Shame
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(intro) Bb Cm Bb/D
Eb Bb/D Cm7
Bb Cm Bb/D Eb Cm7
Well there's three versions of this story mine & yours and then the truth
Bb Cm Bb/D Eb Bb/D C
And we can put it down to circumstance, our childhood, then our youth
F7 Gm (Bb/F) Eb Bb Cm Bb/D
Out of some sentimental gain I wanted you to feel my pain, but it came back return to sender
F7 Gm (Bb/F) Eb (Fsus4 F)
I read your mind and tried to call, my tears could fill the Albert Hall, is this the of sweet surrender?
Bb Cm7 Eb F
What a shame we never listened
Bb Cm7 Eb F
I told you through the television
Bb Cm7 Eb F
And all that went away was the price we paid
Gm C
People spend a lifetime this way
Fsus4
Oh what a shame.
Bb Cm Bb/D Eb Bb/D Cm7
So I got busy throwing everybody underneath the bus
Bb Cm Bb/D Eb C
And with your poster 30 foot at the back of Toys-R-Us
F7 Gm (Bb/F) Bb Cm Bb/D
I wrote a letter in my mind, but the words were so unkind, about a man I can't remember
F7 Gm ( Bb/F ) Eb F (Fsus4 F)
I don't recall the reasons why, I must have meant them at the time, is this the sound of surrender?
Bb Cm7 Eb F
What a shame we never listened
Bb Cm7 Eb F
I told you through the television
Bb Cm7 Eb F
And all that went away was the price we paid
Gm C
People spend a lifetime this way
Gm C
And that's how they stay
F
Oh what a shame.
Bb Gm C Cm7 F Bb
Words come easy, when they're true
Bb Gm C Cm7 F Bb
Words come easy, when they're true
Bb Cm7 Eb F Bb
So I got busy throwing everybody underneath the bus
Cm7 Eb F Bb
And with your poster 30 foot at the back of Toys-R-Us
Cm7 Eb F
Fsus4 F
Now we can put it down to circumstance, our childhood then our youth.
Bb Cm7 Eb F
What a shame we never listened
Bb Cm7 Eb F
I told you through the television
Bb Cm7 Eb F
And all that went away was the price we paid
Gm C
People spend a lifetime this way
Gm C
And that's how they stay
Gm C
People spend a lifetime this way
F Bb Cm Bb/D Eb
C
Oh what a shame, what a shame
Cm Bb
Such a shame, what a shame
----------------- Acordes -----------------
Bb = X 1 3 3 3 1
Bb/D = X 5 X 3 6 6
Bb/F = X 8 8 7 6 X
C = X 3 2 0 1 0
Cm = X 3 5 5 4 3
Cm7 = X 3 5 3 4 3
Eb = X 6 5 3 4 3
F = 1 3 3 2 1 1
F7 = 1 3 1 2 1 1
Fsus4 = 1 3 3 3 1 1
Gm = 3 5 5 3 3 3
How to play Shame
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is Bb. 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.