Chords for Alton Ellis - It's A Shame
Tempo:
159.95 bpm
Chords used:
Abm
Ebm
B
Db
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bbm] [Abm]
[B] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Abm]
[F] [Ebm]
[Db]
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a shame, [Abm]
[Db] the way you hurt [Ebm] me.
It's a shame, [Abm]
[F] the [Eb] way you mess around with them.
[Abm] You're like [Eb] a child at play [Ebm] on a sunny [Abm]
day.
[Db] With your play [B] toys, and [Gb] that hero's [Db] face.
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a [Abm] shame, to deal with my emotions.
[Ebm]
[Ab] It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around with [Ebm] them, man.
I tried to [Gb] stay with [Abm] you, [C] give you [Ab] love so true.
[B] You don't appreciate the love I [Db] tried to make.
It's a [Abm] shame, the [Eb] blues.
[Ebm] [Abm] Shame, the blues.
[Ebm]
[Gm] [Abm] Shame, the [Ebm] blues.
[Ab] Shame, [B]
the blues.
The blues.
The blues.
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you hurt [Ebm] me.
[Abm] It's a shame,
[Ab] the way you mess around with them, man.
I tried to [Ebm] give [Abm] you love, give [Ebm] you love.
I [Bb] tried to stay with [B]
[Eb] you, [E] give you love so true.
You don't [B] appreciate the love I [Dbm] tried [Bb] to make.
It's a shame.
[Abm]
It's got to be a shame, the way [Ebm] you hurt my baby.
[Bbm] The [Abm]
way you hurt me, oh yeah.
[N]
[B] [Ebm]
[Bbm] [Abm]
[Ebm]
[Bb] [Abm]
[F] [Ebm]
[Db]
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a shame, [Abm]
[Db] the way you hurt [Ebm] me.
It's a shame, [Abm]
[F] the [Eb] way you mess around with them.
[Abm] You're like [Eb] a child at play [Ebm] on a sunny [Abm]
day.
[Db] With your play [B] toys, and [Gb] that hero's [Db] face.
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a [Abm] shame, to deal with my emotions.
[Ebm]
[Ab] It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around with [Ebm] them, man.
I tried to [Gb] stay with [Abm] you, [C] give you [Ab] love so true.
[B] You don't appreciate the love I [Db] tried to make.
It's a [Abm] shame, the [Eb] blues.
[Ebm] [Abm] Shame, the blues.
[Ebm]
[Gm] [Abm] Shame, the [Ebm] blues.
[Ab] Shame, [B]
the blues.
The blues.
The blues.
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a shame, [Abm]
the way you hurt [Ebm] me.
[Abm] It's a shame,
[Ab] the way you mess around with them, man.
I tried to [Ebm] give [Abm] you love, give [Ebm] you love.
I [Bb] tried to stay with [B]
[Eb] you, [E] give you love so true.
You don't [B] appreciate the love I [Dbm] tried [Bb] to make.
It's a shame.
[Abm]
It's got to be a shame, the way [Ebm] you hurt my baby.
[Bbm] The [Abm]
way you hurt me, oh yeah.
[N]
Key:
Abm
Ebm
B
Db
Eb
Abm
Ebm
B
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a shame, _ [Abm] _
_ the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
[Db] the way you hurt [Ebm] me. _
_ It's a shame, [Abm] _ _
_ [F] the [Eb] way you mess around with them.
[Abm] You're like [Eb] a child at play [Ebm] on a sunny [Abm] _
day.
[Db] With your play [B] toys, _ and [Gb] that _ hero's [Db] face. _
_ It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
_ the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
_ It's a _ [Abm] shame, _ _ to deal with my emotions.
[Ebm] _ _
_ [Ab] It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
_ the way you mess around with [Ebm] them, man.
I tried to [Gb] stay with [Abm] you, _ [C] give you [Ab] love so true.
[B] You don't _ appreciate _ the love I [Db] tried to _ make.
It's a _ _ [Abm] _ shame, _ the [Eb] _ blues. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Shame, _ _ the blues.
[Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Abm] Shame, _ _ _ _ _ the [Ebm] blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Shame, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
the blues. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The blues.
_ The blues. _ _
_ It's a shame, _ [Abm] _ _
_ the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
the way you hurt [Ebm] me. _
_ [Abm] It's a shame, _ _ _
_ [Ab] the way you mess around with them, man.
I tried to [Ebm] give [Abm] you _ love, _ _ give [Ebm] you love.
I [Bb] tried to stay with [B]
[Eb] you, [E] give you love so true.
You don't [B] _ appreciate _ _ the love I [Dbm] _ tried [Bb] to make.
It's a _ shame.
[Abm] _ _
It's got to be a shame, the way [Ebm] you hurt my baby.
_ [Bbm] The _ [Abm] _ _
_ way you hurt me, oh yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ It's a shame, _ [Abm] _
_ the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
[Db] the way you hurt [Ebm] me. _
_ It's a shame, [Abm] _ _
_ [F] the [Eb] way you mess around with them.
[Abm] You're like [Eb] a child at play [Ebm] on a sunny [Abm] _
day.
[Db] With your play [B] toys, _ and [Gb] that _ hero's [Db] face. _
_ It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
_ the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
_ It's a _ [Abm] shame, _ _ to deal with my emotions.
[Ebm] _ _
_ [Ab] It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
_ the way you mess around with [Ebm] them, man.
I tried to [Gb] stay with [Abm] you, _ [C] give you [Ab] love so true.
[B] You don't _ appreciate _ the love I [Db] tried to _ make.
It's a _ _ [Abm] _ shame, _ the [Eb] _ blues. _ _
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ Shame, _ _ the blues.
[Ebm] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [Abm] Shame, _ _ _ _ _ the [Ebm] blues.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] Shame, _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
the blues. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ The blues.
_ The blues. _ _
_ It's a shame, _ [Abm] _ _
_ the way you mess around [Ebm] with them, man.
It's a _ shame, [Abm] _ _
the way you hurt [Ebm] me. _
_ [Abm] It's a shame, _ _ _
_ [Ab] the way you mess around with them, man.
I tried to [Ebm] give [Abm] you _ love, _ _ give [Ebm] you love.
I [Bb] tried to stay with [B]
[Eb] you, [E] give you love so true.
You don't [B] _ appreciate _ _ the love I [Dbm] _ tried [Bb] to make.
It's a _ shame.
[Abm] _ _
It's got to be a shame, the way [Ebm] you hurt my baby.
_ [Bbm] The _ [Abm] _ _
_ way you hurt me, oh yeah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _