Shanghai
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[Refrão]
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bright lights up high, dark thoughts in my mind
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bright lights up high, grey smog all the time
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Am G
Born again overnight
[Verso 1]
G
OK, let me my trace my steps
G
Pour a drink, let's recap the sequence
Am
One minute, you're swigging on a green tea
Am
Next minute, floating on a pillow in a den
G
From there, it gets a little hazy
G
Like a camera out of focus, shaking
Am
Slow motion in the club free-falling
Am
Through my seat, hit the floor transforming
Em
Undergoing complete metamorphous
Em
From a moth caterpillar to a chrysalis
A7
Spinning in a silken house like a spider spins a web
A7
I'm a well-known insect
[Refrão]
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bright lights up high, dark thoughts in my mind
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bright lights up high, grey smog all the time
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Am G
Born again overnight
[Verso 2]
G
Flying through the Yu Garden to the People's Square
G
That's where you find your happiness
Am
With a little too much Szechuan in the pot
Am
Sending sensational content
G
Neck stuck from looking up
G
At the high-rise buildings trying to caress
Am
Enlightenment through an out-of-body experience
Am
You're thriving in this environment
Em
Come find me on almost every continent
Em
Cold-blooded but I can't stand the Antarctic
A7
Guess I've been born again overnight
G
{Instrumental Break}
G G Am Am
[Refrão]
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, bye-bye, my life
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bright lights up high, dark thoughts in my mind
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bright lights up high, grey smog all the time
Am G
Born again overnight
G
Bye-bye, Shanghai, I've become a butterfly
Am G
Born again overnight
How to play Shanghai
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is G. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.