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Its A Shame

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Capo on 4th fret, all chords relevant to capo
|-C0-|    |-F0-|    |-G3-|    |-D72-|
|-1-|    |-1-|    |-3-|    |-1-|
|-0-|    |-2-|    |-0-|    |-2-|
|-2-|    |-3-|    |-0-|    |-0-|
|-3-|    |-3-|    |-2-|    |-0-|
|-3-|    |-0-|    |-3-|    |-x-|
[Intro]
C
[Verse 1]
CLately, I’ve been Fthinking about the Cpast
How there Fis no holding Cback
No Fpoint in Cwasting Gsorrow
On Fthings that won’t be here Ctomorrow
[Verse 2]
CBut you and I, well Fwe don’t need to Cspeak
It’s a sFecret that we Ckeep
Out of Fview and Cout of Gsight
 FJust say when and we‘ll say goCodnight
[Chorus]
 FTell me it’s Coka-G----Fy
To live life this Cwa--G---yF  
Sometimes I Cwant you to Gstay
I know it’s a FshameC  
 FShameC  
 FShameC  G  
C
[Verse  3]
CNow I've spend Fso much of my Ctime
Going Fout of my Cmind
Trying Fso hard Cto be of Guse 
 FBut what you cannot gain Cyou lose
[Verse 4]
CIn LA, the Fsun’s almost too Cbright
I Fcannot get it Cright
The FemptinCess I Gfeel
 FAnd now none of it seems Creal
[Chorus]
FSo maybe it’s alCri---G-ghtF  
If I just spend the Cni--G--ghFt
Sometimes I just Ccan’t bear to walk Gaway
I know it’s a FshameC  
 FShameC  
 FShameC  G  
C
[Bridge]
 FWho Chave I beGcome?
 FWho Cwill I GbeeeD7ee?
D7Come tomorrow
[Chorus]
FTell me it’s oCka--G---yF  
If I ask you to Csta-G----Fy
Sometimes the Cnight cuts through me like a Gknife
I know it’s a FshameC  
CI know it's a FshameC  
CI know it's a FshameC  G  
[Outro]
 FShaC--me
 FShaC--meG  
 C(strum once)

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Its A Shame

by First Aid Kit

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Capo on 4th fret, all chords relevant to capo

C F G D7

|-0-| |-0-| |-3-| |-2-|

|-1-| |-1-| |-3-| |-1-|

|-0-| |-2-| |-0-| |-2-|

|-2-| |-3-| |-0-| |-0-|

|-3-| |-3-| |-2-| |-0-|

|-3-| |-0-| |-3-| |-x-|

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

C F C

Lately, I’ve been thinking about the past

F C

How there is no holding back

F C G

No point in wasting sorrow

F C

On things that won’t be here tomorrow

[Verse 2]

C F C

But you and I, well we don’t need to speak

F C

It’s a secret that we keep

F C G

Out of view and out of sight

F C

Just say when and we‘ll say goodnight

[Chorus]

F C G F

Tell me it’s oka-----y

C G F

To live life this wa-----y

C G

Sometimes I want you to stay

F C

I know it’s a shame

F C

Shame

F C G

Shame

[Verse 3]

C F C

Now I've spend so much of my time

F C

Going out of my mind

F C G

Trying so hard to be of use

F C

But what you cannot gain you lose

[Verse 4]

C F C

In LA, the sun’s almost too bright

F C

I cannot get it right

F C G

The emptiness I feel

F C

And now none of it seems real

[Chorus]

F C G F

So maybe it’s alri----ght

C G F

If I just spend the ni----ght

C G

Sometimes I just can’t bear to walk away

F C

I know it’s a shame

F C

Shame

F C G

Shame

[Bridge]

F C G

Who have I become?

F C G D7

Who will I beeeee?

Come tomorrow

[Chorus]

F C G F

Tell me it’s oka-----y

C G F

If I ask you to sta-----y

C G

Sometimes the night cuts through me like a knife

F C

I know it’s a shame

C F C

I know it's a shame

C F C G

I know it's a shame

[Outro]

F C

Sha--me

F C G

Sha--me

(strum once)

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