Chords for The Supremes: I'm Livin' In Shame (Sawyer / Taylor / Wilson / Gordy, 1969) - Lyrics
Tempo:
109.8 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Bm
A
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] [Am] [F]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[Dm] [C]
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
Oh, it [D] had a stop and slow road to [F#m] her feet, she just didn't know.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[F#m] She never got out of the house, never [A] even boarded a train.
[Bm] Madigan [A] was living high, didn't want him [D] to know her.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years old, I never [D] even showed her.
I'm living [F#m] in shame, mama [F#] I miss [G]
you.
[E] [D] I, [F#m]
mama [F#] I [D] miss you.
[G] [F#]
[Em] [A]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [Am]
Came to tell her grand, [Dm] mama passed [F] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[G] Before she died she cried to see me by her side.
[Am] She always did her best, [F] cooking, cleaning, always in [Am] the same old dress.
[Em]
Working hard down on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
[Bm]
[Em] Mama, [A] mama, [D] mama [Bm] can you hear me?
[A] Mama, [D] [D#]
I'm living [Gm] in shame, mama [G] I miss [D#] you.
[G#] [D#]
[Gm] [A#] Mama [G] I miss [G#] you.
[D#] [Gm]
[G] [G#] [D#]
[Gm]
[G] [G#] [N]
[F#m] [F#]
[Bm] [G] [A]
[D] [Am] [F]
[C] [G]
[Am]
[Dm] [C]
[Em]
[G] [Bm] [A]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[D] [F#]
[Bm] [G]
Oh, it [D] had a stop and slow road to [F#m] her feet, she just didn't know.
[Bm]
[G] [D]
[F#m] She never got out of the house, never [A] even boarded a train.
[Bm] Madigan [A] was living high, didn't want him [D] to know her.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years old, I never [D] even showed her.
I'm living [F#m] in shame, mama [F#] I miss [G]
you.
[E] [D] I, [F#m]
mama [F#] I [D] miss you.
[G] [F#]
[Em] [A]
[C] [G]
[D] [G] [Am]
Came to tell her grand, [Dm] mama passed [F] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[G] Before she died she cried to see me by her side.
[Am] She always did her best, [F] cooking, cleaning, always in [Am] the same old dress.
[Em]
Working hard down on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
[Bm]
[Em] Mama, [A] mama, [D] mama [Bm] can you hear me?
[A] Mama, [D] [D#]
I'm living [Gm] in shame, mama [G] I miss [D#] you.
[G#] [D#]
[Gm] [A#] Mama [G] I miss [G#] you.
[D#] [Gm]
[G] [G#] [D#]
[Gm]
[G] [G#] [N]
Key:
G
D
Bm
A
F#m
G
D
Bm
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Oh, it [D] had a stop and slow road to [F#m] her feet, she just didn't know.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F#m] She never got out of the house, never [A] even boarded a train.
[Bm] Madigan [A] was living high, didn't want him [D] to know her.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years old, I never [D] even showed her.
_ I'm living [F#m] in shame, mama [F#] I miss _ [G]
you.
_ [E] _ [D] I, _ _ [F#m] _
_ mama [F#] I [D] miss you.
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Came to tell her grand, [Dm] mama passed [F] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[G] Before she died she cried to see me by her side.
[Am] She always did her best, [F] cooking, cleaning, always in [Am] the same old dress.
[Em] _
Working hard down on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
_ [Bm] _
[Em] Mama, [A] mama, [D] mama [Bm] can you hear me?
[A] Mama, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _
I'm living [Gm] in shame, mama [G] I miss [D#] you.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] Mama [G] I miss [G#] you.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [N] _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [G]
Oh, it [D] had a stop and slow road to [F#m] her feet, she just didn't know.
_ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [F#m] She never got out of the house, never [A] even boarded a train.
[Bm] Madigan [A] was living high, didn't want him [D] to know her.
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years old, I never [D] even showed her.
_ I'm living [F#m] in shame, mama [F#] I miss _ [G]
you.
_ [E] _ [D] I, _ _ [F#m] _
_ mama [F#] I [D] miss you.
[G] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[D] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
Came to tell her grand, [Dm] mama passed [F] away [C] while making homemade jam.
[G] Before she died she cried to see me by her side.
[Am] She always did her best, [F] cooking, cleaning, always in [Am] the same old dress.
[Em] _
Working hard down on her knees, [G] always trying to please.
_ [Bm] _
[Em] Mama, [A] mama, [D] mama [Bm] can you hear me?
[A] Mama, _ _ _ [D] _ _ [D#] _
I'm living [Gm] in shame, mama [G] I miss [D#] you.
_ [G#] _ _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [A#] Mama [G] I miss [G#] you.
_ _ _ [D#] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [D#] _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ [N] _