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[Verse]
DYou walk into the Aroom
So perfect but Bmunaware
Making you Gstop and stare
EveryDtime I heard he broke your Aheart
Can I just Bmfix you girl
Show you a dGifferent world
[Pre-Chorus]
  AI take you Bmanywhere
  GI push you on a Dthrone
  AI lay down my Bmheart I swear
  And I?ll Cmake sure that you?ll never be Aalone
[Chorus]
DOnly my Ashadow Emknows
GHow I feel about you
DOnly my Ashadow Emgoes
GWhere I dream of you and me
BmShould I Ago or Gwait
Is it Dtoo soon too Emlate
GOnly my shadow Dknows
[Verse]
DI?ve been loving you so Along
And now that I Bmgot the chance
I see you Gneed to dance on your Down
So I wait another Aday
Maybe anBmother year I?m gonna Gbe right here oh
[Pre-Chorus]
  AI take you Bmanywhere
  GI push you on a Dthrone
  AI lay down my Bmheart I swear
  And I?ll Cmake sure that you?ll never be Aalone
[Chorus]
DOnly my Ashadow Emknows
GHow I feel about you
DOnly my Ashadow Emgoes
GWhere I dream of you and me
BmShould I Ago or Gwait
Is it Dtoo soon too Emlate
GOnly my shadow Dknows
[Bridge]
BmI wish I could Asay all these words
All these thGings that your heart never DhearAd
BmBut I say a Apain in your eye and it?s Gin my lips
[Chorus]
DOnly my Ashadow Emknows
GHow I feel about you
DOnly my Ashadow Emgoes
GWhere I dream of you and me
BmShould I Ago or Gwait
Is it Dtoo soon too Emlate
GOnly my shadow Dknows

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Shadow

by Austin Mahone

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[Verse]

D A

You walk into the room

So perfect but unaware

Making you stop and stare

D A

Everytime I heard he broke your heart

Can I just fix you girl

Show you a different world

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm

I take you anywhere

G D

I push you on a throne

A Bm

I lay down my heart I swear

C A

And I?ll make sure that you?ll never be alone

[Chorus]

D A Em

Only my shadow knows

How I feel about you

D A Em

Only my shadow goes

Where I dream of you and me

Bm A G

Should I go or wait

D Em

Is it too soon too late

G D

Only my shadow knows

[Verse]

D A

I?ve been loving you so long

And now that I got the chance

G D

I see you need to dance on your own

So I wait another day

Bm G

Maybe another year I?m gonna be right here oh

[Pre-Chorus]

A Bm

I take you anywhere

G D

I push you on a throne

A Bm

I lay down my heart I swear

C A

And I?ll make sure that you?ll never be alone

[Chorus]

D A Em

Only my shadow knows

How I feel about you

D A Em

Only my shadow goes

Where I dream of you and me

Bm A G

Should I go or wait

D Em

Is it too soon too late

G D

Only my shadow knows

[Bridge]

Bm A

I wish I could say all these words

G D A

All these things that your heart never heard

Bm A G

But I say a pain in your eye and it?s in my lips

[Chorus]

D A Em

Only my shadow knows

How I feel about you

D A Em

Only my shadow goes

Where I dream of you and me

Bm A G

Should I go or wait

D Em

Is it too soon too late

G D

Only my shadow knows

About Shadow Chords by Austin Mahone

Learn how to play Shadow by Austin Mahone with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Shadow chords”, “Shadow guitar chords”, or “Austin Mahone Shadow 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 Shadow chords and for experienced players who want accurate Shadow lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, Bm, G, C, Em.

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What key is "Shadow" in?

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