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-Plain White T's-
-Shine-
Standard Tuning
Stumming Pattern is Pretty Easy to Figure Out.
Intro/Verse (Guitar 1)
e|----------------------(3)(3)---------------------(3)(3)--|
B|-----0h1--1--1----0h1--1--1-----0h1--1--1----0h1--1--1---|
G|-----0----0--0----0----0--0-----0----0--0----0----0--0---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3------------3-------------0-------------0-------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------(3)(3)--------------------|
B|-----0h1--1--1----0h1--1--1-------0h1--1--1p0---|
G|-----0----0--0----0----0--0-------0----0--0-----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|--1------------1---------------3----------------|
Verse (Guitar 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---888-666-555-333-1/00--------888-666-555-333-1/3----|
G|---999-777-555-444-2/00--------999-777-555-444-2/4----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Verse
e|--C0---Am0---F1---G3--|
B|--1---1---1---3--|
G|--0---2---2---4--|
D|--2---2---3---5--|
A|--3---0---3---5--|
E|--x---x---1---3--|
Pre-Chorus
e|--F1---Am0---F1---G3--|
B|--1---1---1---3--|
G|--2---2---2---4--|
D|--3---2---3---5--|
A|--3---0---3---5--|
E|--1---x---1---3--|
Chorus
e|--C0---Am0---F1---G3--|
B|--1---1---1---3--|
G|--0---2---2---4--|
D|--2---2---3---5--|
A|--3---0---3---5--|
E|--x---x---1---3--|
Bridge
e|--F1---C0---G3---Am0--|--F1---Am0---G3--|
B|--1---1---3---1--|--1---1---3--|
G|--2---0---4---2--|--2---0---4--|
D|--3---2---5---2--|--3---2---5--|
A|--3---3---5---0--|--3---3---5--|
E|--1---x---3---x--|--1---x---3--|
[Verse]
CYou know it tears me up inside
AmTo see the feelings that you hide
FHide inside that empty bottle
CI wish you saw how great you were
AmI wish you saw what life was worth
FYou wouldn't have to Ghide your problems
[Pre-Chorus]
FAnd I don't care what you might think
AmI think you've had too much to drink
FCan't even talk when you're this Gway
[Chorus]
CRunaway, Amrunaway
FBut that won't make it Gany better
CRunaway, Amrunaway
FAnd make tomorrow
GHarder to live than Ctoday
[Verse]
There's so much out there you could miss
There's so much life out there to live
If you would just believe in yourself
You know you're better than all of this
You know you've got so much to give
But you're so afraid to give of yourself
[Pre-Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
FThere's a bright light shining inside you
CIt shines oGut through your Ameyes
Don't Fdrown it away, don't Ambe afraid
Don'Gt hide
Let it Cshine
[Verse]
You say you're looking for happiness
But when it comes, you runaway from it
You tell yourself you don't deserve it
There's not much more that I can do
Now the rest is up to you
Until you love yourself, you'll never change
[Chorus]
(You'll keep on running)
(Until you deal with today)
[chorus]

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Shine

by Plain White T's

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Chords in this song · guitar

-Plain White T's-

-Shine-

Standard Tuning

Stumming Pattern is Pretty Easy to Figure Out.

Intro/Verse (Guitar 1)

e|----------------------(3)(3)---------------------(3)(3)--|

B|-----0h1--1--1----0h1--1--1-----0h1--1--1----0h1--1--1---|

G|-----0----0--0----0----0--0-----0----0--0----0----0--0---|

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

A|--3------------3-------------0-------------0-------------|

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

e|----------------------(3)(3)--------------------|

B|-----0h1--1--1----0h1--1--1-------0h1--1--1p0---|

G|-----0----0--0----0----0--0-------0----0--0-----|

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

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

E|--1------------1---------------3----------------|

Verse (Guitar 2)

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

B|---888-666-555-333-1/00--------888-666-555-333-1/3----|

G|---999-777-555-444-2/00--------999-777-555-444-2/4----|

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

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

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

Verse

C Am F G

e|--0---0---1---3--|

B|--1---1---1---3--|

G|--0---2---2---4--|

D|--2---2---3---5--|

A|--3---0---3---5--|

E|--x---x---1---3--|

Pre-Chorus

F Am F G

e|--1---0---1---3--|

B|--1---1---1---3--|

G|--2---2---2---4--|

D|--3---2---3---5--|

A|--3---0---3---5--|

E|--1---x---1---3--|

Chorus

C Am F G

e|--0---0---1---3--|

B|--1---1---1---3--|

G|--0---2---2---4--|

D|--2---2---3---5--|

A|--3---0---3---5--|

E|--x---x---1---3--|

Bridge

F C G Am F Am G

e|--1---0---3---0--|--1---0---3--|

B|--1---1---3---1--|--1---1---3--|

G|--2---0---4---2--|--2---0---4--|

D|--3---2---5---2--|--3---2---5--|

A|--3---3---5---0--|--3---3---5--|

E|--1---x---3---x--|--1---x---3--|

[Verse]

You know it tears me up inside

To see the feelings that you hide

Hide inside that empty bottle

I wish you saw how great you were

I wish you saw what life was worth

F G

You wouldn't have to hide your problems

[Pre-Chorus]

And I don't care what you might think

I think you've had too much to drink

F G

Can't even talk when you're this way

[Chorus]

C Am

Runaway, runaway

F G

But that won't make it any better

C Am

Runaway, runaway

And make tomorrow

G C

Harder to live than today

[Verse]

There's so much out there you could miss

There's so much life out there to live

If you would just believe in yourself

You know you're better than all of this

You know you've got so much to give

But you're so afraid to give of yourself

[Pre-Chorus]

[Chorus]

[Bridge]

There's a bright light shining inside you

C G Am

It shines out through your eyes

F Am

Don't drown it away, don't be afraid

Don't hide

Let it shine

[Verse]

You say you're looking for happiness

But when it comes, you runaway from it

You tell yourself you don't deserve it

There's not much more that I can do

Now the rest is up to you

Until you love yourself, you'll never change

[Chorus]

(You'll keep on running)

(Until you deal with today)

[chorus]

About Shine Chords by Plain White T's

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