Shanghai Noodle Factory
Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Larry Fallon, Jimmy Miller, Dave Mason

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

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                   C                             F
Had to make a break, soon I had to wake up feeling stronger
        A
Feeling stronger
      Bb        Bb/A   Gm  Gm7
On my island of dreams
       A7  A7/B A7     Dm
With impo - - - ssible schemes

Gm   C   D (with acoustic guitar riff)

Repeat intro

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                   C                           F
Had to make a break, knew I couldn't fake it any longer
Bb
Everything at stake
C                             F                 A
Soon I had to wake up feeling stronger, feeling stronger
      Bb        Bm/A   Gm  Gm7         A7  A7/B A7     Dm
On my island of dreams          with impos - - - sible schemes

Gm   C   D (with acoustic guitar riff)

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...

C7  G7   (6x)

Repeat Bridge 2

Repeat intro; end on D (as indicated at *)