coast shore. #3. D G I worked for grub on an old Dutch tub, and wound up D in L.A. G D When a pretty little girl took me on a whirl and G D G D AA7 when I woke up next day, when I woke up next day. CHORUS: D I was shanghied for the rest of my life. D I was shanghied, but that's all right. D I was shanghied, got a pretty little wife. G D G And I'm never leavin' home no more, never leavin' D home no more. OUTRO: G D Am7 D A..Am7 D A Never leavin' home no more.