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Tuning: Standard EADGBe
Key: G  
Chords used:
 G-  320033
 F-  133211
 G7- 320031
 C-  x32010
 D-  xx0232
 Eb- x68886
 Am- x02210
 Dm- xx0231
Verse 1:
I Gwas six years old
G7When my parents went away
CI was stuck inside a brokA7en life
She wGas beautiful
G7She had everything and mCore
And my escape was Ebhiding out 
Refrain:
CSomebody listen plDease
AmIt used to be so hard being mDe
Chorus 1:
Living in the sGhadow
Of someone else's Fdream
Trying to find a hCand to hold but 
Living in a niGghtmare
A never-ending sFleep
But now that I am wide Cawake
My chains are finally fFree
Don't feel sorry for Gme
Verse 2:
GAll the days collided
G7One less perfect than the next
CI was stuck inside Ebsomeone else's 
life and always second Gbest
Oh, I love you now 'G7cause now I realizCe
That it's safe outside to Ebcome alive in my identity
Refrain:
CSo if you're listD9ening
CThere's so much more to me you haD9ven't seen
Bridge:
AmMother, sister, father, sister, mothFer
AmMother, sister, father, sister, mothFer
  DmOh, my life is Fgood
I've got more than anyone shDmould
Oh, my life is gooFd
And the past is in the Gpast
Chorus 2:
Living in the sGhadow
Of someone else's Fdream
Trying to find a hCand to hold but 
Living in a Gnew day
living in for Fme
But now that I am wide Cawake
My chains are finally fFree
Don't feel sorry for Gme
Outro:
Don't feel Fsorry, don't feel sorry for Cme
FDon't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for meG  F  C  F  
GLiving in, living in, living in the shadowF  
CLiving in, living in, living A7in a new dayG  F  

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Shadow

by Ashlee Simpson

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Key:

Chords used:

- 320033

- 133211

- 320031

- x32010

- xx0232

- x68886

- x02210

- xx0231

Verse 1:

I was six years old

When my parents went away

C A7

I was stuck inside a broken life

She was beautiful

G7 C

She had everything and more

And my escape was hiding out

Refrain:

C D

Somebody listen please

Am D

It used to be so hard being me

Chorus 1:

Living in the shadow

Of someone else's dream

Trying to find a hand to hold but

Living in a nightmare

A never-ending sleep

But now that I am wide awake

My chains are finally free

Don't feel sorry for me

Verse 2:

All the days collided

One less perfect than the next

C Eb

I was stuck inside someone else's

life and always second best

G7 C

Oh, I love you now 'cause now I realize

That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity

Refrain:

C D9

So if you're listening

C D9

There's so much more to me you haven't seen

Bridge:

Am F

Mother, sister, father, sister, mother

Am F

Mother, sister, father, sister, mother

Dm F

Oh, my life is good

I've got more than anyone should

Oh, my life is good

And the past is in the past

Chorus 2:

Living in the shadow

Of someone else's dream

Trying to find a hand to hold but

Living in a new day

living in for me

But now that I am wide awake

My chains are finally free

Don't feel sorry for me

Outro:

F C

Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me

F G F C F

Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me

G F

Living in, living in, living in the shadow

C A7 G F

Living in, living in, living in a new day

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