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[Intro]
Amaj7     Dm9    Abdim     Eaug    C#m7     A       Esus
[Verse]
Amaj7I fear, my dDm9ear      Abdimwe've forEauggotten the C#m7things strangers AdoEsus  
Amaj7If we could lDm9ook back to Abdimthe terrible C#dimthrill that we F#knew
Dmaj9Am I imaDmgining a F#m9world without Badd9you?
Bmadd11Must we be sGmhamed into lAove?
[Verse]
Amaj7What can I Dm9say? WAbdimill you     Eaugpardon my C#m7stupid embracAe?Esus  
Amaj7Sometimes I`m dDm9esperate wAbdimhile you`re wiping the C#dimsmile from your fF#ace
Dmaj9Am I surreDmndering, or F#m9am I replBadd9aced?
Bmadd11Must we be shGmamed into lAove?
[Bridge]
Shamed into lDmove    you`re oEm9nce a fool for having it
ATwice for letting it go
Somewhere, my loDmve, there`s a fEm9eeling deep inside of me
That I Fadd9can`t let go
Oh, you`ll Bbmaj7#11never know
[Verse]
Amaj7But then, my Dm9darling AbdimI've forEaugbidden myC#m7self to confAessEsus  
Amaj7I've looked arDm9ound now Abdimbut I always retC#dimurn to your F#face
Dmaj9In a world where Dmeverything I F#m9once cursed, I Badd9bless
Bmadd11It must be you who Gmshamed me into Alove

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Shamed Into Love

by Elvis Costello

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Amaj7

Dm9

Abdim

Eaug

C#m7

Esus

C#dim

Dmaj9

F#m9

Badd9

Bmadd11

Em9

Fadd9

Bbmaj7#11

[Intro]

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim Eaug C#m7 A Esus

[Verse]

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim Eaug C#m7 A Esus

I fear, my dear we've forgotten the things strangers do

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim C#dim F#

If we could look back to the terrible thrill that we knew

Dmaj9 Dm F#m9 Badd9

Am I imagining a world without you?

Bmadd11 Gm A

Must we be shamed into love?

[Verse]

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim Eaug C#m7 A Esus

What can I say? Will you pardon my stupid embrace?

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim C#dim F#

Sometimes I`m desperate while you`re wiping the smile from your face

Dmaj9 Dm F#m9 Badd9

Am I surrendering, or am I replaced?

Bmadd11 Gm A

Must we be shamed into love?

[Bridge]

Dm Em9

Shamed into love you`re once a fool for having it

Twice for letting it go

Dm Em9

Somewhere, my love, there`s a feeling deep inside of me

Fadd9

That I can`t let go

Bbmaj7#11

Oh, you`ll never know

[Verse]

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim Eaug C#m7 A Esus

But then, my darling I've forbidden myself to confess

Amaj7 Dm9 Abdim C#dim F#

I've looked around now but I always return to your face

Dmaj9 Dm F#m9 Badd9

In a world where everything I once cursed, I bless

Bmadd11 Gm A

It must be you who shamed me into love

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