{"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":535288,"song":"Oh My What A Shame","artist":"Don McLean","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/535288-oh-my-what-a-shame-chords-by-don-mclean/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/535288?type=chord","rating":4.74809,"votes":14,"content":"[Verse 1]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]  ([ch]E[/ch]) [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nThey were married in the old Church yard[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd they promised to be true to each other[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]Am/G[/ch]      [ch]Am/F[/ch]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nNo matter how hard their lives might be[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Asus4[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nBut like meteors that fell through moments parallel[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nThey were soon to cross[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am/F[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd on different plots of earth they both did fall[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]F[/ch]               [ch]G/E[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nThough their lives had really not been hard at all[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh my what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo one's to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt just happened that way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nAnd there's nothing you can say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am/F#[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen two people say goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh my...\r\n\r\n[Instrumental]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]\r\n[ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]Am/G[/ch]  [ch]Am/F#[/ch]  [ch]F[/ch]  [ch]E[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]      [ch]C[/ch]\r\nTwo brothers, promised they'd return[/tab]\r\n[tab]                            [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nWhen the war that they were fighting was over[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]     [ch]Am/F[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nBut only one lived to keep his vow[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Asus4[/ch]       [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd the story I was told said he lived to be quite old[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nBefore time won out[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]Am/F[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSomeone asked if he knew what they both fought for[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F[/ch]                       [ch]G/E[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nBut he could not recall he had ever been to war[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh my what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo one's to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt just happened that way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nAnd there's nothing you can say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am/F#[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen two people say goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh my...\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]\r\nFor there's nothing you can say when it's over[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there's nothing you can do when it's done[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]\r\nThere's no battle you can win[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D/F#[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]\r\nAnd there's nothing to begin[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's not begun[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]F[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]\r\nOn this moment, I recall your face[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]D/F#[/ch]\r\nAnd I wonder if you still think about me[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]Am/G[/ch]    [ch]Am/F[/ch]     [ch]E[/ch]  \r\nOccasionally I still think of you[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Asus4[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd I watch the river flow and I know I must let go[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]    [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nBut it's oh so hard[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am/F[/ch]                          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFor the waves are all around my small canoe[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F[/ch]                 [ch]G/E[/ch]              [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nI had always hoped this boat could carry two     [/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]F[/ch]\r\nOh my what a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\nNo one's to blame[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nIt just happened that way[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Am[/ch]              [ch]Am/G[/ch]\r\nAnd there's nothing you can say[/tab]\r\n[tab]     [ch]Am/F#[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nWhen two people say goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\nOh my...","plain_text":"[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOh my...\n\n[Instrumental]\nAm  G  F  C\nAm  Am/G  Am/F#  F  E  Am\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOh my...\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOh my...","chords":["Am","E","G","F","C","D/F#","Am/G","Am/F","Asus4","A","G/E","Am/F#"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"Am/G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,0,2,2,1,0],"frets":[3,0,2,2,1,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}