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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Alton Ellis - It's A Shame chords
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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]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
Ebm
13421116
B
12341112
Db
12341114
Eb
12341116
Abm
123111114
Ebm
13421116
B
12341112
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To learn Alton Ellis - Its A Shame chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: Abm, Ebm, Abm, Ab and Ebm. A good strategy is to initiate at 79 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 160 BPM. Considering the song's key of Ab Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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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] _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Syreeta, Lee Garrett and Stevie Wonder, finds its place within the Studio One Funk album.

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