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These are the chords for Keith Urban's amazing song, Shame :)
Capo 3
Intro
C
CWhat you heard is true. 
The Emdisappointing truth 
Cause AmI don't like to lose 
FShame on me shame on me 
CPromises I made and Embills I never paid 
AmAnother missed birthday 
FShame on me, shame on me 
Bridges that I burned and Clovers that I hurt 
GLessons never learned 
Shame on me, shame on me 
Chorus
CHey I'm not trying to be Emperfect 
It's not like it's Amworth it 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
CHey I'm not trying to be Emspecial 
Cause I aint no Amangel 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
What a Cshame 
CI repeat my words 
EmSometimes they seem rehearsed 
And AmI speak out of turn 
FShame on me shame on me 
Bridges that I burned and Clovers that I hurt 
GLessons never learned 
Shame on me, shame on me
Chorus
CHey I'm not trying to be Emperfect 
It's not like it's Amworth it 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
CHey I'm not trying to be Emspecial 
Cause I aint no Amangel 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
What a Cshame 
Bridge
That were Ghiding underneath our skin 
 AmAnd were scared to let somebody Fin 
NoGbody showed us how to livCe 
Or how to be perfect 
It's not like it's worth it 
Chorus
CHey I'm not trying to be Emperfect 
It's not like it's Amworth it 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
CHey I'm not trying to be Emspecial 
Cause I aint no Amangel 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
What a Cshame 
I'm not trying to be Emperfect 
It's not like it's Amworth it 
Everyone Fhurts the same 
CHey I'm not trying to be Emspecial 
Cause I aint no Amangel 
                               F  C(Play once)
Everyone hurts the same, what a shame

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Shame

by Keith Urban

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 3 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

These are the chords for Keith Urban's amazing song, Shame :)

Capo 3

Intro

What you heard is true.

The disappointing truth

Cause I don't like to lose

Shame on me shame on me

C Em

Promises I made and bills I never paid

Another missed birthday

Shame on me, shame on me

Bridges that I burned and lovers that I hurt

Lessons never learned

Shame on me, shame on me

Chorus

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be perfect

It's not like it's worth it

Everyone hurts the same

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be special

Cause I aint no angel

Everyone hurts the same

What a shame

I repeat my words

Sometimes they seem rehearsed

And I speak out of turn

Shame on me shame on me

Bridges that I burned and lovers that I hurt

Lessons never learned

Shame on me, shame on me

Chorus

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be perfect

It's not like it's worth it

Everyone hurts the same

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be special

Cause I aint no angel

Everyone hurts the same

What a shame

Bridge

That were hiding underneath our skin

Am F

And were scared to let somebody in

G C

Nobody showed us how to live

Or how to be perfect

It's not like it's worth it

Chorus

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be perfect

It's not like it's worth it

Everyone hurts the same

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be special

Cause I aint no angel

Everyone hurts the same

What a shame

I'm not trying to be perfect

It's not like it's worth it

Everyone hurts the same

C Em

Hey I'm not trying to be special

Cause I aint no angel

F C

(Play once)

Everyone hurts the same, what a shame

About Shame Chords by Keith Urban

Learn how to play Shame by Keith Urban with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Shame chords”, “Shame guitar chords”, or “Keith Urban 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 Shame chords and for experienced players who want accurate Shame lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include C, Em, Am, F, G.

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What key is "Shame" in?

The chords for "Shame" show the original chord names (including C, Em, Am, F, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.