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beautiful song with some pretty interesting chords.
i worked out the main 8 chords on piano from the song intro, and most of the song is built around this,
but then there are a few extra chords, especially near the end of the song.
the chord changes are weird because they often change after the end of one lyric,
listen to the song to know for sure when to change chords,
no strumming pattern because the song has no guitar, but try for yourself and see what works.
tip: transpose the chords down by -1 and put a capo on 1 for an easier way of playing it
[Intro] 
(one strum each, each chord is 1 bar)
Db Ab Eb Cm
Db Ab Eb Cdim
[Verse]
When you grow to be someone's Dbsister
If you can overcome the barrAbiers
You might find yourselves to be Ebsharing an incredible Cmpower
If you can light up each oDbther
That's the necessary seAbcret
If you really do need CmitCdim  
You can have your own hidden world toDbgether
But let's go back to the beachAb  
Let's live in a dreamEb  
You can pretend to be youCm  
I can pretend to be meDb  
But we don't need to act like we're ourAbselves
We don't need to be anythingEb  
I've been thinking wrong foreCdimver
I don't have to be anythingDb  
[Chorus]
When my mind is overwhelmedAb  
When my body won't moveEb  
You've been a shield over meCm  
I want to be a shield over youDb  
When my mind shuts downAb  
In the most unbelievable Ebpain
You've been a shield over meCdim  
I just want the strength to do the sameDb  
[Verse]
But my body's not Abme
It won't hold my Ebshape
You can't even see my Dbarmour
But it's shimmering like water
And it's heavy like the oAbcean
And yeah it holds me Cdown but
I still have enough Abpower
And I can still lift it up on my Dbshoulders
But my body's not meAb  
It won't hold my shapeCm  
You can't even see my Dbarmour
But it's shimmering like water
And it's heavy like the Abocean
And yeah it drags me down Cmbut
I still have enough Dbpower
And I can still lift it up on my shoulders
[Chorus]
When my mind is overwhelmedCm  
When my body won't moveBbm  
You've been a shield over meCm  
I want to be a shield over you Dbbut
When my mind shuts downAb  
In the most incredible Ebpain
You've been a shield over Cdimme
I just need the strength to do the sameDb  
[Outro]
But my body's not meCm  
It won't hold my shapeBbm7  
                          N.C.  Db  
I know that I'm something other
My body's not mCme
There's no fucking wBbm7ay this cage can last forFmever

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Shield

by Girls Rituals

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 1 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Cdim

Bbm

Bbm7

beautiful song with some pretty interesting chords.

i worked out the main 8 chords on piano from the song intro, and most of the song is built around this,

but then there are a few extra chords, especially near the end of the song.

the chord changes are weird because they often change after the end of one lyric,

listen to the song to know for sure when to change chords,

no strumming pattern because the song has no guitar, but try for yourself and see what works.

tip: transpose the chords down by -1 and put a capo on 1 for an easier way of playing it

[Intro]

(one strum each, each chord is 1 bar)

Db Ab Eb Cm

Db Ab Eb Cdim

[Verse]

When you grow to be someone's sister

If you can overcome the barriers

Eb Cm

You might find yourselves to be sharing an incredible power

If you can light up each other

That's the necessary secret

Cm Cdim

If you really do need it

You can have your own hidden world together

But let's go back to the beach

Let's live in a dream

You can pretend to be you

I can pretend to be me

But we don't need to act like we're ourselves

We don't need to be anything

Cdim

I've been thinking wrong forever

I don't have to be anything

[Chorus]

When my mind is overwhelmed

When my body won't move

You've been a shield over me

I want to be a shield over you

When my mind shuts down

In the most unbelievable pain

Cdim

You've been a shield over me

I just want the strength to do the same

[Verse]

But my body's not me

It won't hold my shape

You can't even see my armour

But it's shimmering like water

And it's heavy like the ocean

And yeah it holds me down but

I still have enough power

And I can still lift it up on my shoulders

But my body's not me

It won't hold my shape

You can't even see my armour

But it's shimmering like water

And it's heavy like the ocean

And yeah it drags me down but

I still have enough power

And I can still lift it up on my shoulders

[Chorus]

When my mind is overwhelmed

Bbm

When my body won't move

You've been a shield over me

I want to be a shield over you but

When my mind shuts down

In the most incredible pain

Cdim

You've been a shield over me

I just need the strength to do the same

[Outro]

But my body's not me

Bbm7

It won't hold my shape

N.C.

I know that I'm something other

My body's not me

Bbm7 Fm

There's no fucking way this cage can last forever

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