Sheriff Of Hong Kong Chords by Captain Beefheart
Tempo:
163.3 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
C
F
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [E] [A]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[Am] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[E]
She always [D] shows up when I'm [A] up, but she never shows up when I'm down.
But she's off her arrest cause I'm, I guess, the shiv of Hong Kong.
Betsy [F] goes up in a [A] flash, I bite the end of her sash, then I'm long gone.
[C] [A] [D]
[F] [A]
[F] [D]
[C] [E]
[F] [A]
[F] [A]
[C] [A] Now [D]
[C] [A] [D] I'm the shiv of [F] Hong [A] Kong, now [C] she's the [D] shiv of Hong [F]
Kong.
[A] Long [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] gone [F] gone [A] to Hong Kong Kong.
[F] [A]
[F] [D]
Long
[F] [D]
[C] [D] gone.
Hong [A] Kong Kong.
[F] [A]
[Dm] Long
[A]
gone gone.
[D]
Hong [Dm] Kong Kong.
And [A] who?
And I sing [F] who?
[D]
I don't [C] know who [D] I am, do you?
[D]
Oh,
[Am]
wow.
[Dm]
[C]
[D] There's a [C] string and fat dangle, [Dm] [C] black and white, fat [D] and thin, and uh, [Em] and uh, [E] [F]
she's the shiv [D] of Hong Kong.
[A] And uh, now she's off, and I sing who?
I don't know who I am, do you?
Now [Em] she's the shiv of [Am] Hong [D] Kong, [B]
[A]
[C] I bite the end of her sash,
[F] up in a flash, and we're long [A] [D]
gone.
Hong
[C] Kong Kong.
[D] [C]
[C]
[Am] String [A] and fat dangle, [C] [Dm]
black and white, [C] fat and thin, [B] and uh, [A] and uh,
[Am] she's the shiv of [F] Hong Kong.
And [D] who?
And I sing who?
[C]
[B] [C]
[A] Why [E]
[G] [C]
[B] [G] me, shyiee?
[B] Why [E] me, [F] shyiee?
She's the [Dm] shiv of Hong Kong.
[A] [D]
[C]
[A]
[A] And who?
[E] [A] And I sing who?
Why me, shyiee?
Why me, shyiee?
And who?
And I
[Am]
sing who?
[Am] And [A] who?
And I sing who?
And me and you.
[E]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[Am] [A]
[D] [E] [A]
[E]
She always [D] shows up when I'm [A] up, but she never shows up when I'm down.
But she's off her arrest cause I'm, I guess, the shiv of Hong Kong.
Betsy [F] goes up in a [A] flash, I bite the end of her sash, then I'm long gone.
[C] [A] [D]
[F] [A]
[F] [D]
[C] [E]
[F] [A]
[F] [A]
[C] [A] Now [D]
[C] [A] [D] I'm the shiv of [F] Hong [A] Kong, now [C] she's the [D] shiv of Hong [F]
Kong.
[A] Long [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D] gone [F] gone [A] to Hong Kong Kong.
[F] [A]
[F] [D]
Long
[F] [D]
[C] [D] gone.
Hong [A] Kong Kong.
[F] [A]
[Dm] Long
[A]
gone gone.
[D]
Hong [Dm] Kong Kong.
And [A] who?
And I sing [F] who?
[D]
I don't [C] know who [D] I am, do you?
[D]
Oh,
[Am]
wow.
[Dm]
[C]
[D] There's a [C] string and fat dangle, [Dm] [C] black and white, fat [D] and thin, and uh, [Em] and uh, [E] [F]
she's the shiv [D] of Hong Kong.
[A] And uh, now she's off, and I sing who?
I don't know who I am, do you?
Now [Em] she's the shiv of [Am] Hong [D] Kong, [B]
[A]
[C] I bite the end of her sash,
[F] up in a flash, and we're long [A] [D]
gone.
Hong
[C] Kong Kong.
[D] [C]
[C]
[Am] String [A] and fat dangle, [C] [Dm]
black and white, [C] fat and thin, [B] and uh, [A] and uh,
[Am] she's the shiv of [F] Hong Kong.
And [D] who?
And I sing who?
[C]
[B] [C]
[A] Why [E]
[G] [C]
[B] [G] me, shyiee?
[B] Why [E] me, [F] shyiee?
She's the [Dm] shiv of Hong Kong.
[A] [D]
[C]
[A]
[A] And who?
[E] [A] And I sing who?
Why me, shyiee?
Why me, shyiee?
And who?
And I
[Am]
sing who?
[Am] And [A] who?
And I sing who?
And me and you.
