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Shame Acoustic Tab by Ciaran Lavery

Shame Acoustic tab by Ciaran Lavery

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQNPiOn_1jw ****


Note:

1) Fret number are relative to capo
2) Each "chord" I label above the the tab is a small picking patter meant to be repeated with the
corresponding lines below.
3) Pick off the chords.
4) The general pattern is the A&G strings played together
followed by a strum then the D string followed by a strum


Intro:

  C
e|----0-----|
B|----1-----|
G|----0--0--|
D|----2-----|   X2
A|-3--3-----|
E|----------|
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Verse 1:

   C        -Play with the line below
e|----0-----|
B|----1-----|
G|-0--0-----| X4
D|----2--2--|
A|-3--3-----|
E|----------|

 C
All my friends they shoulder me

 Em7
e|----3-----|
B|----3-----|
G|-0--0-----|  X4
D|----2--2--|
A|-2--2-----|
E|----------|

 Em7
and my poor head of woe

  Fmaj7
e|-----0-----|
B|-----1-----|
G|--2--2-----| X2
D|-----3--3--|
A|--0--0-----|
E|-----------|

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|
   (This part is smooth and fluent)      00:21 in the video

C              Fmaj7
They know im good, but I wanna be bad

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|

C
Standing with the lights down low,
Em7
and the lovers who make love
                 Fmaj7
they see me smiling, but I want to be sad

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|


Chorus 1:

Am
Would you light me up?
Em
Really, set me on fire
Fmaj7
And be there when im burning out

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|

Am
Would you hold my head
Em
Neath the water tap
Fmaj7
And elbow me if I get too loud?

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|


(play intro again)


Instrumental:

e|----0-----|
B|----1-----|
G|----0--0--|
D|----2-----|   X4
A|-3--3-----|
E|----------|

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|

C
Evil walks the streets by day,
Em7
tween every crack and pave
C          Fmaj7
And by night, it cowers and hides

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|

C
Here it come that awful sting
Em7
when you let someone in
C                Fmaj7
You sit so bare in the lame legged chair

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|


Chorus 2:

Am
Would you light me up?
Em
Really, set me on fire
Fmaj7
And be there when im burning out

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|

Am
Would you hold my head
Em
Neath to water time
Fmaj7
And elbow me if I cant be loved

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|


Bridge:

Dm                           G7
I want to live between the lie
C                   Am
and where the truth dies
Dm                         G7
Everything in its own time


Chorus:
                       Am
Would you light me up?
                       Em
Really, set me on fire
Fmaj7
and be there when I'm burning out
    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|

                      Am
Would you hold my head
                    Em
Neath the water tap
Fmaj7
And elbow me if I get too loud?
    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|


Am
Would you light me up?
Em
Really, set me on fire
Fmaj7
And be there when im burning out

    C            G
e|--------0----|--------------------|
B|--------1----|--------------------|
G|--------0-0--|--------------------|
D|---0h2--2----|--------0-----------|
A|--3-----3----|--0h2---------------|
E|-------------|3-------3-----------|



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