Chords for Rancid - Arrested In Shanghai
Tempo:
100.15 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
F#m
C#m
F#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#m] [F#]
[A] [C#m] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] Yeah?
[F#m] [E]
[A] The [E] surround's guilty, but [F#m] I committed no [E] crime
They [A] said, confessions [E] bring lenience, so they [F#m] put me on [E] the line
So [A] I protest the massacres at [F#m] the Tenement [E] Square
My friends [A] say, yo, stay [E] away man, you [F#m] better not go fucking [E] back there
Oh, [A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [G#m] watch this,
[A] would not let [E] me rip out
My [F#m] opinions about [E] the state and [A] the freedom of [E] expression, they [F#m] were never [E] tolerated
And [A] the military [E] secrets that [F#m] I never [E] did steal
I [A] didn't start no [E] violence, no, and [F#m] there was nobody that [E] I killed, [A] no
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E] So [A] I had a clear [E] account of [F#m] all abuses of [E] power
And [A] the memories [E] of homeland [F#] now gone [E] sour
And [A] I only got [E] one weapon, [F#m] it's so plain for me [C#m] to see
My [A] only weapon, [E] I [F#m] call poetry
[E]
[C#m] [B] And I don't even [E] know why
[B] The truth seems like [E] a lie
[B] In my [E] cell there is no sky
[C#m] When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
[C#m] Now, [A] in a wealth [E] and privilege, [A] I was not [E] born
But devotion to freedom and liberty, [F#m] I [E] was sworn
So, [A] every [E] emotion is studied, [F#m] watched and [E] controlled
Who [A] gets paid, who [E] gets disciplined, [F#m] who [E] gets robed
So, [A] transmitter beams, my [F#m] coordinates anywhere [E] on earth
[A] Radio [E] waves, surveillance, [F#m] satellite, [E] birds
[A] Open up [E] your skull [F#m] and let some noise [E] come in
[A] Crack [E] open a crayon [F#] and let awareness [E] begin
[C#m] [B] [B] And I don't even [E] know why
[C#m] The truth seems like [E] a lie
[C#m] In my cell there is no [E] sky
[C#m] When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
[C#m] [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
[C#m] [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
[C#m] [B] [E] [C#m] [B]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[E]
[A] [C#m] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] Yeah?
[F#m] [E]
[A] The [E] surround's guilty, but [F#m] I committed no [E] crime
They [A] said, confessions [E] bring lenience, so they [F#m] put me on [E] the line
So [A] I protest the massacres at [F#m] the Tenement [E] Square
My friends [A] say, yo, stay [E] away man, you [F#m] better not go fucking [E] back there
Oh, [A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [G#m] watch this,
[A] would not let [E] me rip out
My [F#m] opinions about [E] the state and [A] the freedom of [E] expression, they [F#m] were never [E] tolerated
And [A] the military [E] secrets that [F#m] I never [E] did steal
I [A] didn't start no [E] violence, no, and [F#m] there was nobody that [E] I killed, [A] no
[E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E] So [A] I had a clear [E] account of [F#m] all abuses of [E] power
And [A] the memories [E] of homeland [F#] now gone [E] sour
And [A] I only got [E] one weapon, [F#m] it's so plain for me [C#m] to see
My [A] only weapon, [E] I [F#m] call poetry
[E]
[C#m] [B] And I don't even [E] know why
[B] The truth seems like [E] a lie
[B] In my [E] cell there is no sky
[C#m] When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
[C#m] Now, [A] in a wealth [E] and privilege, [A] I was not [E] born
But devotion to freedom and liberty, [F#m] I [E] was sworn
So, [A] every [E] emotion is studied, [F#m] watched and [E] controlled
Who [A] gets paid, who [E] gets disciplined, [F#m] who [E] gets robed
So, [A] transmitter beams, my [F#m] coordinates anywhere [E] on earth
[A] Radio [E] waves, surveillance, [F#m] satellite, [E] birds
[A] Open up [E] your skull [F#m] and let some noise [E] come in
[A] Crack [E] open a crayon [F#] and let awareness [E] begin
[C#m] [B] [B] And I don't even [E] know why
[C#m] The truth seems like [E] a lie
[C#m] In my cell there is no [E] sky
[C#m] When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
[C#m] [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
[C#m] [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
[C#m] [B] [E] [C#m] [B]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [E]
[A] [E] [F#m] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#] [E]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[A] [E] [F#]
[E]
Key:
E
A
F#m
C#m
F#
E
A
F#m
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[A] _ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Yeah?
