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What A Shame chords
 G    G76x
GWhat a shame,
G7nothing seems to be going Gright
What a CshaC7me,
Cnothing seems to be going Gright
It seems D7easy to me, that Ceverything can C7be alGrighGtD7  
What a Gshame,
they G7always wanna start a Gfight
What a CshaC7me,
they Calways wanna start a Gfight
Well it D7scares me so,
I could Csleep in the C7shelter all GnighGtD7  
G G7 G C C7 C G D7 C G  G D7
What a Gshame,
you G7all heard what I Gsaid
What a CshaC7me,
y’Call heard what I Gsaid
You might D7wake up in the morning,
and Cfind your C7poor self GdeadG  D7  
 G   G7   G   C   C7   C   G   D7   C    G   G    D73x

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What A Shame

by The Rolling Stones

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What A Shame chords

G G7

What a shame,

G7 G

nothing seems to be going right

C C7

What a shame,

C G

nothing seems to be going right

D7 C C7 G G D7

It seems easy to me, that everything can be alright

What a shame,

G7 G

they always wanna start a fight

C C7

What a shame,

C G

they always wanna start a fight

Well it scares me so,

C C7 G G D7

I could sleep in the shelter all night

G G7 G C C7 C G D7 C G G D7

What a shame,

G7 G

you all heard what I said

C C7

What a shame,

C G

y’all heard what I said

You might wake up in the morning,

C C7 G G D7

and find your poor self dead

G G7 G C C7 C G D7 C G G D7

About What A Shame Chords by The Rolling Stones

Learn how to play What A Shame by The Rolling Stones with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “What A Shame chords”, “What A Shame guitar chords”, or “The Rolling Stones What A Shame chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy What A Shame chords and for experienced players who want accurate What A Shame lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include A, G, G7, C, C7, D7.

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What key is "What A Shame" in?

The chords for "What A Shame" show the original chord names (including A, G, G7, C, C7, D7). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.