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