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] The [E] surround's guilty, but [F#m] I committed no [E] crime
They [A] said, confessions [E] bring lenience, so they [F#m] put me on [E] the line
So [A] I protest the massacres at [F#m] the Tenement [E] Square
My friends [A] say, yo, stay [E] away man, you [F#m] better not go fucking [E] back there
Oh, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] watch this, _
[A] would not let [E] me rip out
My [F#m] opinions about [E] the state and [A] the freedom of [E] expression, they [F#m] were never [E] tolerated
And [A] the military [E] secrets that [F#m] I never [E] did steal
I [A] didn't start no [E] violence, no, and [F#m] there was nobody that [E] I killed, [A] no
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] So [A] I had a clear [E] account of [F#m] all abuses of [E] power
And [A] the memories [E] of homeland [F#] now gone [E] sour
And [A] I only got [E] one weapon, [F#m] it's so plain for me [C#m] to see
My [A] only weapon, [E] I [F#m] call poetry
[E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ And I don't even [E] know why
_ _ [B] The truth seems like [E] a lie
_ [B] In my [E] cell there is no sky
_ [C#m] _ When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ Now, [A] in a wealth [E] and privilege, [A] I was not [E] born
But devotion to freedom and liberty, [F#m] I [E] was sworn
So, [A] every [E] emotion is studied, [F#m] watched and [E] controlled
Who [A] gets paid, who [E] gets disciplined, [F#m] who [E] gets robed
So, [A] transmitter beams, my [F#m] coordinates anywhere [E] on earth
[A] Radio [E] waves, surveillance, [F#m] satellite, [E] birds
[A] Open up [E] your skull [F#m] and let some noise [E] come in
[A] Crack [E] open a crayon [F#] and let awareness [E] begin
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ [B] And I don't even [E] know why
[C#m] _ _ The truth seems like [E] a lie
[C#m] _ In my cell there is no [E] sky
_ [C#m] _ _ When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
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[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] Yeah?
[F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] The [E] surround's guilty, but [F#m] I committed no [E] crime
They [A] said, confessions [E] bring lenience, so they [F#m] put me on [E] the line
So [A] I protest the massacres at [F#m] the Tenement [E] Square
My friends [A] say, yo, stay [E] away man, you [F#m] better not go fucking [E] back there
Oh, [A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ [G#m] watch this, _
[A] would not let [E] me rip out
My [F#m] opinions about [E] the state and [A] the freedom of [E] expression, they [F#m] were never [E] tolerated
And [A] the military [E] secrets that [F#m] I never [E] did steal
I [A] didn't start no [E] violence, no, and [F#m] there was nobody that [E] I killed, [A] no
_ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [E] _ _ [F#m] _ _ [E] So [A] I had a clear [E] account of [F#m] all abuses of [E] power
And [A] the memories [E] of homeland [F#] now gone [E] sour
And [A] I only got [E] one weapon, [F#m] it's so plain for me [C#m] to see
My [A] only weapon, [E] I [F#m] call poetry
[E] _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ And I don't even [E] know why
_ _ [B] The truth seems like [E] a lie
_ [B] In my [E] cell there is no sky
_ [C#m] _ When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ Now, [A] in a wealth [E] and privilege, [A] I was not [E] born
But devotion to freedom and liberty, [F#m] I [E] was sworn
So, [A] every [E] emotion is studied, [F#m] watched and [E] controlled
Who [A] gets paid, who [E] gets disciplined, [F#m] who [E] gets robed
So, [A] transmitter beams, my [F#m] coordinates anywhere [E] on earth
[A] Radio [E] waves, surveillance, [F#m] satellite, [E] birds
[A] Open up [E] your skull [F#m] and let some noise [E] come in
[A] Crack [E] open a crayon [F#] and let awareness [E] begin
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [B] _ [B] And I don't even [E] know why
[C#m] _ _ The truth seems like [E] a lie
[C#m] _ In my cell there is no [E] sky
_ [C#m] _ _ When I was arrested [E] in Shanghai
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
_ [C#m] _ _ [B] When I was arrested in [E] Shanghai
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