I Am The Shaman Chords by Donovan

Tempo:
131.4 bpm
Chords used:

Em

Am

C

B

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Donovan - I Am The Shaman chords
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[A]
[Em] [C]
[Am] [Bm]
[A] Yon [G] wheeling of great stars hath [Am] cast a silver [B] [G] web around my [Em] heart
Upon an elfin sea [Am] in a ship of [B]
filigree
[Gm] And look upon [Em] her prow, [Am] a sign upon [B] her brow
[G] She guides us [C] on our way when hearts they go
[B] astray
[E] [Em] Lorelei, [C] Lorelei, who will dry your pretty eyes?
[Em] Lorelei, as you [C] fly around those [Em] starry skies
Lorelei, why [C] oh why, why oh why, oh [Em] Lorelei?
Yemma, I am Shaman
[Am]
Yemma, [Em] I am Shaman
Yaman, I am Shaman
[Am] Yaman, I [Em] am Shaman
All those feeling of [Am] great stars
[Bm] They [Em] cast a spell on me
As I [C] wandered through the [Am] stars
[B] [Em] Linda, love and me
I don't know how I got [Am] here
[Em] But I know where I go
As I wander, all I [Am] know, [B] all I
[Gm] [Em] know Lorelei, [C] Lorelei
You will dry your pretty [Em] eyes
Passionate love, Lorelei
[C] Around these starry skies Lorelei, Lorelei
[Am] Lorelei, [Bm] oh why, [E] oh [Em] why
Yaman, I am Shaman
[Am]
Yaman, [Em] I am Shaman
[F#m] [Em] Yaman, I am Shaman
[G] [C] Yaman, [Em] I am Shaman
Yaman, I am Shaman
Yaman, I am Shaman
[Am]
[Em]
[F#m] [Em]
[A] [Em]
[G] [Em]
I am Shaman.
[Am] I [E] am [Em] Shaman.
I am Shaman.
[Am] I
[Em] am Shaman.
[N] [B]
[N]
Key:  
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
C
3211
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To learn Donovan - I Am The Shaman chords, your practice should emphasize these chord progressions: Gm, Em, Am, B, Am, Em, C, Em and C. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 65 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 131. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of E Minor in mind.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _
_ [A] _ _ Yon [G] wheeling of great stars hath [Am] cast a silver [B] [G] web around my [Em] heart
Upon an elfin sea [Am] in a ship of _ [B]
filigree
_ [Gm] _ And look upon [Em] her prow, [Am] a sign upon [B] her brow
[G] _ _ She guides us [C] on our way when hearts they go _
[B] _ astray
[E] _ [Em] _ _ Lorelei, _ _ _ [C] Lorelei, who will dry your pretty eyes?
[Em] _ Lorelei, _ as you [C] fly _ _ around those [Em] starry skies _ _
Lorelei, why [C] oh why, why oh why, oh _ [Em] _ Lorelei? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yemma, _ _ I am _ Shaman
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Yemma, _ [Em] _ I am _ Shaman _ _ _ _ _
Yaman, _ _ I am _ Shaman
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] Yaman, _ _ _ I [Em] am _ Shaman _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ All _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ those feeling of [Am] great stars
[Bm] They [Em] cast a spell on me
As I [C] wandered through the [Am] stars
_ [B] _ [Em] Linda, love and me
I don't know how I got [Am] here
_ [Em] But I know where I go
As I wander, all I [Am] know, [B] all I _ _
[Gm] _ [Em] know _ _ Lorelei, _ _ _ [C] Lorelei
You will dry your pretty _ [Em] eyes
Passionate love, Lorelei
[C] _ _ _ Around these starry skies _ _ Lorelei, _ _ Lorelei
[Am] _ _ Lorelei, [Bm] oh why, [E] oh _ [Em] _ why _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yaman, _ _ _ I am _ _ Shaman
_ _ _ _ [Am] _
Yaman, _ _ [Em] I am _ Shaman
_ _ _ [F#m] _ [Em] _ Yaman, _ _ _ I am Shaman
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] Yaman, _ _ _ [Em] I am _ Shaman
_ _ _ _ _ Yaman, _ _ I am Shaman
_ _ _ _ _ Yaman, _ _ _ I am _ _ Shaman _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ I am _ Shaman.
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I _ _ _ _ [E] am _ [Em] Shaman.
_ _ _ _ _ I _ _ _ am _ Shaman. _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] I _
_ _ [Em] am _ Shaman. _
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[N] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
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