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Shamandalie

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1/12

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 12Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Intro: C#mb6, C#m, B, E, A, F#m,  Bsus4  B  
       F#m, C#m, B, E, A, F#m, G#sus4I G#  
Verse 1:
G#mIn good old C#mtimes, remAember my frBiend
             E              A             C#m   E  D#/E  
Moon was so bright and so close to us, sometimes
G#mWe were still C#mblind and Adeaf, what a Bbliss?
             E             A            C#m     E  D#/  E  B(Hit once, let ring)
Painting the world of our own, for our own eyes, now?
(B)                             A          E  
"Can we ever have what we had then?
F#mFriendship unC#mbreakable
BLove means Enothing to me
AWithout F#mblinking an Bsus4eye
BI'd... fF#made, if so nC#meeded,
BAll those Emoments with you
    A       F#mG#sus4II G#  
If I had you beside   me"
Verse 2:
G#mOne cloudy C#mday we Aboth lost the Bgame?
             E          A      C#m   E  D#/E  
We drifted so far and away
G#mNothing is C#mquite as Acruel as a Bchild
            E               A          C#m   E  D#/   E  B(Hit once, let ring) 
Sometimes we break the unbreakable, sometimes?
(B)                               A  G#/       E  
"And we'll never have what we had then
F#mFriendship unC#mbroken
BLove means noEthing to me
AWithout bF#mlinking an Bsus4eye
BI'd... fF#made, if so nC#meeded,
BAll those moEments with you
    A         F#mG#sus4II      G#  G#m  
If I had you beside     me     now"
Passage: Notice the D# changing to D#m, and the final C# (not C#m) 
(G#m),E,C#m,D#  
 D#m,B,C#  
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-6-7-6-4----|    
E|---------7-6|
  *Palm Mute*
G#5-A#5-  B5         A               E  F#  
I   was un-able to cope with what you said
G#5Some- A#5times B5we  Aneed to be Ecruel to be F#kind
G#5Child A#5that B5I  Awas, could Enot see the F#reason
G#5Fee-A#5lings B5I  Ahad were but Esham and a F#lie?
Bridge:
BmI hGave nDever forgAotten your smGile
AYour eyes, oh, BmShamandalie
GTime went Aby, many memDories dGied
EmI'm writing this down to F#ease my pain
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-7--7--|
A|-5--4--|
E|-------|
BmYou Gsaw Dus always Aclearer than Gme
How Awe were Bmnever meant to be
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-4-2-----|
A|-----5-4-|
E|---------|
GLove denAied meant the Dfriendship would Gdie
EmNow I have seen the lF#sus4ightF#  
EmThese memories make me F#cry
Solo Break (It's not as complicated as it looks):
            G#5-A#5-B5, C#m, A, B  
            G#5-A5-B5, A5-B5-C#5, C#5-D#5-C#5, E, D#/E, B  
(B)                            A        G/E  
"Can we ever have what we had then?
F#mFriendship unC#mbroken
BLove means Enothing to me
AWithout F#mblinking an Bsus4eye
BI'd... fF#made, if so nC#meeded,
BAll those Emoments with you
Asee the wF#morld with my Bsus4wide oBpen F#meyes
(F#m)           C#m  
Friendship got broken
BThere's no Eother for me
ALike the F#mone of my Bsus4childhood Bdays
F#mCan you C#mforgive me?
BLove's got Ebetter off me,
AOn that F#mday back in old G#times"

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Shamandalie

by Sonata Arctica

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

Bsus4

G#m

D#m

G#5

A#5

F#sus4

C#5

D#5

G/E

C#m B E A F#m Bsus4 B

Intro: C#mb6, , , , , ,

F#m C#m B E A F#m G#

, , , , , , G#sus4I

Verse 1:

G#m C#m A B

In good old times, remember my friend

E A C#m E D# E

Moon was so bright and so close to us, sometimes

G#m C#m A B

We were still blind and deaf, what a bliss?

E A C#m E D# E B

/ (Hit once, let ring)

Painting the world of our own, for our own eyes, now?

B A E

()

"Can we ever have what we had then?

F#m C#m

Friendship unbreakable

B E

Love means nothing to me

A F#m Bsus4

Without blinking an eye

B F#m C#m

I'd... fade, if so needed,

B E

All those moments with you

A F#m G#

G#sus4II

If I had you beside me"

Verse 2:

G#m C#m A B

One cloudy day we both lost the game?

E A C#m E D# E

We drifted so far and away

G#m C#m A B

Nothing is quite as cruel as a child

E A C#m E D# E B

/ (Hit once, let ring)

Sometimes we break the unbreakable, sometimes?

B A G# E

() /

"And we'll never have what we had then

F#m C#m

Friendship unbroken

B E

Love means nothing to me

A F#m Bsus4

Without blinking an eye

B F#m C#m

I'd... fade, if so needed,

B E

All those moments with you

A F#m G# G#m

G#sus4II

If I had you beside me now"

Passage: Notice the D# changing to D#m, and the final C# (not C#m)

G#m E C#m D#

(),,,

D#m B C#

E|------------|

B|------------|

G|------------|

D|------------|

A|-6-7-6-4----|

E|---------7-6|

*Palm Mute*

G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#

I was un-able to cope with what you said

G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#

Some- times we need to be cruel to be kind

G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#

Child that I was, could not see the reason

G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#

Fee-lings I had were but sham and a lie?

Bridge:

Bm G D A G

I have never forgotten your smile

A Bm

Your eyes, oh, Shamandalie

G A D G

Time went by, many memories died

Em F#

I'm writing this down to ease my pain

E|-------|

B|-------|

G|-------|

D|-7--7--|

A|-5--4--|

E|-------|

Bm G D A G

You saw us always clearer than me

A Bm

How we were never meant to be

E|---------|

B|---------|

G|---------|

D|-4-2-----|

A|-----5-4-|

E|---------|

G A D G

Love denied meant the friendship would die

Em F#sus4 F#

Now I have seen the light

Em F#

These memories make me cry

Solo Break (It's not as complicated as it looks):

G#5 A#5 B5 C#m A B

--, , ,

G#5 A5 B5 A5 B5 C#5 C#5 D#5 C#5 E D# E B

--, --, --, , /,

B A G/E

()

"Can we ever have what we had then?

F#m C#m

Friendship unbroken

B E

Love means nothing to me

A F#m Bsus4

Without blinking an eye

B F#m C#m

I'd... fade, if so needed,

B E

All those moments with you

A F#m Bsus4 B F#m

see the world with my wide open eyes

F#m C#m

()

Friendship got broken

B E

There's no other for me

A F#m Bsus4 B

Like the one of my childhood days

F#m C#m

Can you forgive me?

B E

Love's got better off me,

A F#m G#

On that day back in old times"

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