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MY SHADOW
KEANE
Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY(Japanese, iTunes, iTunes Deluxe editions)
STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO
  Dmaj7xx0222
INTRO:  Dmaj7  
VERSE:
It's Dmaj7time to make a start
To Aget to know your heart
Dmaj7Time to show your face
ATime to take your place
 Dmaj7- A  
Piano Riff:
e|----------------------14--14----------12------12---|     x2
B|---14-14-----14-14------------14--14------14-------|
G|---------14--------14------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
In Dmaj7every speck of dust
In Aevery universe
When Dmaj7you feel most alone
You Awill not be alone
PRECHORUS:
Just shine a Dlight on me
C#mShine a DlightC#m  
I'll shine a Dlight on you
C#mShine a lightD  
CHORUS:
And you will Esee my sF#mhadowD  
EOn evF#mery wallD  
And you will Esee my fF#mootprintsD  
EOn evF#mery flooDr
 Dmaj7- A  
Piano Riff:
e|----------------------2---2-----------0-------0----|     x2
B|---2--2------2--2-------------2---2-------2--------|
G|---------2---------2-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
VERSE:
It Dmaj7only takes a spark
To Atear the world apart
These Dmaj7tiny little things
That Amake it all begin
PRECHORUS:
Just shine a Dlight on me
C#mShine a DlightC#m  
I'll shine a Dlight on you
C#mShine a lightD  
CHORUS:
And you will Esee my sF#mhadowD  
EOn evF#mery wallD  
And you 'll sEee my reF#mflectionD  
EIn your fF#mreefallD  
SOLO:
e|-----D--------F#m------------|-----D----------F#m----------|
B|-------------------------|-------------------------|     / slide
G|-------------------------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|----9/7/4----------------|----7/9/7/4--------------|
E|-------------7/9/7/2-----|-------------7/9/7/2-----|
Ooooooooh
PRECHORUS:
Just shine a Dlight on me
C#mShine a DlightC#m  
I'll shine a Dlight on you
C#mShine a lightD  
OUTRO::
Cos when your Dback's against the AwallE  F#m  
That's when you Dshow no fear at aAllE  
And when you're rDunning out of AtimeE  F#m  
That's when you Dhitch your star to AmineE  
We won't be lDeaving by the Asame road tEhat we came F#mbyD  A  E  
We won't be lDeaving by the Asame road tEhat we came F#mbyD  A  E  
We won't be lDeaving by the Asame road tEhat we came F#mbyD  A  E  
We won't be lDeaving by the Asame road tEhat we came F#mbyD  A  E  
  D5|    D5    E5|       x4
End on D5.

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My Shadow

by Keane

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Dmaj7

C#m

F#m

MY SHADOW

KEANE

Album:PERFECT SYMMETRY(Japanese, iTunes, iTunes Deluxe editions)

STANDARD TUNING - NO CAPO

Dmaj7

xx0222

Dmaj7

INTRO:

VERSE:

Dmaj7

It's time to make a start

To get to know your heart

Dmaj7

Time to show your face

Time to take your place

Dmaj7 A

Piano Riff:

e|----------------------14--14----------12------12---| x2

B|---14-14-----14-14------------14--14------14-------|

G|---------14--------14------------------------------|

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

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

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

VERSE:

Dmaj7

In every speck of dust

In every universe

Dmaj7

When you feel most alone

You will not be alone

PRECHORUS:

Just shine a light on me

C#m D C#m

Shine a light

I'll shine a light on you

C#m D

Shine a light

CHORUS:

E F#m D

And you will see my shadow

E F#m D

On every wall

E F#m D

And you will see my footprints

E F#m D

On every floor

Dmaj7 A

Piano Riff:

e|----------------------2---2-----------0-------0----| x2

B|---2--2------2--2-------------2---2-------2--------|

G|---------2---------2-------------------------------|

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

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

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

VERSE:

Dmaj7

It only takes a spark

To tear the world apart

Dmaj7

These tiny little things

That make it all begin

PRECHORUS:

Just shine a light on me

C#m D C#m

Shine a light

I'll shine a light on you

C#m D

Shine a light

CHORUS:

E F#m D

And you will see my shadow

E F#m D

On every wall

E F#m D

And you 'll see my reflection

E F#m D

In your freefall

SOLO:

D F#m D F#m

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

B|-------------------------|-------------------------| / slide

G|-------------------------|-------------------------|

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

A|----9/7/4----------------|----7/9/7/4--------------|

E|-------------7/9/7/2-----|-------------7/9/7/2-----|

Ooooooooh

PRECHORUS:

Just shine a light on me

C#m D C#m

Shine a light

I'll shine a light on you

C#m D

Shine a light

OUTRO::

D A E F#m

Cos when your back's against the wall

D A E

That's when you show no fear at all

D A E F#m

And when you're running out of time

D A E

That's when you hitch your star to mine

D A E F#m D A E

We won't be leaving by the same road that we came by

D A E F#m D A E

We won't be leaving by the same road that we came by

D A E F#m D A E

We won't be leaving by the same road that we came by

D A E F#m D A E

We won't be leaving by the same road that we came by

D5 D5 E5

| | x4

End on D5.

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