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[Chords]
F5 (13 15 x x x x)
Db5 (9 11 x x x x)
Eb5 (11 13 x x x x)
[Verse 1]
F5I don't Db5need no risinF5' moon
I don't Db5need no ball F5and chain
I don't Db5need anything F5but you 
Db5Such a shame, shame, F5shame 
Eb5Shame, shame, F5shame
Eb5Shame is the Db5shadow of F5love 
[Verse 2]
You Db5changed my F5life
We wDb5ere as green F5as grass 
And Db5I was hypnotF5ized
Db5From the first 'til the F5last
Kiss of Eb5shame, shame, F5shame
Eb5Shame is the Db5shadow of F5love 
[Verse 3]
I'd jDb5ump for you inF5to the fire
I'd jDb5ump for you inF5to the flame 
Tried Db5to go forward F5with my life 
Db5I just feel shame, shame, F5shame
Eb5Shame, shame, F5shame
Eb5Shame is the Db5shadow of F5love 
[Break] 
F5
[Verse 4]
Eb5If you tell F5a lie
Eb5I still would Db5take the bF5lame 
Eb5If you pass me F5by
Eb5It's such a Db5shame, shame, shF5ame

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Shame

by PJ Harvey

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Db5

Eb5

[Chords]

F5 (13 15 x x x x)

Db5 (9 11 x x x x)

Eb5 (11 13 x x x x)

[Verse 1]

F5 Db5 F5

I don't need no risin' moon

Db5 F5

I don't need no ball and chain

Db5 F5

I don't need anything but you

Db5 F5

Such a shame, shame, shame

Eb5 F5

Shame, shame, shame

Eb5 Db5 F5

Shame is the shadow of love

[Verse 2]

Db5 F5

You changed my life

Db5 F5

We were as green as grass

Db5 F5

And I was hypnotized

Db5 F5

From the first 'til the last

Eb5 F5

Kiss of shame, shame, shame

Eb5 Db5 F5

Shame is the shadow of love

[Verse 3]

Db5 F5

I'd jump for you into the fire

Db5 F5

I'd jump for you into the flame

Db5 F5

Tried to go forward with my life

Db5 F5

I just feel shame, shame, shame

Eb5 F5

Shame, shame, shame

Eb5 Db5 F5

Shame is the shadow of love

[Break]

[Verse 4]

Eb5 F5

If you tell a lie

Eb5 Db5 F5

I still would take the blame

Eb5 F5

If you pass me by

Eb5 Db5 F5

It's such a shame, shame, shame

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