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It's A Shame
Bruce Springsteen
From the 2010 Album 'The Promise'
Partially recorded in 1977 during the 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town' sessions
[Intro]
|    A|   F#m   E|
|    A|   F#m   E|  A|
[Verse 1]
Well I Awalk the way you F#mwant me to
And I'll Atalk the way you F#mwant me to
And I've Etried to do Dall I can just to Eplease you
Well I Awork hard every F#mday for you
And I Abrought home all my F#mpay for you
And I've Ecried my Dtears through the rain, oh nDmight and again, Eand
[Chorus]
OAh whoa girl, itE's a sAhame
Oh Awhoa girl, it's a dEoggone Ashame
We wDorked so Ahard, but it's Dall in Avain
Oh wAhoa girl, Eit's a Ashame
[Interlude]
|    A|   F#m   E|
|    A|   F#m   E|
[Verse 2]
Now I Abought your gold and diaF#mmond rings
And I Abrought you home your F#mpretty things
And I Ethought I'd shown Dall the love I had foEr you, yes I did
But as hAard as I try it all F#mfalls through
Well mayAbe I was born to be F#mjust your fool
Trying to sEatisfy your eDvery desire, each Dmneed you require, wEell
[Chorus]
OAh whoa girl, iEt's a shAame
Oh Awhoa girl, it's a doEggone sAhame
I wDorked so hAard, but it's aDll in vAain
Oh wAhoa girl, iEt's a Ashame
[Interlude]
|    A|   F#m|
|    A|   F#m| 
|    E|    D|    Dm   E|
[Outro]
OAh whoa girl, iEt's a shAame
Oh gAirl, it's a dEoggone sAhame
We wDorked so hAard, but it's aDll in vaAin
OAh whoa girl, iEt's a shAame
Oh Awhoa girl, iEt's a shAame
Oh Agirl, it's a dEoggone sAhame
I wDorked so hAard, but it's aDll in vAain
Oh Awhoa, girl iEt's a shAame

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Its A Shame

by Bruce Springsteen

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It's A Shame

Bruce Springsteen

From the 2010 Album 'The Promise'

Partially recorded in 1977 during the 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town' sessions

[Intro]

A F#m E

| | |

A F#m E A

| | | |

[Verse 1]

A F#m

Well I walk the way you want me to

A F#m

And I'll talk the way you want me to

E D E

And I've tried to do all I can just to please you

A F#m

Well I work hard every day for you

A F#m

And I brought home all my pay for you

E D Dm E

And I've cried my tears through the rain, oh night and again, and

[Chorus]

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a doggone shame

D A D A

We worked so hard, but it's all in vain

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

[Interlude]

A F#m E

| | |

A F#m E

| | |

[Verse 2]

A F#m

Now I bought your gold and diamond rings

A F#m

And I brought you home your pretty things

E D E

And I thought I'd shown all the love I had for you, yes I did

A F#m

But as hard as I try it all falls through

A F#m

Well maybe I was born to be just your fool

E D Dm E

Trying to satisfy your every desire, each need you require, well

[Chorus]

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a doggone shame

D A D A

I worked so hard, but it's all in vain

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

[Interlude]

A F#m

| | |

A F#m

| | |

E D Dm E

| | | |

[Outro]

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

A E A

Oh girl, it's a doggone shame

D A D A

We worked so hard, but it's all in vain

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

A E A

Oh whoa girl, it's a shame

A E A

Oh girl, it's a doggone shame

D A D A

I worked so hard, but it's all in vain

A E A

Oh whoa, girl it's a shame

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