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			     Shayla - Blondie
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Shayla - Blondie (Eat To The Beat)
EShayla   Aworked in a Efactory.A  
She Ewasn'At history.
She's Ejust a number.
EOnAe day	 she gets her 
EfinAal pay     anEd she gAoes far Eaway.
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh 
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh Eoh
EGreen trees          A      Ecall to meA.
EI am free   Abut life is so Echeap.
EScenery       Ais still outEside of me.A  
EAll alone,    Atrapped by its Ebeauty.
   AShayla turned to    Brun away, to
Eleave in peace and end her stay.
  AYears of fear were   Bin her way.
ELost in space and down she came.
	A  	F#m  	Ex2
ESuddenly    Asome subtle Eentity,  Asome cosmic Eenergy,A  
brushed her like Eshadows.
EDown here    Awe stop to Ewonder.A  
Cars on the Efreeway.A  
Bright lights and Ethunder.
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh 
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh 
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh Eoh
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh 
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh
       C#mOh Ao-h oh oh Eoh

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The story behind the song

"Shayla" paints a picture of a woman working alone in a factory, captivated yet trapped by the "bright lights and thunder" of her surroundings. It evokes a sense of isolation within a beautiful but overwhelming industrial world. This track is found on Blondie's fourth studio album, Eat to the Beat, released in 1979, an album that showcased the band's diverse pop direction. The song feels like a vivid snapshot of a single, powerful moment.

AI-written from these sources:Eat to the Beat — Wikipedia ↗Blondie (band) — Wikipedia ↗

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Shayla

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C#m

F#m

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Shayla - Blondie

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Shayla - Blondie (Eat To The Beat)

E A E A

Shayla worked in a factory.

E A

She wasn't history.

She's just a number.

E A

One day she gets her

E A E A E

final pay and she goes far away.

C#m A

Oh o-h oh oh

C#m A E

Oh o-h oh oh oh

E A E A

Green trees call to me.

E A E

I am free but life is so cheap.

E A E A

Scenery is still outside of me.

E A E

All alone, trapped by its beauty.

A B

Shayla turned to run away, to

leave in peace and end her stay.

A B

Years of fear were in her way.

Lost in space and down she came.

A F#m E

E A E A E A

Suddenly some subtle entity, some cosmic energy,

brushed her like shadows.

E A E A

Down here we stop to wonder.

E A

Cars on the freeway.

Bright lights and thunder.

C#m A

Oh o-h oh oh

C#m A

Oh o-h oh oh

C#m A E

Oh o-h oh oh oh

C#m A

Oh o-h oh oh

C#m A

Oh o-h oh oh

C#m A E

Oh o-h oh oh oh

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