Chords for Eric Andersen - Sheila (1972)
Tempo:
62.925 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Cm
C
Ab
Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Cm]
[Bb] [Cm] There was a [Ab] time I lived the [Bb] life of women, [Cm] song and wine.
I spent my [Ab] nights in loving rooms [Bb] where the ladies [Cm] all were kind.
[Eb] Singing [Bb] songs and spending all in being no [C] one's slave.
[Cm] I still had style [Ab] when the devil smiled [Bb] and he took it [Cm] all away.
[Eb] Sheila, [Bb] can you [Eb] help me?
[Bb] I cannot go [Cm] no higher.
Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is all [C] on fire.
[Cm]
I laughed at all [Ab] the truth I saw [Bb] and the life I had no [C] more.
[Cm] For fame she [Ab] was a one night stand [Bb] and fortune [C] but a whore.
[Eb] In the good times we [Bb] were riding high till the good times all [Cm] were gone.
[Bb] [Cm] I wasn't sure [Ab] what the bad times were [Bb] till the devil [Cm] pushed me down.
[Eb] Sheila, [Gm] can you [Bb] help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
[Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [C] all on fire.
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] [Fm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C]
[Cm] [C] Now it's just [Ab] the life of room to [Bb] room where my love has come no [Cm] more.
In the dream [Ab] that I could [Bb] beat the devil from [Cm] my door.
[Eb] Gotta get [Bb] so lonesome when the fire's in [Cm] your veins.
And all you got [Ab] is one last shot [Bb] to get it [C] right again.
[Cm]
[Eb] Oh, Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
[Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [Cm] all on fire.
[Gm] [C] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[C]
[Bb] [Cm] There was a [Ab] time I lived the [Bb] life of women, [Cm] song and wine.
I spent my [Ab] nights in loving rooms [Bb] where the ladies [Cm] all were kind.
[Eb] Singing [Bb] songs and spending all in being no [C] one's slave.
[Cm] I still had style [Ab] when the devil smiled [Bb] and he took it [Cm] all away.
[Eb] Sheila, [Bb] can you [Eb] help me?
[Bb] I cannot go [Cm] no higher.
Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is all [C] on fire.
[Cm]
I laughed at all [Ab] the truth I saw [Bb] and the life I had no [C] more.
[Cm] For fame she [Ab] was a one night stand [Bb] and fortune [C] but a whore.
[Eb] In the good times we [Bb] were riding high till the good times all [Cm] were gone.
[Bb] [Cm] I wasn't sure [Ab] what the bad times were [Bb] till the devil [Cm] pushed me down.
[Eb] Sheila, [Gm] can you [Bb] help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
[Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [C] all on fire.
[Cm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] [Fm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [Cm] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Fm] [Ab] [Bb]
[C] [D] [Eb] [Bb]
[Cm] [Bb]
[C]
[Cm] [C] Now it's just [Ab] the life of room to [Bb] room where my love has come no [Cm] more.
In the dream [Ab] that I could [Bb] beat the devil from [Cm] my door.
[Eb] Gotta get [Bb] so lonesome when the fire's in [Cm] your veins.
And all you got [Ab] is one last shot [Bb] to get it [C] right again.
[Cm]
[Eb] Oh, Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
[Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [Cm] all on fire.
[Gm] [C] [Cm] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] [C] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [C]
[Eb] [Bb] [Cm]
[Gm] [Bb] [Cm]
[C]
Key:
Bb
Cm
C
Ab
Eb
Bb
Cm
C
[C] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ There was a [Ab] time I lived the [Bb] life of women, [Cm] song and wine.
I spent my [Ab] nights in loving rooms [Bb] where the ladies [Cm] all were kind.
[Eb] Singing [Bb] songs and spending all in being no [C] one's slave.
[Cm] I still had style [Ab] when the devil smiled [Bb] and he took it [Cm] all away. _ _ _
[Eb] Sheila, [Bb] can you [Eb] help me?
[Bb] I cannot go [Cm] no higher. _
Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is all [C] on fire. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I laughed at all [Ab] the truth I saw [Bb] and the life I had no [C] more.
[Cm] For fame she [Ab] was a one night stand [Bb] and fortune [C] but a whore.
[Eb] In the good times we [Bb] were riding high till the good times all [Cm] were gone.
[Bb] [Cm] I wasn't sure [Ab] what the bad times were [Bb] till the devil [Cm] pushed me down.
_ _ [Eb] _ Sheila, [Gm] can you [Bb] help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
_ [Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [C] all on fire. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] [C] Now it's just [Ab] the life of room to [Bb] room where my love has come no [Cm] more.
In the dream [Ab] that I could [Bb] beat the devil from [Cm] my door.
[Eb] _ Gotta get [Bb] so lonesome when the fire's in [Cm] your veins.
And all you got [Ab] is one last shot [Bb] to get it [C] right again.
[Cm] _
[Eb] Oh, Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
[Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [Cm] all on fire.
_ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ There was a [Ab] time I lived the [Bb] life of women, [Cm] song and wine.
I spent my [Ab] nights in loving rooms [Bb] where the ladies [Cm] all were kind.
[Eb] Singing [Bb] songs and spending all in being no [C] one's slave.
[Cm] I still had style [Ab] when the devil smiled [Bb] and he took it [Cm] all away. _ _ _
[Eb] Sheila, [Bb] can you [Eb] help me?
[Bb] I cannot go [Cm] no higher. _
Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is all [C] on fire. _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I laughed at all [Ab] the truth I saw [Bb] and the life I had no [C] more.
[Cm] For fame she [Ab] was a one night stand [Bb] and fortune [C] but a whore.
[Eb] In the good times we [Bb] were riding high till the good times all [Cm] were gone.
[Bb] [Cm] I wasn't sure [Ab] what the bad times were [Bb] till the devil [Cm] pushed me down.
_ _ [Eb] _ Sheila, [Gm] can you [Bb] help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
_ [Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [C] all on fire. _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ [Cm] _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ [Cm] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ [Fm] _ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Cm] [C] Now it's just [Ab] the life of room to [Bb] room where my love has come no [Cm] more.
In the dream [Ab] that I could [Bb] beat the devil from [Cm] my door.
[Eb] _ Gotta get [Bb] so lonesome when the fire's in [Cm] your veins.
And all you got [Ab] is one last shot [Bb] to get it [C] right again.
[Cm] _
[Eb] Oh, Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
I cannot go [C] no higher.
[Cm] Sheila, [Bb] can you help me?
My head is [Cm] all on fire.
_ [Gm] _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _
[Bb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Cm] _
[Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _