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Roy Orbison - Shy Away
[Verse 1]
Oh my Edarling, I C#mfear Aeverytime you're Bnear
I will Ehurt you aC#mgain, so Adon't wait till Bthen
EShy aAway, Eshy aAway, Eshy aAway from EmeB  
[Verse 2]
There's a Eshadow of C#mdoubt and my Amind can't work it Bout
I'm not Esure of myC#mself, so Aput me on your Bshelf
And Eshy aAway, Eshy aAway, Eshy aAway from Eme
[Bridge]
AYou're Btoo much of a Ewoman, Awhen Bwill you underEstand?
C#mI've got a lot of the G#mDevil in me, so Anever hold my Bhand again
BShy aEway, Ayeah yeah yeah yeah Byeah
[Verse 3]
If I Ereach out for C#myou, I'll Abreak your heart in Btwo
And I Ewant you to C#mstay so Aplease hear what I Bsay
EShy aAway, Eshy aAway, Eshy aAway from Eme
[Outro]
APlease keep away from me, G#mfar away, safe from me
BDarling you must shy aEway, Ahey heEy

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Shy Away

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C#m

G#m

Roy Orbison - Shy Away

[Verse 1]

E C#m A B

Oh my darling, I fear everytime you're near

E C#m A B

I will hurt you again, so don't wait till then

E A E A E A E B

Shy away, shy away, shy away from me

[Verse 2]

E C#m A B

There's a shadow of doubt and my mind can't work it out

E C#m A B

I'm not sure of myself, so put me on your shelf

E A E A E A E

And shy away, shy away, shy away from me

[Bridge]

A B E A B E

You're too much of a woman, when will you understand?

C#m G#m A B

I've got a lot of the Devil in me, so never hold my hand again

B E A B

Shy away, yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah

[Verse 3]

E C#m A B

If I reach out for you, I'll break your heart in two

E C#m A B

And I want you to stay so please hear what I say

E A E A E A E

Shy away, shy away, shy away from me

[Outro]

A G#m

Please keep away from me, far away, safe from me

B E A E

Darling you must shy away, hey hey

About Shy Away Chords by Roy Orbison

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What key is "Shy Away" in?

The chords for "Shy Away" show the original chord names (including E, C#m, A, B, G#m). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.