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Tabs/Chords by: Daniel E. Parkhill
Tuning: Standard
Capo: Second Fret
Chords:
Am              [x 0 2 2 1 0]
Am/F            [x 3 3 2 1 0]
C               [x 3 2 0 1 0] 
Cadd9           [x 3 0 0 1 0]
D/F#            2  0  0  2  3  0  
E               0  2  2  1  0  0  
Fmaj7           [x 0 3 2 1 0] 
Fm              [x 3 3 1 1 1]
G               3  2  0  0  0  3  
V1:
CStand, Stand there and Cadd9tell me
What made you Fmaj7love me
At winters Cend
CWhere, where did we Cadd9lose it
Ever the Fmaj7truth is
Nobody Cwins
Chorus:
Chasing SAm/Fhadows trying hard to Fmbelieve
What I Cwant is not what we Gneed
Following Am/Fechoes back to who we Fmwere
What we’ve Clost, well it can’t reGturn
Every time you Am/Fcall my name
It Fmnever changes, CI
Can’t let D/F#go
So I’ll Am/Fstay,        cFmhasing Cshadows
V2:
CI, I’ve always Cadd9been one
To walk aFmaj7way from
What holds me Cdown
CTime, time can’t always Cadd9tell us
If love’s gunna Fmaj7save us
Or let us Cdrown
Chorus:
Chasing Am/FShadows trying hard to beFmlieve
What I Cwant is not what we Gneed
Following Am/Fechoes back to who we Fmwere
What we’ve Clost, well it can’t reGturn
Every time you Am/Fcall my name
It Fmnever changes, CI
Can’t let D/F#go
So I’ll Am/Fstay,        Fmchasing Amshadows
Bridge:
Drawing Ecircles 
Blindly Am/Frunning through all that we’vCe known
But the Amheartache
Never-Eending
We can’ Am/Ftry not to face,
CI can’t erase this D/F#alooooAm/Foone -------- D/F#OoooooAm/Fohh
CStand, Stand there and Cadd9tell me
What made you Fmaj7love me
Chorus:
Chasing Am/FShadows trying hard to beFmlieve
What I Cwant is not what we Gneed
Following Am/Fechoes back to who we Fmwere
What we’ve Clost, well it can’t reGturn
Every time you Am/Fcall my name
It Fmnever changes, CI
Can’t let D/F#go
So I’ll just Am/Fstay,        Fmchasing Cshadows
C Picked on the way out----

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Chasing Shadows

by David Hodges

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

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Fmaj7

Am/F

D/F#

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Tabs/Chords by: Daniel E. Parkhill

Tuning: Standard

Capo: Second Fret

Chords:

Am [x 0 2 2 1 0]

Am/F [x 3 3 2 1 0]

C [x 3 2 0 1 0]

Cadd9 [x 3 0 0 1 0]

2 0 0 2 3 0

D/F#

0 2 2 1 0 0

Fmaj7 [x 0 3 2 1 0]

Fm [x 3 3 1 1 1]

3 2 0 0 0 3

V1:

C Cadd9

Stand, Stand there and tell me

Fmaj7

What made you love me

At winters end

C Cadd9

Where, where did we lose it

Fmaj7

Ever the truth is

Nobody wins

Chorus:

Am/F Fm

Chasing Shadows trying hard to believe

C G

What I want is not what we need

Am/F Fm

Following echoes back to who we were

C G

What we’ve lost, well it can’t return

Am/F

Every time you call my name

Fm C

It never changes, I

D/F#

Can’t let go

Am/F Fm C

So I’ll stay, chasing shadows

V2:

C Cadd9

I, I’ve always been one

Fmaj7

To walk away from

What holds me down

C Cadd9

Time, time can’t always tell us

Fmaj7

If love’s gunna save us

Or let us drown

Chorus:

Am/F Fm

Chasing Shadows trying hard to believe

C G

What I want is not what we need

Am/F Fm

Following echoes back to who we were

C G

What we’ve lost, well it can’t return

Am/F

Every time you call my name

Fm C

It never changes, I

D/F#

Can’t let go

Am/F Fm Am

So I’ll stay, chasing shadows

Bridge:

Drawing circles

Am/F C

Blindly running through all that we’ve known

But the heartache

Never-ending

Am/F

We can’ try not to face,

C D/F# Am/F D/F# Am/F

I can’t erase this aloooooone -------- Ooooooohh

C Cadd9

Stand, Stand there and tell me

Fmaj7

What made you love me

Chorus:

Am/F Fm

Chasing Shadows trying hard to believe

C G

What I want is not what we need

Am/F Fm

Following echoes back to who we were

C G

What we’ve lost, well it can’t return

Am/F

Every time you call my name

Fm C

It never changes, I

D/F#

Can’t let go

Am/F Fm C

So I’ll just stay, chasing shadows

C Picked on the way out----

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