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|              Bbm9|      Cm7        F7+5-9|
|              Bbm9|      Cm7        F7+5-9|
|              Bbm9|      Cm7        F7+5-9|
( Shame! )
|              Bbm9|      Cm7        F7+5-9|
( Smame! )
   Bbm7The city's burning with de Cm7sireF7+5-9  
          Bbm7High-heeled chicks Cm7turnin' tricks F7+5-9in a trance
       Bbm7Pin-stripe zombies on Cm7fireF7+5-9  
Bbm7Sayin' hey baby, here's a Cm7dime for a F7+5-9dance
      Fm9(out on the street)
I see innocent Ebm9faces in the rainEbm9  Em9  Fm7  
(out on the street)
I see make-up runnin' Ebm9down from tears of pain
     F7sus4Down the draF7+5-9in
Bbm7Shame
Now mama Cm7tell it like it iF7+5-9s
It's a Bbm7shame
For what Cm7papa didF7+5+9  
It's a Bbm7shame
Your sister Cm7should've told you F7+5-9so
It's a Bbm7shame
'cause no Cm7body wants to F7+5-9know
       Bbm7The neon moon turns Cm7red around F7+5-9midnight
      Bbm7Junior junkies and Cm7runaway F7+5-9girls
      Bbm7Blue eyed babies posing Cm7in the head F7+5-9lights
      Bbm7Another stray cat in a Cm7dog eat dog F7+5-9world
Fm7(out on the street)
Ain't no room for no Ebm9cheap talkin' prayerEbm9  Em9  Fm7  
(out on the street)
You don't know what it's Ebm9like 'till you're there
F7sus4And you're runnin' F7+5-9scared
Bbm7Shame
Now mama Cm7tell it like it F7+5-9is
It's a Bbm7shame
The way papa Cm7hurt his kidF7+5-9  
It's a Bbm7shame
Your sister Cm7should've told you soF7+5-9  
It's a Bbm7shame
C'mon man Cm7let her goF7+5-9  
        Gbmaj7So Dbmaj7young
      Ebmaj7Yet so Bbmaj7old
        Gbmaj7So F7sus4hard to find a F11friendF6  
She lives from Gbmaj7lover to Dbmaj7/Flover
'till there's Ebmaj7nothing left of Bbadd9/Dher
     Dbmaj7Cm7sus4           Bbm7      Cm7  F7+5-9  
Yeah sweet daddy scores again

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Shame

by Gino Vannelli

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Bbm9

Cm7

F7+5-9

Bbm7

Fm9

Ebm9

Em9

Fm7

F7sus4

F7+5+9

Gbmaj7

Dbmaj7

Ebmaj7

Bbmaj7

F11

Dbmaj7/F

Bbadd9/D

Bbm9 Cm7 F7+5-9

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Bbm9 Cm7 F7+5-9

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Bbm9 Cm7 F7+5-9

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( Shame! )

Bbm9 Cm7 F7+5-9

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( Smame! )

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

The city's burning with de sire

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

High-heeled chicks turnin' tricks in a trance

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

Pin-stripe zombies on fire

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

Sayin' hey baby, here's a dime for a dance

Fm9

(out on the street)

Ebm9 Ebm9 Em9 Fm7

I see innocent faces in the rain

(out on the street)

Ebm9

I see make-up runnin' down from tears of pain

F7sus4 F7+5-9

Down the drain

Bbm7

Shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

Now mama tell it like it is

Bbm7

It's a shame

Cm7 F7+5+9

For what papa did

Bbm7

It's a shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

Your sister should've told you so

Bbm7

It's a shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

'cause no body wants to know

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

The neon moon turns red around midnight

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

Junior junkies and runaway girls

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

Blue eyed babies posing in the head lights

Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

Another stray cat in a dog eat dog world

Fm7

(out on the street)

Ebm9 Ebm9 Em9 Fm7

Ain't no room for no cheap talkin' prayer

(out on the street)

Ebm9

You don't know what it's like 'till you're there

F7sus4 F7+5-9

And you're runnin' scared

Bbm7

Shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

Now mama tell it like it is

Bbm7

It's a shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

The way papa hurt his kid

Bbm7

It's a shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

Your sister should've told you so

Bbm7

It's a shame

Cm7 F7+5-9

C'mon man let her go

Gbmaj7 Dbmaj7

So young

Ebmaj7 Bbmaj7

Yet so old

Gbmaj7 F7sus4 F11 F6

So hard to find a friend

Gbmaj7 Dbmaj7/F

She lives from lover to lover

Ebmaj7 Bbadd9/D

'till there's nothing left of her

Dbmaj7 Bbm7 Cm7 F7+5-9

Cm7sus4

Yeah sweet daddy scores again

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