The Shadows chords by Laura Marling

• Capo on 2nd
• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🎸 Intro:

F/A Bm7-5 F7 E


🎸 Verse 1:

F/A                        Bm7-5
Someone was sleeping while she did her leaving
F7                E
Cowards go in the night
F/A                      Bm7-5
I lay there sleeping and how could I blame her
F7                   E
Who has the nerve to fight
    Dm6           E7
She knows now she knows now
Am           /G        F7(2)
Nothing will tear me a-part
    Am           Em      E/G#
She lives in the shadows
      F/A   Bm7-5   F7   E
Of my heart

🎸 Verse 2:

  F/A                      Bm7-5
I tried to persuade her in vain of course later
       F7                  E
That's something that I de-ny
  F/A                      Bm7-5
I thought it was better to say in my letter
     F7           E
That I never even tried
    Dm6                 E7
She knows of course she knows
     Am             /G        F7(2)
That one day she'll tear me a-part
    Am           Em      E/G#
She lives in the shadows
      Am(2)   Amin(maj7)        Amin7   Amin6   Dm6   E7
Of my heart


🎸 Verse 3:

      F/A                      Bm7-5
She's leaving she's leaving my auteur she's leaving
F7                 E
Where will I go to pray
  F/A                   Bm7-5
I want her I need her I long to believe her
F7                      E
Words that she will not say
    Dm6               E7
She knows of course I knew
Am            /G        F7(2)
One day she'd tear me a-part
    Am           Em      E/G#
She lives in the shadows
      Am(2)   Amin(maj7)        Amin7   Amin6   Dm6   E7
Of my heart


End
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      F/A                      Bm7-5
She's leaving she's leaving my auteur she's leaving
Am           /G    F7(2)
Where will I go to hide
    Am           Em      E/G#
She lives in the shadows
      Am(2)   Amin(maj7)        Amin7   Amin6   Dm6 (yes - unresolved!)
Of my mind

F/A             x0321x
Bm7-5           x2323x
F7              13121x
F7(2)           13120x
E               022100
Dm6             xx434x
E7              xx2434
Am              002210
Am/G            3x2100
E/G#            4x24xx
Am(2)           XX7555
Amin(maj7)      XX6555
Amin7           XX5555
Amin6           XX4555