Shoeshine Boy Chords by Eddie Kendricks
Tempo:
167.45 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[D] [Em] [A] [D] [Em] I [C] don't know.
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G] How [D] you [Em] do your work so well?
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [D] You'll go somewhere.
[G]
[D]
Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G] Where [D] you gonna [Em] be ten years from now?
Just do, just [D] keep [Em] working,
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G]
[A] I don't [G] know.
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[G] You've been [D] working so [C] hard.
So [Am] many
[Bm]
To [Gm] learn.
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[A] [A#]
[B] What [Am] would you [D] discover?
[G] [D]
Though [G] it's [D] a long way,
[G] You'll [D] reach the top.
[G] Now [D] when you finally get there,
Don't forget [Em] somewhere.
You [A] came,
[G] [D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G] Working [D] so [Em] hard in the noonday sun.
Just keep working,
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G] Look what you [A] now get [Em] together.
[D] [G] Teasing [A] the [D] girls a lot.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] Yeah, [G]
[D] don't you [Em] know that you're a star?
Yes, you're a star, Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G]
[A] [Em] That's the [F#m] way,
[G]
[A] That's the [D] way,
That's your heart.
[G]
[D] [G]
You've been working [D] so hard.
[C] [Am] So many
[Bm] [G]
To [Gm] learn.
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[A] What would
[Bm] [Am] [D] you discover?
[G]
[D] Yeah,
Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G]
You've been working [D] so hard.
Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D]
Don't you know that you're a star?
[G]
[D] [G] That's [D] the way,
That's your heart.
[G] [D]
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G] How [D] you [Em] do your work so well?
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G]
[A] [G] [D] [Em]
[A] [D] You'll go somewhere.
[G]
[D]
Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G] Where [D] you gonna [Em] be ten years from now?
Just do, just [D] keep [Em] working,
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G]
[A] I don't [G] know.
[D] [G]
[A] [D]
[G] You've been [D] working so [C] hard.
So [Am] many
[Bm]
To [Gm] learn.
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[A] [A#]
[B] What [Am] would you [D] discover?
[G] [D]
Though [G] it's [D] a long way,
[G] You'll [D] reach the top.
[G] Now [D] when you finally get there,
Don't forget [Em] somewhere.
You [A] came,
[G] [D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G] Working [D] so [Em] hard in the noonday sun.
Just keep working,
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G] Look what you [A] now get [Em] together.
[D] [G] Teasing [A] the [D] girls a lot.
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] Yeah, [G]
[D] don't you [Em] know that you're a star?
Yes, you're a star, Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G]
[A] [Em] That's the [F#m] way,
[G]
[A] That's the [D] way,
That's your heart.
[G]
[D] [G]
You've been working [D] so hard.
[C] [Am] So many
[Bm] [G]
To [Gm] learn.
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[A] What would
[Bm] [Am] [D] you discover?
[G]
[D] Yeah,
Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D] [G]
You've been working [D] so hard.
Shoeshine boy!
[G]
[D]
Don't you know that you're a star?
[G]
[D] [G] That's [D] the way,
That's your heart.
[G] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Em
Am
D
G
A
[D] _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ [D] _ [Em] _ I [C] don't know. _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Shoeshine boy!
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] How [D] you [Em] do your work so well? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Shoeshine [D] boy!
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] You'll go _ somewhere.
[G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Where [D] you gonna [Em] be ten years from now?
Just do, just [D] keep [Em] working,
_ Shoeshine [D] boy!
_ [G] _
[A] I don't [G] know.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] You've been [D] working so _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] hard.
_ _ So [Am] _ many_
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
To _ [Gm] _ learn. _ _
_ _ [D] Shoeshine boy! _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [A#]
[B] What [Am] would you [D] _ discover? _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Though [G] it's [D] a long way,
_ _ [G] You'll [D] reach the top.
_ [G] Now [D] when you finally get there,
Don't forget [Em] somewhere. _ _ _ _
_ You _ _ [A] came, _
[G] _ _ [D] Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Working [D] so [Em] _ hard in the noonday sun.
Just _ _ _ keep working,
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G] Look what you [A] now get [Em] together.
[D] _ _ [G] Teasing [A] the [D] girls a lot.
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ Yeah, _ _ [G]
[D] don't you [Em] know that you're a star? _
_ _ Yes, _ you're a star, Shoeshine [D] boy!
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ [Em] That's the [F#m] way,
[G] _
[A] That's the _ [D] way,
That's your heart.
[G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You've been working [D] so _ _ _ hard.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] So many_
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
To [Gm] learn. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Shoeshine boy! _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ What would _
[Bm] _ [Am] [D] you discover?
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _
_ Shoeshine boy!
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You've been working [D] so _ _ hard. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you know that you're a star?
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] That's [D] the way,
That's your heart.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Shoeshine boy!
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] How [D] you [Em] do your work so well? _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Shoeshine [D] boy!
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[A] _ [D] You'll go _ somewhere.
[G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Where [D] you gonna [Em] be ten years from now?
Just do, just [D] keep [Em] working,
_ Shoeshine [D] boy!
_ [G] _
[A] I don't [G] know.
[D] _ _ [G] _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] You've been [D] working so _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] hard.
_ _ So [Am] _ many_
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _
To _ [Gm] _ learn. _ _
_ _ [D] Shoeshine boy! _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [A#]
[B] What [Am] would you [D] _ discover? _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Though [G] it's [D] a long way,
_ _ [G] You'll [D] reach the top.
_ [G] Now [D] when you finally get there,
Don't forget [Em] somewhere. _ _ _ _
_ You _ _ [A] came, _
[G] _ _ [D] Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] Working [D] so [Em] _ hard in the noonday sun.
Just _ _ _ keep working,
Shoeshine [D] boy!
[G] Look what you [A] now get [Em] together.
[D] _ _ [G] Teasing [A] the [D] girls a lot.
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ Yeah, _ _ [G]
[D] don't you [Em] know that you're a star? _
_ _ Yes, _ you're a star, Shoeshine [D] boy!
_ [G] _ _
[A] _ [Em] That's the [F#m] way,
[G] _
[A] That's the _ [D] way,
That's your heart.
[G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You've been working [D] so _ _ _ hard.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] So many_
[Bm] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
To [Gm] learn. _ _ _ _
_ [D] Shoeshine boy! _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ What would _
[Bm] _ [Am] [D] you discover?
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ Yeah, _ _ _ _ _
_ Shoeshine boy!
_ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
You've been working [D] so _ _ hard. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Shoeshine boy!
_ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Don't you know that you're a star?
_ [G] _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] That's [D] the way,
That's your heart.
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _