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Aminor

90BPM

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1/71

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 71Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

Chord shapes
e|--Am0--E0--F1--C0--G3--D2--Dm1--|
B|--1--0--1--1--0--3--3--|
G|--2--1--2--0--0--2--2--|
D|--2--2--3--2--0--0--0--|
A|--0--2--3--3--2--0--0--|
E|--0--0--1--x--3--x--x--|
Picking pattern for each chord is essentially repeated throughout the song. She deviates sometimes on the
higher strings. What is important for the flavour of the song is to follow the order of plucking on the
bassier strings. The pattern below is an example of a Verse, just apply the same patterns to the Chorus
(including for D and Dm).
e|--Am-----------------|--E----------------|--F----------------|--C--------|--G--------|
B|---1--1--1-1--1--1-|--0--0--0-0--0--0-|--1--1--1-1--1--1-|--1--1--1-|--0--0--0-|
G|----2--2----2--2---|---1--1----1--1---|---2--2----2--2---|---0--0---|---0--0---|
D|-----2--2----2--2--|-------2-------2--|-------3-------3--|----2--2--|-------0--|
A|--0-------0--------|----2-------2-----|----3-------3-----|-3--------|----2-----|
E|-------------------|-0-------0--------|-1-------1--------|----------|-3--------|
[Introduction]
Am [x4]
[Verse 1]
AmShape Eshifter
EThousands in the Fair
FMoving as Co-o-o-Gone
AmMagic flocks the Ereaches
EI'm speechless on the Fground
FBlack blizzard round a Ccold grey Gsun
[Chorus 1]
GWinter's on the Fway
FI think we're gonna Cmake it Gout
GIf we stick together Dnow
DIf we stick together Dmnow
[Verse 2]
AmToo many Etimes we fight
ETurning day into Fnight
FKicking that Cfire right Gout
GBut the Amcoals under-Eneath they burn
EI turn to you and Ffind
FI love the very Cone I Gspurned
[Chorus 2]
GWinter's on the Fway
FI think we're gonna Cmake it Gout
GIf we stick together Dnow
DIf we stick together Dmnow
[Instrumental break]
[Chorus 3]
GWinter's on the Fway
FI think we're gonna Cmake it Gout
GIf we stick together Dnow
DIf we stick together Dmnow
[Verse 3]
AmShape Eshifter
EThousands in the Fair
FMoving as Co-o-o-Gone

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Shape Shifter

by Laura Veirs

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Chord shapes

Am E F C G D Dm

e|--0--0--1--0--3--2--1--|

B|--1--0--1--1--0--3--3--|

G|--2--1--2--0--0--2--2--|

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

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

E|--0--0--1--x--3--x--x--|

Picking pattern for each chord is essentially repeated throughout the song. She deviates sometimes on the

higher strings. What is important for the flavour of the song is to follow the order of plucking on the

bassier strings. The pattern below is an example of a Verse, just apply the same patterns to the Chorus

(including for D and Dm).

Am E F C G

e|-------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|----------|

B|---1--1--1-1--1--1-|--0--0--0-0--0--0-|--1--1--1-1--1--1-|--1--1--1-|--0--0--0-|

G|----2--2----2--2---|---1--1----1--1---|---2--2----2--2---|---0--0---|---0--0---|

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

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

E|-------------------|-0-------0--------|-1-------1--------|----------|-3--------|

[Introduction]

Am [x4]

[Verse 1]

Am E

Shape shifter

E F

Thousands in the air

F C G

Moving as o-o-o-one

Am E

Magic flocks the reaches

E F

I'm speechless on the ground

F C G

Black blizzard round a cold grey sun

[Chorus 1]

G F

Winter's on the way

F C G

I think we're gonna make it out

G D

If we stick together now

D Dm

If we stick together now

[Verse 2]

Am E

Too many times we fight

E F

Turning day into night

F C G

Kicking that fire right out

G Am E

But the coals under-neath they burn

E F

I turn to you and find

F C G

I love the very one I spurned

[Chorus 2]

G F

Winter's on the way

F C G

I think we're gonna make it out

G D

If we stick together now

D Dm

If we stick together now

[Instrumental break]

[Chorus 3]

G F

Winter's on the way

F C G

I think we're gonna make it out

G D

If we stick together now

D Dm

If we stick together now

[Verse 3]

Am E

Shape shifter

E F

Thousands in the air

F C G

Moving as o-o-o-one

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