TRAFFIC - "shanghai noodle factory" Tablature

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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 ...
Place where I ...
G7
Nowhere ...
C7
People there were ...
Tiny cogs in ...
G7
Turning ....

Bridge 1:

Bb
Had to make ...
C F A
Soon I had to wake up ....
Bb Dm/A Gm Bbmaj7/F
On my island ...
Edim7 A7 Dm
With impo... ssible ....

(acoustic guitar w/flute and organ):

(Dm) Gm C
/ / / / / / / / / / / /

[repeat intro]

Verse 2:

In a Shanghai noodle f....

Bridge 2:

Bb
Had to ...
C F
Knew I couldn't ...

Everything at ....


[repeat intro]

Break:

C7
In a Shanghai noodle factory - ....
G7
Nowhere doing ...
C7
Nowhere doing .....
G7
Nowhere doing ...
C7
Nowhere doing ....
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

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