Shanghai Noodle Factory
Traffic

(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

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