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[Intro]
|:  Eb-   Dm                F      C:|4
        (she looks like you)  
[Verse 1]
AbLying in my room quite Fmlate one Cmnight 
AbSomething I could see made me Fmcheck my Dbsight 
AbSomething very strange made wFmalk outBbside 
So I Cmwalked outside like this this fool wouldDb  
CmNothing to lose and I knew I should Db  
CmEver since she told me that I was no good   DbIt 
Cmwas no good, I knew it would be.. 
[Chorus]
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
|:  Eb-   Dm                F      C:|
            She looks like you  
[Verse 2]
AbIt's the time of year wFmhen the fCmlower dies 
AbIt's the kind of night when thFme ghost wDbill rise 
AbSearching for the girl with tFmhe dancBbing eyes 
Who could Cmstay all day but leave next night Db  
CmInstinct should have told me it never worked out right Db  
Now i'm veCmry nervous I leave on my light   DbBut I 
Cmwalk outside, I walk outside but it's 
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow 
Ebbut she looks like you 
[Chorus]
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
|:  Eb-   Dm                F      C:|
            She looks like you 
[Verse 3]
AbListen to her voice going 'Fmround my Cmhead 
AbComes to me at night when i'm Fmin my Dbbed 
AbCould be going crazy, it's Fmwhat they Bbsaid 
CmAnd what they say is i'm no good Db  
CmTold me to leave, you really think I should Db  
CmHaunted by your face everywhere I look   DbBut I
Cmwalk outside, and I walk to find it's 
[Chorus]
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 
AbOnly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow, Abonly a shaBbdow but she 
Eblooks like you 

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Only A Shadow

by The Cleaners From Venus

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Eb Dm F C

|: - :|4

(she looks like you)

[Verse 1]

Ab Fm Cm

Lying in my room quite late one night

Ab Fm Db

Something I could see made me check my sight

Ab Fm Bb

Something very strange made walk outside

Cm Db

So I walked outside like this this fool would

Cm Db

Nothing to lose and I knew I should

Cm Db

Ever since she told me that I was no good It

was no good, I knew it would be..

[Chorus]

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Eb Dm F C

|: - :|

She looks like you

[Verse 2]

Ab Fm Cm

It's the time of year when the flower dies

Ab Fm Db

It's the kind of night when the ghost will rise

Ab Fm Bb

Searching for the girl with the dancing eyes

Cm Db

Who could stay all day but leave next night

Cm Db

Instinct should have told me it never worked out right

Cm Db

Now i'm very nervous I leave on my light But I

walk outside, I walk outside but it's

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow

but she looks like you

[Chorus]

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Eb Dm F C

|: - :|

She looks like you

[Verse 3]

Ab Fm Cm

Listen to her voice going 'round my head

Ab Fm Db

Comes to me at night when i'm in my bed

Ab Fm Bb

Could be going crazy, it's what they said

Cm Db

And what they say is i'm no good

Cm Db

Told me to leave, you really think I should

Cm Db

Haunted by your face everywhere I look But I

walk outside, and I walk to find it's

[Chorus]

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

Ab Bb Ab Bb Ab Bb

Only a shadow, only a shadow, only a shadow but she

looks like you

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