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Seven Shades

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 21Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

INTRO:
 B(The bass walks down with these notes:  B–  A–  G#- F#)
   E     C#m       E     A(Repeat)
e|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0---5-5-5---9-7-9-9^10-9--7---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1:
  EI was born C#mas a free EmanA  
  EAnd now I’m tied C#mto the mastE  A  
  ELike the strings C#mof an old guiEtar
  Bent Aout of Etune too fBar
(Same chord structure as above + lead below)
Now as your temperature rises
As I baulk on the flames
As I come to devices
I hear the words that you say
Repeat this (the picking varies a bit)
e|-----7--------9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9------9--------9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS:
EGive it up,   C#mgive it up,   G#mgive it up
AOh,   Egive  it  Bup
 EAre you tryiC#mng to say  G#mthis world's
not AbeautiEful enouBgh?
  EOutside line to a   F#collect call
  BOh you say it's easy
  You do it just to tease me I know
VERSE 2:
(Same chords as VERSE 1)
Now I'm the ghost of a thousand
Now I'm a million years
I've been the slave to the old song
That's ringing in your ear
  EDirect line to     F#all you girls and boys
  You Bsay that love will free me
  You say it just to see me give up
CHORUS:
EGive it up,   C#mgive it up,   G#mgive it up
AOh,   Egive  it  Bup
 EAre you tryiC#mng to say  G#mthis world's
not AbeautiEful enouBgh?
What’s it Alike on the moral high Eground?
AJudging by your face well I'm Eglad I never asked
AStep outside the bar and kick Bseven shades of shit out of you
BRIDGE:
E   C#m   E     A
E   C#m   E     A
E   C#m   G#m   A   E   B
AOutside line to,   Bto all you girls and boys
CHORUS:
EGive it up,   C#mgive it up,   G#mgive it up
AOh,   Egive  it  Bup
 EAre you tryiC#mng to say  G#mthis world's
not AbeautiEful enouBgh?
 B(The bass walks down with these notes:  B–  A–  G#- F#)
   Seven shades of nothing
   Seven shades of nothing to use
Intro riff 1 Time

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Seven Shades

by Babyshambles

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

INTRO:

B B A G# F#

(The bass walks down with these notes: – – - )

E C#m E A

(Repeat)

e|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---------------------------------------|

B|--0-0-0---5-5-5---9-7-9-9^10-9--7---------------------------------------|

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

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

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

VERSE 1:

E C#m E A

I was born as a free man

E C#m E A

And now I’m tied to the mast

E C#m E

Like the strings of an old guitar

A E B

Bent out of tune too far

(Same chord structure as above + lead below)

Now as your temperature rises

As I baulk on the flames

As I come to devices

I hear the words that you say

Repeat this (the picking varies a bit)

e|-----7--------9---------------------------------------------------------|

B|-------9--------9-------------------------------------------------------|

G|--9------9--------9-----------------------------------------------------|

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

A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

CHORUS:

E C#m G#m

Give it up, give it up, give it up

A E B

Oh, give it up

E C#m G#m

Are you trying to say this world's

A E B

not beautiful enough?

E F#

Outside line to a collect call

Oh you say it's easy

You do it just to tease me I know

VERSE 2:

(Same chords as VERSE 1)

Now I'm the ghost of a thousand

Now I'm a million years

I've been the slave to the old song

That's ringing in your ear

E F#

Direct line to all you girls and boys

You say that love will free me

You say it just to see me give up

CHORUS:

E C#m G#m

Give it up, give it up, give it up

A E B

Oh, give it up

E C#m G#m

Are you trying to say this world's

A E B

not beautiful enough?

A E

What’s it like on the moral high ground?

A E

Judging by your face well I'm glad I never asked

A B

Step outside the bar and kick seven shades of shit out of you

BRIDGE:

E C#m E A

E C#m G#m A E B

A B

Outside line to, to all you girls and boys

CHORUS:

E C#m G#m

Give it up, give it up, give it up

A E B

Oh, give it up

E C#m G#m

Are you trying to say this world's

A E B

not beautiful enough?

B B A G# F#

(The bass walks down with these notes: – – - )

Seven shades of nothing

Seven shades of nothing to use

Intro riff 1 Time

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