Shadowplay Chords by Joy Division

Tempo:
73 bpm
Chords used:

E

C

D

Em

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Joy Division - Shadowplay chords
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[C] [E] [C]
[Bm]
[Am] [E]
[C] [D] [E]
[C] [E]
[C] [D] [E]
[C] To the center of the city where roads meet [E] the moon.
[C] To the depths of the ocean where our hopes and [E] dreams meet.
[C] I was moving through the silence when I [Em] pulled the trigger, waiting.
[C] And you [D] didn't even know, and you're, [E] I found too.
[Gm] [B] [E]
[G] [E]
[F#] [A#] [D] [E]
[F] [E]
[C] [E]
[C] In the shadow play, acting on your own, but [E] knowing no more.
[C] As the assassin drove through the temple, I [E] was dancing on the floor.
[C] And the cold steel odor on the body's [D] spreading for me to [E] be dead.
[C] [D] It's [E] a dead end.
[C] [D] [E]
[C] [D] [E]
I did [Em] everything, [E] everything I wanted to.
[C] I let them use you, [E] put their own ends.
[C] To the center of the city at [D] night.
[E] To the [C] center of the city at [D] night.
[E] Where it meets the moon.
[G] [Em]
[G] [B] [E]
[Am] [Dm] [E]
[F] [E]
[Em] [Bm] [E] [F#]
[G] [E]
[Em] [E]
[C] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
C
3211
D
1321
Em
121
G
2131
E
2311
C
3211
D
1321
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To start learning Joy Division - (2019 Remaster) Shadowplay chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - C, D, E, C and E in sequence. Begin your practice at a relaxed 36 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 73. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _
[C] To the center of the city where roads meet [E] the moon. _
[C] To the depths of the ocean where our hopes and [E] dreams meet. _
[C] I was moving through the silence when I [Em] pulled the trigger, waiting. _ _
_ [C] And you [D] didn't even know, and you're, [E] I found too. _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [A#] _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
[C] In the shadow play, acting on your own, but [E] knowing no more.
[C] As the assassin drove through the temple, I [E] was dancing on the floor. _
[C] And the cold steel odor on the body's [D] spreading for me to [E] be dead. _
_ [C] _ _ [D] It's [E] a dead end. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
I did [Em] everything, [E] everything I wanted to.
[C] I let them use you, [E] put their own ends.
[C] To the center of the city at [D] night.
[E] To _ the [C] center of the city at [D] night.
[E] Where it meets the moon. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ [Dm] _ [E] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [E] _ [F#] _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Stephen Morris, Bernard Sumner, Ian Curtis and Peter Hook.

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