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Shady Lane

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Gmajor

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1/42

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 42Position: 3

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

CHORDS
e|---G3---C/G-3---Em-0---Am-0---Bm-2----D2-----|
B|---3----3----0----1----3----3-----|
G|---4----0----0----2----4----2-----|
D|---5----2----2----2----4----0-----|
A|---5----3----2----0----2----------|
E|---3---------0--------------------|
RIFF (played through verse)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------0---0-0---0-----2---2-2---2-|
A|-----5---5-5---5-------2---2-2---2----2-2---2-----2---3-3---3-----3---|
E|-3-3---3-----3-----0-0---0-----0--------------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
GBlind date with a chancer we had EmOysters and dry lancers and the Bmcheck
when it arrived we went C/Gdutch dutch dutch dutch
a Gredder shade of neck on a Emwhiter shade of trash and this
Bmemory board is C/Ggiving me a rash
GI am flat Emout your're so Bmbeautiful to C/Glook at when you cry
Gfreeze don't Emmove you've Bmchosen as an C/Gextra in the C/Gmovie adapC/Gtation of
the C/Gsequel C/Gto yC/Gour lC/Gife
[Chorus]
GA shady Emlane, Bmeverybody C/Gwants one
GA shady Emlane, Bmeverybody C/Gneeds one
C/GOh my god, Amoh my god, Goh my god, Doh my god
C/GOh my god, Amoh your god, Goh his god, Doh her god
C/GIt's everybody's god, Amit's everybody's god, Git's everybody's god,
Dit's everybody's god
                      Em        C/G           D  C/G*
The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane
* ENDING OF CHORUS
e|--3-----------|
B|--3-----------|
G|--0-----------|
D|--2-----------|
A|--3--2--0-----|
E|-----------3--|
[Verse 2]
GGlance, dEmon't stare
BmSoon you're being told to rCecognize your heirs
GNo, not me -- EmI'm an iBmsland of such gCreat complexity
GStress surroEmunds in the mBmuddy peaceful cCenter of this town
GTell mEme off in thBme hotel lobby rCight in front of all the bellboys and the
[Chorus]
GA shady Emlane, eveBmrybody waCnts one
GA shady Emlane, everBmybody neeCds one
COh my god, Amoh my god, Goh my god, Doh my god
COh my god, Amoh your goGd, oh his god, Doh her god
CIt's everAmybody's goGd, it's everybodyD's god, it's everybody's god, it's
everybody's god               
The worlds collide, but all thCat I Dwant is Ca shady lane.

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Shady Lane

by Pavement

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

CHORDS

G C/G Em Am Bm D

e|---3----3----0----0----2----2-----|

B|---3----3----0----1----3----3-----|

G|---4----0----0----2----4----2-----|

D|---5----2----2----2----4----0-----|

A|---5----3----2----0----2----------|

E|---3---------0--------------------|

RIFF (played through verse)

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D|------------------------------------------0---0-0---0-----2---2-2---2-|

A|-----5---5-5---5-------2---2-2---2----2-2---2-----2---3-3---3-----3---|

E|-3-3---3-----3-----0-0---0-----0--------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

G Em Bm

Blind date with a chancer we had Oysters and dry lancers and the check

C/G

when it arrived we went dutch dutch dutch dutch

G Em

a redder shade of neck on a whiter shade of trash and this

Bm C/G

emory board is giving me a rash

G Em Bm C/G

I am flat out your're so beautiful to look at when you cry

G Em Bm C/G C/G C/G

freeze don't move you've chosen as an extra in the movie adaptation of

C/G C/G C/G C/G

the sequel to your life

[Chorus]

G Em Bm C/G

A shady lane, everybody wants one

G Em Bm C/G

A shady lane, everybody needs one

C/G Am G D

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

C/G Am G D

Oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god

C/G Am G

It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god,

it's everybody's god

Em C/G D C/G

The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane

* ENDING OF CHORUS

e|--3-----------|

B|--3-----------|

G|--0-----------|

D|--2-----------|

A|--3--2--0-----|

E|-----------3--|

[Verse 2]

G Em

Glance, don't stare

Bm C

Soon you're being told to recognize your heirs

G Em Bm C

No, not me -- I'm an island of such great complexity

G Em Bm C

Stress surrounds in the muddy peaceful center of this town

G Em Bm C

Tell me off in the hotel lobby right in front of all the bellboys and the

[Chorus]

G Em Bm C

A shady lane, everybody wants one

G Em Bm C

A shady lane, everybody needs one

C Am G D

Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god

C Am G D

Oh my god, oh your god, oh his god, oh her god

C Am G D

It's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's everybody's god, it's

everybody's god

C D C

The worlds collide, but all that I want is a shady lane.

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