Chords for Don McLean - Oh My What A Shame (1972)
Tempo:
102.85 bpm
Chords used:
Am
F
G
E
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Am] They were married [G] in the old [F] [C] churchyard
And they [Em] promised [Am] to be true [D] to each other
[Am] No matter [Em] how hard [F] their [B] lives [E] might be
But [G] like meteors [A] that fell [Am] through moments [A] parallel
They were [Am] soon to cross
[Dm] And on different [F] plots of earth [Dm] they both [E] did fall
Though [Dm] their lives had [G] really not been [Am] hard at all
Oh [E] my, what [F] a shame
[Am] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened [G] that [Em] way
[Am] And there's nothing you can say
[D] When two people [Dm] say [E] goodbye
[Am] Oh
[G] Da da [F] da da da [C] da da da [Bm] da da [Am] da da [G] da da
[F]
[E] [Am]
Two brothers [G] promised [F] they'd return
[C] When the [Em] war [Am] that they were fighting [D] was over
[Am] But only [G] one lived [F] to keep [E] his vow
[G] And the [A] story I was told
Said [Am] he lived to be [A] quite old
[Am] Before time won out
[Dm] Someone asked [F] if he knew what they [E] both fought for
But [Dm] he could not [G] recall he'd ever bent
[A] [Am] Oh my, [F] what a shame
[Am]
No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's [Em] nothing you can say
[D] When two people [F] say [E]
goodbye
[Am] Oh
For there's nothing you [C] can say when it's [F] over
[Am] And there's [G] nothing you can do [F] when it's done
[Am] There's no battle you [G] can win
And [D] there's nothing to [B] begin
[E] There's nothing [Am] in this moment
[G] I recall [F] your [C] face
And [G] I wonder [Am] if you still [D] think of me
[Am] Occasionally [Em] I still
[F] [E]
[D] And I watch the [A] river flow
[Am] And I know I [A] must let go
[Am] But it's oh so [Dm] hard
For the [Am] waves [F] are all around [E] my small canoe
[C] [Dm] I had always [G] hoped this boat could [Am] carry two
Oh my, [E] what [F] a shame
[Am]
[B] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's nothing you [C] can say
[D] When two [Bm] people say [E] goodbye
[Am] [G] [F] [Am]
[C] [F] [Dm] [E]
[Dm]
And they [Em] promised [Am] to be true [D] to each other
[Am] No matter [Em] how hard [F] their [B] lives [E] might be
But [G] like meteors [A] that fell [Am] through moments [A] parallel
They were [Am] soon to cross
[Dm] And on different [F] plots of earth [Dm] they both [E] did fall
Though [Dm] their lives had [G] really not been [Am] hard at all
Oh [E] my, what [F] a shame
[Am] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened [G] that [Em] way
[Am] And there's nothing you can say
[D] When two people [Dm] say [E] goodbye
[Am] Oh
[G] Da da [F] da da da [C] da da da [Bm] da da [Am] da da [G] da da
[F]
[E] [Am]
Two brothers [G] promised [F] they'd return
[C] When the [Em] war [Am] that they were fighting [D] was over
[Am] But only [G] one lived [F] to keep [E] his vow
[G] And the [A] story I was told
Said [Am] he lived to be [A] quite old
[Am] Before time won out
[Dm] Someone asked [F] if he knew what they [E] both fought for
But [Dm] he could not [G] recall he'd ever bent
[A] [Am] Oh my, [F] what a shame
[Am]
No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's [Em] nothing you can say
[D] When two people [F] say [E]
goodbye
[Am] Oh
For there's nothing you [C] can say when it's [F] over
[Am] And there's [G] nothing you can do [F] when it's done
[Am] There's no battle you [G] can win
And [D] there's nothing to [B] begin
[E] There's nothing [Am] in this moment
[G] I recall [F] your [C] face
And [G] I wonder [Am] if you still [D] think of me
[Am] Occasionally [Em] I still
[F] [E]
[D] And I watch the [A] river flow
[Am] And I know I [A] must let go
[Am] But it's oh so [Dm] hard
For the [Am] waves [F] are all around [E] my small canoe
[C] [Dm] I had always [G] hoped this boat could [Am] carry two
Oh my, [E] what [F] a shame
[Am]
[B] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's nothing you [C] can say
[D] When two [Bm] people say [E] goodbye
[Am] [G] [F] [Am]
[C] [F] [Dm] [E]
[Dm]
Key:
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[Am] They were married [G] in the old [F] _ [C] churchyard
And they [Em] promised [Am] to be true [D] to each other
