Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
Verse 1:
A augmentedA E MajorE
A augmentedA person does things for no reason
F# minorF#m D MajorD
Because a reason is to survive
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
So since there's no reason to survive
D MajorD E MajorE
A augmentedA person should do nothing, oh
A augmentedA E MajorE
But you feel that you should do something
F# minorF#m D MajorD
Because you only have this one life
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
So you talk with the other people
D MajorD E MajorE
But you never do it right, woah
Chorus:
A augmentedA
So you're ashamed
E MajorE
On the barroom floor, she's ashamed
F# minorF#m
She can't take it anymore
B7B7
I'm ashamed 'cause I said something
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Oh, something I did not mean
Verse 2:
A augmentedA E MajorE
When a little brother and sister make it with each other
F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA
And the family lose their minds, well
C# minorC#m D MajorD E MajorE
Don't you think they have no right? Woah
A augmentedA
Because (Ooh)
A augmentedA E MajorE
Little Tom and Jane wanna do something (Ah)
F# minorF#m D MajorD
They only have this one life
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
So they make it with each other
D MajorD E MajorE
Just to make it through the night, oh
Chorus:
A augmentedA
They're not ashamed
E MajorE
On the barroom floor, ashamed
F# minorF#m
Can't take it anymore
B7B7
Ashamed 'cause they did something
D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Oh, something they really mean
Bridge:
E MajorE F# minorF#m B7B7 D MajorD E MajorE A augmentedA
Verse 3:
A augmentedA
She was older now
E MajorE
So the memories came flooding back
F# minorF#m D MajorD A augmentedA
Then she threw up all of that cognac
C# minorC#m
She knew that she loved no other
D MajorD E MajorE
And she knew that she had the right, woah
A augmentedA E MajorE
The right to love and to be loved in one's life
F# minorF#m D MajorD
The right to feel his body hold her tight
A augmentedA C# minorC#m
I love him, I love him
D MajorD
No longer would she fight
E MajorE
Surrender to the night
Chorus:
A augmentedA
And I am not ashamed
E MajorE
On the barroom floor, ashamed
F# minorF#m
I just can't take it anymore, I'm ashamed
B7B7
Because I said something
D MajorD E MajorE
Always doing something
A augmentedA E MajorE
Oh, do I mean, I really didn't mean to
Outro:
F# minorF#m B7B7
Oh, oh
D MajorD E MajorE
Oh
A augmentedA E MajorE F# minorF#m B7B7 D MajorD E MajorE
A augmentedA