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Shame

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CAPO 3rd fret
[Intro]
G Am G/B
C G/B Am
[Verse 1]
GWell Amtheres three vG/Bersions of this story mine & yours aCnd thG/Ben the truthAm  
GAnd Amwe can G/Bput it down to circumstance, our childhCood, then oG/Bur youthA  
D7Out of some sentimental Emgain I wanted you to feel my Cpain, 
But it came back return to GseAmndeG/Br
D7I read your mind and tried to Emcall, my tears could fill the Albert CHall, 
                                  D( Dsus4  D)
Is this the sound of sweet surrender?
[Chorus]
What a shame we GneAm7ver Clistened
I tDold you through the GteAm7leviCsion
And Dall that went Gaway was the Am7price we paCid
DPeople spend a Emlifetime this A7way
Oh what a Dshame.
[Verse 2]
GSo AmI got G/Bbusy throwing everybodCy undG/Berneath thAme bus
Ooo, GAnd Amwith your G/Bposter 30 foot high at the Cback of G/BToys-R-AUs
D7I wrote a letter in my Emmind, but the words were so unCkind,
About a man I can’t reGmeAmmbeG/Br
D7I don’t recall the reasons Emwhy, I must have meant them at the Ctime,
                               D( Dsus4  D)
Is this the sound of sweet surrender?
[Chorus]
What a shame we GneAm7ver Clistened
I tDold you through the GteAm7leviCsion
And Dall that went aGway was the Am7price we Cpaid
DPeople spend a Emlifetime this A7way
And Emthat’s how they sA7tay
Oh what a Dshame.
[Verse 3]
GWords E7come Aeasy, Amwhen D7they’re Gtrue
GWords E7come Aeasy, Amwhen D7they’re Gtrue
GSo I got Am7busy throwing Ceverybody DunderDsus4neath the Gbus
And with your Am7poster 30 Cfoot high at the Dback of Dsus4Toys-R-GUs
Now we can Am7put it down to Ccircumstance, our Dchildhood then our youth.
[Chorus]
What a shame we GneAm7ver Clistened
I tDold you through the GteAm7leviCsion
And Dall that went aGway was the Am7price we Cpaid
DPeople spend a Emlifetime this A7way
And Emthats how they stA7ay
People spend a Emlifetime this A7way
Oh what a Dshame, what a sGhaAmme         G/B  
COoo G/Booo Aooo
AmSuch a shame, what a sGhame

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Shame

by Robbie Williams

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G/B

Dsus4

Am7

CAPO 3rd fret

[Intro]

G Am G/B

C G/B Am

[Verse 1]

G Am G/B C G/B Am

Well theres three versions of this story mine & yours and then the truth

G Am G/B C G/B A

And we can put it down to circumstance, our childhood, then our youth

D7 Em C

Out of some sentimental gain I wanted you to feel my pain,

G Am G/B

But it came back return to sender

D7 Em C

I read your mind and tried to call, my tears could fill the Albert Hall,

D Dsus4 D

( )

Is this the sound of sweet surrender?

[Chorus]

G Am7 C

What a shame we never listened

D G Am7 C

I told you through the television

D G Am7 C

And all that went away was the price we paid

D Em A7

People spend a lifetime this way

Oh what a shame.

[Verse 2]

G Am G/B C G/B Am

So I got busy throwing everybody underneath the bus

G Am G/B C G/B A

Ooo, And with your poster 30 foot high at the back of Toys-R-Us

D7 Em C

I wrote a letter in my mind, but the words were so unkind,

G Am G/B

About a man I can’t remember

D7 Em C

I don’t recall the reasons why, I must have meant them at the time,

D Dsus4 D

( )

Is this the sound of sweet surrender?

[Chorus]

G Am7 C

What a shame we never listened

D G Am7 C

I told you through the television

D G Am7 C

And all that went away was the price we paid

D Em A7

People spend a lifetime this way

Em A7

And that’s how they stay

Oh what a shame.

[Verse 3]

G E7 A Am D7 G

Words come easy, when they’re true

G E7 A Am D7 G

Words come easy, when they’re true

G Am7 C D Dsus4 G

So I got busy throwing everybody underneath the bus

Am7 C D Dsus4 G

And with your poster 30 foot high at the back of Toys-R-Us

Am7 C D

Now we can put it down to circumstance, our childhood then our youth.

[Chorus]

G Am7 C

What a shame we never listened

D G Am7 C

I told you through the television

D G Am7 C

And all that went away was the price we paid

D Em A7

People spend a lifetime this way

Em A7

And thats how they stay

Em A7

People spend a lifetime this way

D G Am G/B

Oh what a shame, what a shame

C G/B A

Ooo ooo ooo

Am G

Such a shame, what a shame

About Shame Chords by Robbie Williams

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