[Am] No matter [Em] how hard [F] their [B] lives [E] might be
But [G] like meteors [A] that fell [Am] through moments [A] parallel
They were [Am] soon to cross
[Dm] And on different [F] plots of earth [Dm] they both [E] did fall
Though [Dm] their lives had [G] really not been [Am] hard at all
Oh [E] my, what [F] a shame
[Am] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened [G] that [Em] way
[Am] And there's nothing you can say
[D] When two people [Dm] say [E] goodbye
_ _ _ [Am] _ Oh_ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Da da [F] da da da [C] da da da [Bm] da da [Am] da da [G] da da
[F] _
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Two brothers _ [G] _ promised [F] they'd return
[C] _ When the [Em] war [Am] that they were fighting [D] was over
[Am] But only [G] one lived [F] to keep [E] his vow
[G] And the [A] story I was told
Said [Am] he lived to be [A] quite old
[Am] Before time won out
[Dm] Someone asked [F] if he knew what they [E] both fought for
But [Dm] he could not [G] recall he'd ever bent
[A] _ [Am] Oh my, [F] what a shame
[Am]
No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's [Em] nothing you can say
[D] When two people [F] say [E]
goodbye
_ _ _ [Am] Oh_
For there's nothing you [C] can say when it's [F] over
[Am] And there's [G] nothing you can do [F] when it's done
[Am] There's no battle you [G] can win
And [D] there's nothing to [B] begin
[E] There's nothing _ _ [Am] in this moment _
[G] _ I recall [F] your _ [C] face
And [G] I wonder [Am] if you still [D] think of me _
[Am] _ Occasionally [Em] I still
[F] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] And I watch the [A] river flow
[Am] And I know I [A] must let go
[Am] But it's oh so [Dm] hard
For the [Am] waves [F] are all around [E] my small canoe
[C] [Dm] I had always [G] hoped this boat could [Am] carry two
Oh my, [E] what [F] a shame
[Am]
[B] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's nothing you [C] can say
[D] When two [Bm] people say [E] goodbye
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
And they [Em] promised [Am] to be true [D] to each other
[Am] No matter [Em] how hard [F] their [B] lives [E] might be
But [G] like meteors [A] that fell [Am] through moments [A] parallel
They were [Am] soon to cross
[Dm] And on different [F] plots of earth [Dm] they both [E] did fall
Though [Dm] their lives had [G] really not been [Am] hard at all
Oh [E] my, what [F] a shame
[Am] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened [G] that [Em] way
[Am] And there's nothing you can say
[D] When two people [Dm] say [E] goodbye
_ _ _ [Am] _ Oh_ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Da da [F] da da da [C] da da da [Bm] da da [Am] da da [G] da da
[F] _
[E] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Two brothers _ [G] _ promised [F] they'd return
[C] _ When the [Em] war [Am] that they were fighting [D] was over
[Am] But only [G] one lived [F] to keep [E] his vow
[G] And the [A] story I was told
Said [Am] he lived to be [A] quite old
[Am] Before time won out
[Dm] Someone asked [F] if he knew what they [E] both fought for
But [Dm] he could not [G] recall he'd ever bent
[A] _ [Am] Oh my, [F] what a shame
[Am]
No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's [Em] nothing you can say
[D] When two people [F] say [E]
goodbye
_ _ _ [Am] Oh_
For there's nothing you [C] can say when it's [F] over
[Am] And there's [G] nothing you can do [F] when it's done
[Am] There's no battle you [G] can win
And [D] there's nothing to [B] begin
[E] There's nothing _ _ [Am] in this moment _
[G] _ I recall [F] your _ [C] face
And [G] I wonder [Am] if you still [D] think of me _
[Am] _ Occasionally [Em] I still
[F] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [D] And I watch the [A] river flow
[Am] And I know I [A] must let go
[Am] But it's oh so [Dm] hard
For the [Am] waves [F] are all around [E] my small canoe
[C] [Dm] I had always [G] hoped this boat could [Am] carry two
Oh my, [E] what [F] a shame
[Am]
[B] No [C] one's to blame
It just happened that [G] way
And [Am] there's nothing you [C] can say
[D] When two [Bm] people say [E] goodbye
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [E] _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _