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Tuning: Standart
Capo 2
[Intro]
Cmaj7
[Verse]
Cmaj7-A#5-Fmaj7-Cmaj7-Gsus2  
[Chorus]
Am-Em-Fmaj-C-G  
 A#5: 012x3x ( I m not sure about the chord name )
 Cor  Cmaj7: 032013
[Verse 1]
Cmaj7All my friends they shoulder me 
A#5and my poor head of woe
They know I’m gFmaj7ood, but I want to be badCmaj7  Gsus2  
Standing there with the lights down low, 
and the lovers who make love
They see me smiling, but I want to be sad
[Chorus 1]
AmWould you light me up?
EmReally, set me on fire
FmajAnd be there when I'm burning ouCtG  
Would you hold my head 
‘neath the water tap
And elbow me if I get too loud?
[Instrumental]
Cmaj7
[Verse 2]
Evil walks the streets by day, 
‘tween every crack and pave
And by night it cowers and hides
Here it come that awful sting 
when you let someone in
You sit so bare in the lame legged chair
[Chorus 2]
AmWould you light me up?
EmReally, set me on fire
FmajAnd be there when I'm burning outC  G  
Would you hold my head
'neath to water time
And elbow me if ı cant to loved
[Bridge]
DmI want to live between the liGe 
Cand where the truth diAmes
DmEverything in its own timeG  
Would you light me up? Am  
Really, set me on fireEm  
FAnd be there when I’m burninCg outG  
Would you hold my head Am  
‘neath the water tapEm  
FAnd elbow me if I get too Cloud?G  
[Chorus 3]
Would you light me up?
Really, set me on fire
And be there when ı am burning out

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Shame

by Ciaran Lavery

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

A#5

Fmaj7

Gsus2

Fmaj

Tuning: Standart

Capo 2

[Intro]

Cmaj7

[Verse]

Cmaj7 A#5 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Gsus2

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[Chorus]

Am Em Fmaj C G

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A#5

: 012x3x ( I m not sure about the chord name )

C Cmaj7

or : 032013

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7

All my friends they shoulder me

A#5

and my poor head of woe

Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Gsus2

They know I’m good, but I want to be bad

Standing there with the lights down low,

and the lovers who make love

They see me smiling, but I want to be sad

[Chorus 1]

Would you light me up?

Really, set me on fire

Fmaj C G

And be there when I'm burning out

Would you hold my head

‘neath the water tap

And elbow me if I get too loud?

[Instrumental]

Cmaj7

[Verse 2]

Evil walks the streets by day,

‘tween every crack and pave

And by night it cowers and hides

Here it come that awful sting

when you let someone in

You sit so bare in the lame legged chair

[Chorus 2]

Would you light me up?

Really, set me on fire

Fmaj C G

And be there when I'm burning out

Would you hold my head

'neath to water time

And elbow me if ı cant to loved

[Bridge]

Dm G

I want to live between the lie

C Am

and where the truth dies

Dm G

Everything in its own time

Would you light me up?

Really, set me on fire

F C G

And be there when I’m burning out

Would you hold my head

‘neath the water tap

F C G

And elbow me if I get too loud?

[Chorus 3]

Would you light me up?

Really, set me on fire

And be there when ı am burning out

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