{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1019797,"song":"What A Shame","artist":"Shinedown","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11225115-what-a-shame-chords-by-shinedown/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1019797?type=chord","rating":4.71822,"votes":42,"content":"Title: What A Shame\r\nArtist: Shinedown\r\nAlbum: The Sound Of Madness\r\n\r\nWasn't happy with the other versions out there, so I decided to give it a shot myself. \r\nThis might (or might not) be the way it is played, but it sounds good when played \r\nalong to the record version. \r\nFeel free to comment if you see (or hear) any mistakes.\r\n\r\nOh, and thanks to 365_days_gone for his (her?) Guitar Pro version that made my work much easier.\r\n\r\nTuned a half-step down\r\n\r\n[Intro] [ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTwo packs of cigarettes a day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe strongest whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]E[/ch]                [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nKentucky can make[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat's a recipe to put a vagabond[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]E[/ch]                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nOn his hands and knees[/tab]\r\n\r\nI watched it all up close,\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nI knew him more than most[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]                   [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nI saw a side of him he never showed[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nFull of sympathy for a world that[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWouldn't let him be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n    That's the man he was,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]             [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n    Have you heard enough?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo judge a life that you can't change[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe choir sings, the church bells ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSo, won't you give this man his wings?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame to have to beg you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nSee we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThere's a hard life for every silver spoon[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThere's a touch of grey for every shade of blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThat's the way that I see life[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]A[/ch]\r\nIf there was nothing wrong,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThen there'd be nothing right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nAnd for this working man they say could[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBarely stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]E[/ch]             [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nThere's gotta be a better place to land[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nSome kind of remedy for a world that[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWouldn't let him be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Pre-Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n   That's the man he was,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]            [ch]C#[/ch]\r\n   Have you heard enough?[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo judge a life that you can't change[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                       [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe choir sings, the church bells ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSo, won't you give this man his wings?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame to have to beg you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C#[/ch] \r\nSee we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch] <----- The two chords alternate rapidly; \r\nWhat a shame         I prefer playing power   chords[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[ch]Bbm[/ch]-[ch]Cm[/ch]-[ch]C#[/ch]-[ch]Fm[/ch]-[ch]Eb[/ch] x2 <-- I also play this riff using power chords. \r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]     [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]C#[/ch]          [ch]Fm[/ch]      [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nGod forgive the hands that laid you down,[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey never knew how, \r\n[tab][ch]Bbm[/ch]      [ch]Cm[/ch]      [ch]C#[/ch]         [ch]Fm[/ch]       [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nBut your broken heart can break the sound,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd change the season\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                                 [ch]Eb[/ch]\r\nNow the leaves are falling faster, happily ever after[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C#[/ch]                 \r\nYou gave me hope through your endeavors[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Eb[/ch]  [ch]Fm[/ch]  [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Ab[/ch]   [ch]Bb[/ch]  [ch]Cm[/ch] [ch]C#[/ch]  <--- You can go above the 12th fret to make \r\nAnd now you will live for-e--ver      it sound exactly like the original     [/tab]\r\n                                      song, but since I play it on an \r\n                                      acoustic, I go down for the last 3 \r\n                                      chords.\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]F#m[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nTo judge a life that you can't change[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]A[/ch]                      [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThe choir sings, the church bells ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSo, won't you give this man his wings?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame to have to beg you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\nSee we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n'Cause we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n'Cause we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]F#m[/ch]-[ch]A[/ch]-[ch]E[/ch]","plain_text":"Title: What A Shame\nArtist: Shinedown\nAlbum: The Sound Of Madness\n\nWasn't happy with the other versions out there, so I decided to give it a shot myself. \nThis might (or might not) be the way it is played, but it sounds good when played \nalong to the record version. \nFeel free to comment if you see (or hear) any mistakes.\n\nOh, and thanks to 365_days_gone for his (her?) Guitar Pro version that made my work much easier.\n\nTuned a half-step down\n\n[Intro] F#m-F#m-A-E  x2\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nI watched it all up close,\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nF#m-A-E\nF#m-F#m-A-E\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Pre-Chorus]\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\nBbm-Cm-C#-Fm-Eb x2 <-- I also play this riff using power chords. \n\n\n\nThey never knew how, \n\n\nAnd change the season\n\n\n\n                                      song, but since I play it on an \n                                      acoustic, I go down for the last 3 \n                                      chords.\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\nF#m-A-E\nF#m-F#m-A-E","chords":["A","F#m","E","Bm","D","C#","Bbm","Cm","Fm","Eb","Ab","Bb"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Cm":{"barres":[3],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,3,5,5,4,3]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]}}}