Predictable Shame
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A-a-a
C
I loved you
D
Longer than you knew my name
G Em
It's such a predictable shame
C
I should've known
D G
That I cannot bestow
E C
But how could anybody know
D
That they would see their fate
G Em
The time and place and exact date
C
I tried to warn you
D G
But it was far too late, besides
E C
How could anybody wait that long
D G Em
A thousand songs I wrote to free myself
Oh god
C
It feels so wrong
D G
To admit that you are long gone
[Verse]
G
And how could you
Em
Thought I knew you
C D
Must have misunderstood you
G Em
I stand up, been fed up
C D
And hit my head on the way up
G
Are you sorry?
Em
Just say it , are we?
C D
Cause I'll kill myself at your party
G
We could of made up
Em
But I stayed up
C D
Until the sun was up so I could tell you
[Chorus]
C
(I loved) you
D
Longer than you knew my name
G Em
It's such a predictable shame
C
I should've known
D G
That I cannot bestow
E C
But how could anybody know
D
That they would see their fate
G Em
The time and place and exact date
C
I tried to warn you
D G
But it was far too late, besides
E C
How could anybody wait that long
D G Em
A thousand songs I wrote to free myself
Oh god
C
It feels so wrong
D G
To admit we don't belong
[Bridge]
G G7
C Cm
We just don't belong
G G7
We just don't belong
C Cm
We just don't belong
G G7
We just don't belong
C Cm
We just don't belong
G G7
We just don't belong
C Cm
We just don't belong
[Chorus]
C
But I loved you
D
Longer than you knew my name
G Em
It's such a predictable shame
C
I should've known
D G
That I cannot bestow
E C
But how could anybody know
D
That they would see their fate
G Em
The time and place and exact date
C
I tried to warn you
D G
But it was far too late, besides
E C
How could anybody wait that long
D G Em
A thousand songs I wrote to free myself
Oh god
C
It feels so wrong
D G
To admit we don't belong
How to play Predictable Shame
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is A. 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.