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Arrested In Shanghai

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[Intro]
e|-----5------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
  AThey assuered I was guG#ilty. But I commitF#ed no crimeE.
They say cAonfessions bring mG#edia. So they pF#ut me on the linEe.
I Aprotest the mG#assacre in the TF#inanmen SEquare
My friends say Astay away mG#an Better not gF#o fucking back therEe. yeah
[Instrumental]
e|-----5------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
  AThey assuered I was guG#ilty. But I commitF#ed no crimeE.
They say cAonfessions bring mG#edia. So they pF#ut me on the linEe.
I Aprotest the mG#assacre in the TF#inanmen SEquare
My friends say Astay away mG#an Better not gF#o fucking back therEe. yeah
[Instrumental]
e|-----5------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
  AThey assuered I was guG#ilty. But I commitF#ed no crimeE.
They say cAonfessions bring mG#edia. So they pF#ut me on the linEe.
I Aprotest the mG#assacre in the TF#inanmen SEquare
My friends say Astay away mG#an Better not gF#o fucking back therEe. yeah
[Chorus]
   E      C#   BAnd I don't evern know why.
    E      C#  BThe Truth seems like a lie.
    E     C#IBn my cell there is no sky.
    E     C#WBhen I was Arrested in Shanghai
[Instrumental]
e|-----5------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
  AThey assuered I was guG#ilty. But I commitF#ed no crimeE.
They say cAonfessions bring mG#edia. So they pF#ut me on the linEe.
I Aprotest the mG#assacre in the TF#inanmen SEquare
My friends say Astay away mG#an Better not gF#o fucking back therEe. yeah
[Instrumental]
e|-----5------------------------------------------------|
B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse]
  AThey assuered I was guG#ilty. But I commitF#ed no crimeE.
They say cAonfessions bring mG#edia. So they pF#ut me on the linEe.
I Aprotest the mG#assacre in the TF#inanmen SEquare
My friends say Astay away mG#an Better not gF#o fucking back therEe. yeah
[Chorus] x2
   E      C#   BAnd I don't evern know why.
    E      C#  BThe Truth seems like a lie.
    E     C#IBn my cell there is no sky.
    E     C#WBhen I was Arrested in Shanghai

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Arrested In Shanghai

by Rancid

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[Intro]

e|-----5------------------------------------------------|

B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

A G# F# E

They assuered I was guilty. But I commited no crime.

A G# F# E

They say confessions bring media. So they put me on the line.

A G# F# E

I protest the massacre in the Tinanmen Square

A G# F# E

My friends say stay away man Better not go fucking back there. yeah

[Instrumental]

e|-----5------------------------------------------------|

B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

A G# F# E

They assuered I was guilty. But I commited no crime.

A G# F# E

They say confessions bring media. So they put me on the line.

A G# F# E

I protest the massacre in the Tinanmen Square

A G# F# E

My friends say stay away man Better not go fucking back there. yeah

[Instrumental]

e|-----5------------------------------------------------|

B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

A G# F# E

They assuered I was guilty. But I commited no crime.

A G# F# E

They say confessions bring media. So they put me on the line.

A G# F# E

I protest the massacre in the Tinanmen Square

A G# F# E

My friends say stay away man Better not go fucking back there. yeah

[Chorus]

E C# B

And I don't evern know why.

E C# B

The Truth seems like a lie.

E C# B

In my cell there is no sky.

E C# B

When I was Arrested in Shanghai

[Instrumental]

e|-----5------------------------------------------------|

B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

A G# F# E

They assuered I was guilty. But I commited no crime.

A G# F# E

They say confessions bring media. So they put me on the line.

A G# F# E

I protest the massacre in the Tinanmen Square

A G# F# E

My friends say stay away man Better not go fucking back there. yeah

[Instrumental]

e|-----5------------------------------------------------|

B|--------9--777-9-7------------------------------------|

G|------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------------------|

A|------------------------------------------------------|

E|------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]

A G# F# E

They assuered I was guilty. But I commited no crime.

A G# F# E

They say confessions bring media. So they put me on the line.

A G# F# E

I protest the massacre in the Tinanmen Square

A G# F# E

My friends say stay away man Better not go fucking back there. yeah

[Chorus] x2

E C# B

And I don't evern know why.

E C# B

The Truth seems like a lie.

E C# B

In my cell there is no sky.

E C# B

When I was Arrested in Shanghai

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