Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
B minorBm
So I woke up one morning with a
F#F#
shadow sleeping in my bed
A augmentedA
His voice was?soft?and solemn but?
B minorBm
the teeth were rotting out his?head
G+G
He said to me, let’s make a deal
E minorEm
I’ll get you?out?of?this here mess
B minorBm F#F#
But?follow you, I?will, until
B minorBm
you’re dead
Verse 2:
B minorBm
And as the days went by, my
F#F#
shadow matched my each and every step
A augmentedA
And whispered words of wickedness
B minorBm
that rattled ‘round my weary head
G+G
‘Til I gave up and let him do
E minorEm
The talking while I rested
B minorBm F#F#
And forgot the countless wicked
B minorBm
things he said
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm B minorBm F#F#
So is he my shadow, or am I his
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
A minorAm I who I am, or what I did
Verse 3:
B minorBm
And soon I got so light my wicked
F#F#
shadow tripped me constantly
A augmentedA
And shadows pooled upon my skin
B minorBm
each time I fell upon my knees
G+G
Spotted, dotted, tattered with
E minorEm
My shadow hanging over me
B minorBm F#F#
I hung my head and wished for
B minorBm
sweet relief
Verse 4:
B minorBm
Now he's the one things happen
F#F#
to, I look upon it helplessly
A augmentedA B minorBm
He's taken on my mannerisms, acts my life out like a scene
G+G
Haunted, hounded as my shadow
E minorEm
Taunts me with his tactics
B minorBm F#F#
I stare stupid, and in utter
B minorBm
disbelief
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm B minorBm F#F#
So is he my shadow, or am I his
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
A minorAm I who I am, or what I did
Bridge:
B minorBm
And then one day I turned around
F#F#
and found my shadow missing
A augmentedA
It was worse than that first
E MajorE
moment when I woke up lying next to him
G+G
Have I been dreaming this whole time
E minorEm
I asked to no one listening
B minorBm F#F#
And a shadow rippled through my
B minorBm
dress like lightning
Chorus:
G+G E minorEm
There is no shadow, there's never
B minorBm F#F#
been
G+G E minorEm
There is no shadow, there never
B minorBm F#F#
is
G+G E minorEm B minorBm
I am what I am and what I did