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Capo 1 (Optional)
[Verse]
GOkay so I was wrong aAmbout
My reasons for us fallin’ Dout
Of love I want to fall back Gin
GMy life is different now I sAmwear
I know now what it means to Dcare
About somebody other than Gmyself
GI know the things I said to Amyou
They were untender and Duntrue
I’d like to see those things Gundo
GSo if you could find it in your Amheart
To give a man a second Dstart
I promise things won’t end the Gsame
[Chorus]
GShame, boatloads of Cshame
Day after Amday, more of the Dsame
GBlame, please lift it oCff
Please take it Amoff, please make it Dstop
[Verse]
GOkay so I have read the Ammail
The stories people often Dtell
About us that we never Gknew
GBut their existence will float Amaway
And just like every word they Dsay
And we will hold hands as they Gfade
[Chorus]
GShame, boatloads of Cshame
Day after Amday, more of the Dsame
GBlame, please lift it Coff
Please take it Amoff, please make it Dstop
[Bridge]
CI felt so sure of everytBmhing
My love to you so well Emreceived
And I just strutted around your Atown
Knowing I didn’t let you dCown
The truth be known, the truth be tBmold
My heart was always fairly cEmold
Posing to be as warm as Ayours
My way of getting in your Cworld
But now I’m out and I’ve had tDime
To look around and think
And Amsink into another world
That’s fDilled with guilt and overwhelming
[Chorus]
GShame, boatloads of Cshame
Day after Amday, more of the Dsame
GBlame, please lift it Coff
Please take it Amoff, please make it Dstop
GAnd everyone they have a Amheart
And when they break and fall Dapart
And need somebody’s helping Ghand
GI used to say just let ’em Amfall
It wouldn’t bother me at Dall
                           (G)
I couldn’t help them now I can

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Shame

by The Avett Brothers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

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Capo 1 (Optional)

[Verse]

G Am

Okay so I was wrong about

My reasons for us fallin’ out

Of love I want to fall back in

G Am

My life is different now I swear

I know now what it means to care

About somebody other than myself

G Am

I know the things I said to you

They were untender and untrue

I’d like to see those things undo

G Am

So if you could find it in your heart

To give a man a second start

I promise things won’t end the same

[Chorus]

G C

Shame, boatloads of shame

Am D

Day after day, more of the same

G C

Blame, please lift it off

Am D

Please take it off, please make it stop

[Verse]

G Am

Okay so I have read the mail

The stories people often tell

About us that we never knew

G Am

But their existence will float away

And just like every word they say

And we will hold hands as they fade

[Chorus]

G C

Shame, boatloads of shame

Am D

Day after day, more of the same

G C

Blame, please lift it off

Am D

Please take it off, please make it stop

[Bridge]

C Bm

I felt so sure of everything

My love to you so well received

And I just strutted around your town

Knowing I didn’t let you down

The truth be known, the truth be told

My heart was always fairly cold

Posing to be as warm as yours

My way of getting in your world

But now I’m out and I’ve had time

To look around and think

And sink into another world

That’s filled with guilt and overwhelming

[Chorus]

G C

Shame, boatloads of shame

Am D

Day after day, more of the same

G C

Blame, please lift it off

Am D

Please take it off, please make it stop

G Am

And everyone they have a heart

And when they break and fall apart

And need somebody’s helping hand

G Am

I used to say just let ’em fall

It wouldn’t bother me at all

()

I couldn’t help them now I can

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