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Shallow

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
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Ryan Adams - Shallow (f/k/a Taking Me Higher)
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Standard tuning
Chords used:
e --E0--   --G3--   --A0--   --C0--   --B2--   -F#m-2--
B --0--   --3--   --2--   --1--   --4--   --2--
G --1--   --0--   --2--   --0--   --4--   --2--
D --2--   --0--   --2--   --2--   --4--   --4--
A --2--   --2--   --0--   --3--   --2--   --4--
E --0--   --3--   -----   -----   -----   --2--
Riff 1: Intro and riff during verses.
e||--E----------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------------------------------||
D||------------------------------------------------------||
A||--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--||
E||--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--||
   E(Riff)
  Girl, don't tell me how you want me 
         G            A   E(Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
   E(Riff)
  Girl, don't tell me how you want me 
         G            A   E(Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
                              A               C   E(Riff 1)
  'Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know 
  I gotta Aknow, I gotta Cknow, I gotta 
  EKnow you Ainside Bout 
  EKnow what I'm Atalking aBbout 
  You're taking me F#mhigher than I've been beAfore 
  You're taking me F#mhigher than I've been beAfore 
                 E (Riff 1)
  And leaving me shallow 
   E(Riff)
  Girl, don't tell me how you need me 
         G            A   E(Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
                              A               C   E(Riff 1)
  'Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know 
  I gotta Aknow, I gotta Cknow, I gotta 
  EKnow you Ainside Bout 
  EKnow what I'm Atalking aBbout 
  You're taking me F#mhigher than I've been beAfore 
  You're taking me F#mhigher than I've been beAfore 
  You're taking me F#mhigh___________________eAr 
  You're taking me F#mhigh___________________eAr 
  Solo:        E       D        A  C  
  You gotta Edo what you do
  Gotta Dsay what you say
  And Alie to yourself
  ForCever
  You gotta Edo what you do
  Gotta Dsay what you say
  You've Alied to yourself
  ForCever
  You gotta Edo what you do
  Gotta Dsay what you say
  You've Alied to yourself
                                                               C   E(Riff 1)
  Forever--AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
   E(Riff)
  Girl, don't tell me how you need me 
         G            A   E(Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
   E(Riff)
  Girl, don't tell me how you need me 
         G            A   E(Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
                              A               C   E(Riff 1)
  'Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know 
  I gotta Aknow, I gotta Cknow, I gotta 
  EKnow you Ainside Bout 
  EKnow what I'm Atalking aBbout 
  You're taking me F#mhigher than I've been beAfore 
  You're taking me F#mhigher than I've been beAfore 
  You're taking me F#mhigh___________________eAr 
  You're taking me F#mhigh___________________eAr 
  You're taking me F#mhigh___________________eAr 
                   F#mHigh______________A______________F#m__________________A___________
  You're taking me F#mhigh___________________eAr 
                Me F#mhigh___________________eAr F#m  
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
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Shallow

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F#m

#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#

#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Ryan Adams - Shallow (f/k/a Taking Me Higher)

---------------------------------------------

Standard tuning

Chords used:

E G A C B F#m

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

B --0-- --3-- --2-- --1-- --4-- --2--

G --1-- --0-- --2-- --0-- --4-- --2--

D --2-- --0-- --2-- --2-- --4-- --4--

A --2-- --2-- --0-- --3-- --2-- --4--

E --0-- --3-- ----- ----- ----- --2--

Riff 1: Intro and riff during verses.

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

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

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

D||------------------------------------------------------||

A||--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--||

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

(Riff)

Girl, don't tell me how you want me

G A E

(Riff)

Tell me how to get through

(Riff)

Girl, don't tell me how you want me

G A E

(Riff)

Tell me how to get through

A C E

(Riff 1)

'Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know

A C

I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta

E A B

Know you inside out

E A B

Know what I'm talking about

F#m A

You're taking me higher than I've been before

F#m A

You're taking me higher than I've been before

E (Riff 1)

And leaving me shallow

(Riff)

Girl, don't tell me how you need me

G A E

(Riff)

Tell me how to get through

A C E

(Riff 1)

'Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know

A C

I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta

E A B

Know you inside out

E A B

Know what I'm talking about

F#m A

You're taking me higher than I've been before

F#m A

You're taking me higher than I've been before

F#m A

You're taking me high___________________er

F#m A

You're taking me high___________________er

E D A C

Solo:

You gotta do what you do

Gotta say what you say

And lie to yourself

Forever

You gotta do what you do

Gotta say what you say

You've lied to yourself

Forever

You gotta do what you do

Gotta say what you say

You've lied to yourself

C E

(Riff 1)

Forever--AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

(Riff)

Girl, don't tell me how you need me

G A E

(Riff)

Tell me how to get through

(Riff)

Girl, don't tell me how you need me

G A E

(Riff)

Tell me how to get through

A C E

(Riff 1)

'Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know

A C

I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta

E A B

Know you inside out

E A B

Know what I'm talking about

F#m A

You're taking me higher than I've been before

F#m A

You're taking me higher than I've been before

F#m A

You're taking me high___________________er

F#m A

You're taking me high___________________er

F#m A

You're taking me high___________________er

F#m A F#m A

High_________________________________________________________

F#m A

You're taking me high___________________er

F#m A F#m

Me high___________________er

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