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The Shell Shack

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Fminor

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1/97

Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Position

Step 1 / 97Position: 5

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro]
E|------------------------------------4~~--|
B|---------6--------4~~----4---------------|
G|------5----5----3-----3---3------5-------|
D|---6---------5------5---------6----------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Db Eb
[Verse 1]
    AbWe're forFmgetting something Bbmsmart
    No more Ebsongs of broken Cmhearts
    I just Fmwanna forget
    And Dbplay my Ebguitar
    AbWe've been Fmsledding on the Bbmbeach
    Now our Ebfriends are out of Cmreach
    Trapped in Fmcorduroy jeans
    We Dbsail so Ebslowly
[Chorus]
When DbI goEb  
Send me CmquicklyFm  
DbWe don't need no Ebweights
[Solo 1]
Guitar 1:  Ab   Fm   Bbm   Eb   Cm   Fm   Db  Eb  
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
B|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
G|------------------|--------------------|-8-10-------------------------|
D|-10-8-8----8-10---|-11-10-10-8-10-11-10|------10p8--------------------|
A|--------11------11|--------------------|-----------11-11-11-11-10-8-10|
E|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|
[Verse 2]
    AbTell me Fmwhat you think of Bbmme
    Words slip Ebout so easiCmly
    Just remeFmmber the things
    That DbI've provEbided
    AbWe've been Fmdistant way too Bbmlong
    Distance Ebwrites a pretty Cmsong
    One that Fmcatches your ears
    And Dbmakes you feel Ebwrong
[Chorus]
When DbI goEb  
Send me CmquicklyFm  
DbWe don't need no Ebweights
[Solo 2]
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------13------13-13----------------------------------------------|
G|-8h10----8h10-------10-8-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------11-10-8-10h11-10-8h10p8------------10-12|
A|-------------------------------------------------11-11-10-8------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Bridge]
Guitar 1:
E|-------------------------------|
B|-----6-------6~~----6----------|
G|-------5---5----------5-----6~~|  x3
D|---6--------------6------------|
A|-4-------6------3---------5----|
E|------------------------8------|
Guitar 2:
When DbI goEb  
Send me CmquicklyFm  
Guitars 1&2:
DbWe don't need no Ebweights
Cm Fm Db Eb
[Verse]
    AbWe forFmget so easiBbmly
    EbJust what makes us human Cmbeings
    I'm not Fmasking for
    DbWorld dominatEbion
[Outro]
Guitar 1:
Ab Fm Bbm Eb Cm Fm Db Eb
Guitar 2:
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-9~-11-9-11-9-11-9-8----8---13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-13b|
G|---------------------10----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
 Abx2  G/Ab   Fm   Db   Eb  Ab  
************************************
| ~  Sustain
| p  Pull-off
| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
************************************

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The Shell Shack

by Billy Cobb

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Bbm

G/Ab

[Intro]

E|------------------------------------4~~--|

B|---------6--------4~~----4---------------|

G|------5----5----3-----3---3------5-------|

D|---6---------5------5---------6----------| x2

A|-----------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------|

Db Eb

[Verse 1]

Ab Fm Bbm

We're forgetting something smart

Eb Cm

No more songs of broken hearts

I just wanna forget

Db Eb

And play my guitar

Ab Fm Bbm

We've been sledding on the beach

Eb Cm

Now our friends are out of reach

Trapped in corduroy jeans

Db Eb

We sail so slowly

[Chorus]

Db Eb

When I go

Cm Fm

Send me quickly

Db Eb

We don't need no weights

[Solo 1]

Ab Fm Bbm Eb Cm Fm Db Eb

Guitar 1:

E|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|

B|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|

G|------------------|--------------------|-8-10-------------------------|

D|-10-8-8----8-10---|-11-10-10-8-10-11-10|------10p8--------------------|

A|--------11------11|--------------------|-----------11-11-11-11-10-8-10|

E|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

Ab Fm Bbm

Tell me what you think of me

Eb Cm

Words slip out so easily

Just remember the things

Db Eb

That I've provided

Ab Fm Bbm

We've been distant way too long

Eb Cm

Distance writes a pretty song

One that catches your ears

Db Eb

And makes you feel wrong

[Chorus]

Db Eb

When I go

Cm Fm

Send me quickly

Db Eb

We don't need no weights

[Solo 2]

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

B|------13------13-13----------------------------------------------|

G|-8h10----8h10-------10-8-----------------------------------------|

D|-------------------------11-10-8-10h11-10-8h10p8------------10-12|

A|-------------------------------------------------11-11-10-8------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]

Guitar 1:

E|-------------------------------|

B|-----6-------6~~----6----------|

G|-------5---5----------5-----6~~| x3

D|---6--------------6------------|

A|-4-------6------3---------5----|

E|------------------------8------|

Guitar 2:

Db Eb

When I go

Cm Fm

Send me quickly

Guitars 1&2:

Db Eb

We don't need no weights

Cm Fm Db Eb

[Verse]

Ab Fm Bbm

We forget so easily

Eb Cm

Just what makes us human beings

I'm not asking for

Db Eb

World domination

[Outro]

Guitar 1:

Ab Fm Bbm Eb Cm Fm Db Eb

Guitar 2:

E|---------------------------------------------------|

B|-9~-11-9-11-9-11-9-8----8---13b-13b-13b-13b-13b-13b|

G|---------------------10----------------------------|

D|---------------------------------------------------|

A|---------------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------------|

Ab G/Ab Fm Db Eb Ab

************************************

| ~ Sustain

| p Pull-off

| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

************************************

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