What A Shame

Chords

Standard

Verse #1:
F5                                  G#5   -              D#5   -
 Two packs of cigarettes a day, the strongest whiskey Kentucky can make
F5                        G#5   -         D#5   -
 That's a recipe to put a vagabond on his hands and knees
F5                                               G#5   -              D#5   -      (F5)
 I watched it all up close, I knew him more than most I saw a side of him he never showed
F5                      G#5   -             D#5   -
 Full of sympathy for a world that wouldn't let him be

 
Pre-chorus :
A#5
 That's the man he was, 
C#5
 Have you heard enough?



Chorus :
F#5  -  G#5   -       D#5                                   (F#5)
 What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change
F#5  -     G#5   -                 D#5                                  F#5
 The choir sings, the church bells ring, so won't you give this man his wings?
       G#5    -         D#5                               C#5  -  C5   -
What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same
       (F#5)
What a shame


Intro x1


2nd verse :
          F5                                         G#5   -             D#5   -
There's a hard life for every silver spoon, there's a touch of grey for every shade of blue
F5                                           G#5   -                        D#5   -
 That's the way that I see life if there was nothing wrong, then there'd be nothing right
F5                                               G#5   -                  D#5   -         (F5)
 And for this working man they say could barely stand, there's gotta be a better place to land
F5                         G#5   -             D#5   -
 Some kind of remedy for a world that wouldn't let him be


Pre-chorus :
A#5
 That's the man he was, 
C#5
 Have you heard enough?

 

Chorus :
F#5  -  G#5   -       D#5                                   (F#5)
 What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change
F#5  -     G#5   -                 D#5                                  F#5
 The choir sings, the church bells ring, so won't you give this man his wings?
       G#5    -         D#5                               C#5  -  C5   -
What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same
       (F#5)
What a shame


[A5--B5--C5--E5--][D5] x2


Bridge :
A5 --  B5 --    C5 --      E5 --   D5
God forgive the hands that laid you down (They never knew how)
A5 --  B5 --  C5 --     E5 --     D5
Much a broken heart can break the sound (and change the season)
C5                                D5
Now the leaves are falling faster, Happily ever after
    C5
You gave me hope through your endeavors
D5-- E5-- F5-- G5-- A5-- B5-- C5 
And now you will live forever



Chorus :
F#5  -  G#5   -       D#5                                   (F#5)
 What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change
F#5  -     G#5   -                 D#5                                  F#5
 The choir sings, the church bells ring, so won't you give this man his wings?
       G#5    -         D#5                              (F#5)
What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same



Outro:
F#5  -  G#5   -       D#5                           (F#5)
 What a shame, what a shame, Cause we're not all the same
F#5  -  G#5   -       D#5                           (intro)
 What a shame, what a shame, Cause we're not all the same


Intro x1