{"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":1443410,"song":"What A Shame","artist":"Shinedown","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/1443410-what-a-shame-chords-by-shinedown/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1443410?type=chord","rating":4.71769,"votes":24,"content":"Note- This might not be 100% accurate, but if you sing slightly higher this sounds great \r\non acoustic.\r\n\r\nCapo- 1\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]  x2\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTwo packs of cigarettes a day[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThe strongest whiskey[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]              \r\nKentucky can make[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThat's a recipe to put a vagabond[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]              \r\nOn his hands and knees[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nI watched it all up close,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nI knew him more than most[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]                   \r\nI saw a side of him he never showed[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nFull of sympathy for a world that[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWouldn't let him be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThat's the man he was,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]        [ch]B[/ch]\r\nHave you heard enough?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo judge a life that you can't change[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe choir sings, the church bells ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo, won't you give this man his wings?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame to have to beg you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSee we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's a hard life for every silver spoon[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThere's a touch of grey for every shade of blue[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThat's the way that I see life[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIf there was nothing wrong,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen there'd be nothing right[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAnd for this working man they say could[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]G[/ch]\r\nBarely stand[/tab]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nThere's gotta be a better place to land[/tab]\r\n[tab]                          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nSome kind of remedy for a world that[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWouldn't let him be[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]\r\n   That's the man he was,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]            [ch]B[/ch]\r\n   Have you heard enough?[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo judge a life that you can't change[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe choir sings, the church bells ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo, won't you give this man his wings?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame to have to beg you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]C[/ch]    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nSee we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch] (Quickly alternate chords)\r\nWhat a shame[/tab]\r\n\r\nBridge:\r\n\r\nG#m-A#m-B-D#m-C# x2 (Power chords sound nice here)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]     [ch]A#m[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]          [ch]D#m[/ch]      [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nGod forgive the hands that laid you down,[/tab]\r\n\r\nThey never knew how,\r\n[tab][ch]G#m[/ch]      [ch]A#m[/ch]      [ch]B[/ch]         [ch]D#m[/ch]       [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nBut your broken heart can break the sound,[/tab]\r\n\r\nAnd change the season\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]                                 [ch]C#[/ch]\r\nNow the leaves are falling faster, happily ever after[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]B[/ch]\r\nYou gave me hope through your endeavors[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]C#[/ch]  [ch]D#m[/ch]  [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]F#[/ch]   [ch]G#[/ch]  [ch]A#m[/ch] [ch]B[/ch]\r\nAnd now you will live for-e--ver[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Chords are the same, but sing up an octave here)\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]       [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nTo judge a life that you can't change[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]                      [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThe choir sings, the church bells ring[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                 [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo, won't you give this man his wings?[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame to have to beg you to[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSee we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]\r\nWhat a shame, what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Cause we're not all the same[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]\r\n[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]Em[/ch]-[ch]G[/ch]-[ch]D[/ch]","plain_text":"Note- This might not be 100% accurate, but if you sing slightly higher this sounds great \non acoustic.\n\nCapo- 1\n\nIntro: Em-Em-G-D  x2\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm-G-D\nEm-Em-G-D\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBridge:\n\nG#m-A#m-B-D#m-C# x2 (Power chords sound nice here)\n\n\n\nThey never knew how,\n\n\nAnd change the season\n\n\n\n\n(Chords are the same, but sing up an octave here)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEm-G-D\nEm-Em-G-D","chords":["Em","G","D","Am","C","B","G#m","A#m","D#m","C#","F#","G#"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}