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The verses consists of the 
Alternate picking of the A and D
strings.  The rest of the chords 
are strummed.  At the last chorus 
where it says "...after everyone's
long gone..." overdrive kicks in
for a few seconds in the ambience.
Verse 1:
F#5This is the Alast ditch
I Ewant to crawl Bout of
but F#5we all need Asomewhere to Estay
F#5If you could Asee things
from Edown here you'd Bknow why
it's F#5better Ato just looEk away
Chorus:
Ashame
after Eeveryone's long gone
Bshame
you C#mstayE5  
Aoh shame
you're still Eholding my hand
but Bshame
you C#mstainE5  
Verse 2:
F#5I've kept my Afriends close
but Eyou're still the Bcloser
you F#5took all my Afaith
took my Ename
F#5This is my Alast ditch
atEtempt to esBcape you
'cause F#5I've dug up Anothing but...
E
Chorus:
Ashame
after Eeveryone's long gone
Bshame
you stayC#m  E5  
Aoh shame
you're still Eholding my hand
but Bshame
you staiC#mnE5  
Interlude:
(Sitar solo)
Alternative chords:
F#5  A  E B
Bridge:
Atime after time
after Ecycles and spirals
and Bfinding the floor
just to C#mcrash through it E5once more
you'd Athink we'd be over
but Emaybe we're soul mates
or Bmaybe I just hate
to C#mleave you for E5someone better
Chorus:
Ashame
after Eeveryone's long gone
Bshame
you stayC#m  E5  
oh Ashame
you're still Eholding my hand
but Bshame
you stain C#m  E5  
A  E  B  C#m  E5

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Shame

by Peter Furler Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#5

C#m

The verses consists of the

Alternate picking of the A and D

strings. The rest of the chords

are strummed. At the last chorus

where it says "...after everyone's

long gone..." overdrive kicks in

for a few seconds in the ambience.

Verse 1:

F#5 A

This is the last ditch

E B

I want to crawl out of

F#5 A E

but we all need somewhere to stay

F#5 A

If you could see things

E B

from down here you'd know why

F#5 A E

it's better to just look away

Chorus:

shame

after everyone's long gone

shame

C#m E5

you stay

oh shame

you're still holding my hand

but shame

C#m E5

you stain

Verse 2:

F#5 A

I've kept my friends close

E B

but you're still the closer

F#5 A

you took all my faith

took my name

F#5 A

This is my last ditch

E B

attempt to escape you

F#5 A

'cause I've dug up nothing but...

Chorus:

shame

after everyone's long gone

shame

C#m E5

you stay

oh shame

you're still holding my hand

but shame

C#m E5

you stain

Interlude:

(Sitar solo)

Alternative chords:

F#5 A E B

Bridge:

time after time

after cycles and spirals

and finding the floor

C#m E5

just to crash through it once more

you'd think we'd be over

but maybe we're soul mates

or maybe I just hate

C#m E5

to leave you for someone better

Chorus:

shame

after everyone's long gone

shame

C#m E5

you stay

oh shame

you're still holding my hand

but shame

C#m E5

you stain

A E B C#m E5

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