[E]
Key:
A
D
C
F
E
A
D
C
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She always [D] shows up when I'm [A] up, _ but she never shows up when I'm down. _
_ _ _ _ But she's off her arrest cause I'm, I guess, the shiv of Hong Kong.
Betsy [F] goes up in a _ [A] flash, I bite the end of her sash, _ _ then I'm long gone. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] Now _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I'm the shiv of [F] Hong [A] Kong, _ _ _ _ _ _ now [C] she's the [D] shiv of Hong _ _ [F]
Kong.
[A] _ Long [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ gone _ [F] gone [A] to _ Hong Kong _ _ Kong. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Long _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hong _ _ [A] _ _ Kong _ Kong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] Long _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ gone _ gone. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hong [Dm] Kong _ Kong. _ _ _
_ _ And [A] who? _ _
_ And I sing [F] who?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't [C] know who [D] I am, do you?
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
wow.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] There's a [C] string and fat dangle, _ [Dm] _ _ [C] black and white, fat [D] and thin, and uh, _ [Em] and uh, [E] _ _ [F] _
she's the shiv [D] of Hong Kong.
_ [A] And uh, _ _ _ _ _ now she's off, _ _ and I sing _ who?
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ don't know who I am, _ do you? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now [Em] she's the shiv of [Am] _ Hong [D] Kong, _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ I bite the end of her sash, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] up in a _ flash, _ and we're long [A] _ _ _ [D]
gone.
_ Hong _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Kong Kong. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ String [A] and fat dangle, [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
black and white, [C] _ fat and thin, [B] and uh, [A] _ and uh, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] she's the shiv of [F] _ _ _ Hong _ Kong.
And [D] _ _ who? _ _
_ _ And I sing who?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Why _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] me, _ _ _ shyiee?
_ [B] _ _ _ _ Why _ _ [E] me, _ _ [F] shyiee?
_ _ She's the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] shiv of Hong _ _ _ _ _ _ Kong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And who? _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] And I sing who?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Why _ _ _ _ me, _ shyiee? _
_ _ _ _ Why _ _ me, _ _ _ _ shyiee?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And who? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ who? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And _ _ _ [A] who? _ _
And I sing who? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And me and you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ She always [D] shows up when I'm [A] up, _ but she never shows up when I'm down. _
_ _ _ _ But she's off her arrest cause I'm, I guess, the shiv of Hong Kong.
Betsy [F] goes up in a _ [A] flash, I bite the end of her sash, _ _ then I'm long gone. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ [A] Now _ _ [D] _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I'm the shiv of [F] Hong [A] Kong, _ _ _ _ _ _ now [C] she's the [D] shiv of Hong _ _ [F]
Kong.
[A] _ Long [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ gone _ [F] gone [A] to _ Hong Kong _ _ Kong. _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Long _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] gone. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hong _ _ [A] _ _ Kong _ Kong. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] _ _ [A] _ _
[Dm] Long _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ gone _ gone. _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hong [Dm] Kong _ Kong. _ _ _
_ _ And [A] who? _ _
_ And I sing [F] who?
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I don't [C] know who [D] I am, do you?
_ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ Oh, _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
wow.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
[D] There's a [C] string and fat dangle, _ [Dm] _ _ [C] black and white, fat [D] and thin, and uh, _ [Em] and uh, [E] _ _ [F] _
she's the shiv [D] of Hong Kong.
_ [A] And uh, _ _ _ _ _ now she's off, _ _ and I sing _ who?
_ _ _ I _ _ _ _ _ _ don't know who I am, _ do you? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Now [Em] she's the shiv of [Am] _ Hong [D] Kong, _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ I bite the end of her sash, _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] up in a _ flash, _ and we're long [A] _ _ _ [D]
gone.
_ Hong _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ Kong Kong. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [Am] _ _ String [A] and fat dangle, [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ _
black and white, [C] _ fat and thin, [B] and uh, [A] _ and uh, _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] she's the shiv of [F] _ _ _ Hong _ Kong.
And [D] _ _ who? _ _
_ _ And I sing who?
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] Why _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[B] _ _ [G] me, _ _ _ shyiee?
_ [B] _ _ _ _ Why _ _ [E] me, _ _ [F] shyiee?
_ _ She's the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] shiv of Hong _ _ _ _ _ _ Kong. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] And who? _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] And I sing who?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Why _ _ _ _ me, _ shyiee? _
_ _ _ _ Why _ _ me, _ _ _ _ shyiee?
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ And who? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ And I _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
sing _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ who? _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ And _ _ _ [A] who? _ _
And I sing who? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
And me and you. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _