Chords for The Shape I'm In (Remastered 2000)
Tempo:
128.25 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
C
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Cm] .
[G] .
Go out yonder, peace in the valley, come downtown, have to rumble in the alley.
[D] Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
Has anybody seen my lady?.
This livin' alone will drive me crazy.
[D] Lord, you don't [G] know the shade's behind me.
.
[Dm] [C] I'm [G] gonna go down by the water, [C] but I ain't [Dm] gonna jump in, [G] no, no.
[C] I'll just [Dm] be lookin' for [Em] my neighbor, [F] and I hear [D] that's what she's [G] feelin'.
Oh, out of nine lives, I spent seven.
Now, how in the world do you get to heaven?.
[D] Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
[Bb] [C] [Cm] .
[Am] [Gm] .
[G] .
[D] .
[Em] [G] .
[D] .
[Em] [G] .
[C] I just [Dm] spent 60 [G] days in the [C] jailhouse for the [G] crime of havin' no dough, no dough.
[C] Now, here [Dm] I am back [Em] out on the [F] street for the crime [D] of havin' nowhere to [G] go.
Save your net, or save your brother, looks like it's one or the [D] other.
Lord, [Am] you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
[F] [G] Now, two young kids might start a ruckus, you know they feel, or tryin' to shuck [D] us.
Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
[C] [Eb] [C] [Gm] .
[G] .
[D] [Am] [G] [D] .
[G] .
[Dm] [G] I'm gonna go down by the water, but I ain't gonna jump in, no, [Bb] no.
[D] .
[Em] [G] I'll just be lookin' for my neighbor, and I hear that's what she's .
[D] feelin'.
.
[G] .
[D] [Em] .
[G] .
[D] .
[G] .
[G] .
Go out yonder, peace in the valley, come downtown, have to rumble in the alley.
[D] Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
Has anybody seen my lady?.
This livin' alone will drive me crazy.
[D] Lord, you don't [G] know the shade's behind me.
.
[Dm] [C] I'm [G] gonna go down by the water, [C] but I ain't [Dm] gonna jump in, [G] no, no.
[C] I'll just [Dm] be lookin' for [Em] my neighbor, [F] and I hear [D] that's what she's [G] feelin'.
Oh, out of nine lives, I spent seven.
Now, how in the world do you get to heaven?.
[D] Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
[Bb] [C] [Cm] .
[Am] [Gm] .
[G] .
[D] .
[Em] [G] .
[D] .
[Em] [G] .
[C] I just [Dm] spent 60 [G] days in the [C] jailhouse for the [G] crime of havin' no dough, no dough.
[C] Now, here [Dm] I am back [Em] out on the [F] street for the crime [D] of havin' nowhere to [G] go.
Save your net, or save your brother, looks like it's one or the [D] other.
Lord, [Am] you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
[F] [G] Now, two young kids might start a ruckus, you know they feel, or tryin' to shuck [D] us.
Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
.
[C] [Eb] [C] [Gm] .
[G] .
[D] [Am] [G] [D] .
[G] .
[Dm] [G] I'm gonna go down by the water, but I ain't gonna jump in, no, [Bb] no.
[D] .
[Em] [G] I'll just be lookin' for my neighbor, and I hear that's what she's .
[D] feelin'.
.
[G] .
[D] [Em] .
[G] .
[D] .
[G] .
Key:
G
D
C
Dm
Em
G
D
C
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Go out yonder, peace in the valley, come downtown, have to rumble in the alley.
[D] _ Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ Has anybody seen my lady?.
This livin' alone will drive me crazy.
[D] _ Lord, you don't [G] know the shade's behind me.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ I'm [G] gonna go down by the water, [C] _ but I ain't [Dm] gonna jump in, [G] no, no.
[C] _ I'll just [Dm] be lookin' for [Em] my neighbor, [F] _ and I hear [D] that's what she's [G] feelin'.
Oh, out of nine lives, I spent seven.
Now, how in the world do you get to heaven?.
[D] Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
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[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ _ .
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[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ I just [Dm] spent 60 [G] days in the [C] jailhouse for the [G] crime of havin' no dough, no dough.
[C] Now, here [Dm] I am back [Em] out on the [F] street for the crime [D] of havin' nowhere to [G] go.
Save your net, or save your brother, looks like it's one or the [D] other.
Lord, [Am] you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
_ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [G] _ Now, two young kids might start a ruckus, you know they feel, or tryin' to shuck [D] us.
Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
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_ [C] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [C] _ [Gm] _ .
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_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [G] _ I'm gonna go down by the water, but I ain't gonna _ _ _ jump in, no, [Bb] no.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ I'll just be lookin' for my neighbor, and I hear that's _ _ _ _ _ what _ _ she's _ _ _ .
_ [D] feelin'.
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_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ .
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Go out yonder, peace in the valley, come downtown, have to rumble in the alley.
[D] _ Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ Has anybody seen my lady?.
This livin' alone will drive me crazy.
[D] _ Lord, you don't [G] know the shade's behind me.
_ _ _ _ .
_ [Dm] _ [C] _ I'm [G] gonna go down by the water, [C] _ but I ain't [Dm] gonna jump in, [G] no, no.
[C] _ I'll just [Dm] be lookin' for [Em] my neighbor, [F] _ and I hear [D] that's what she's [G] feelin'.
Oh, out of nine lives, I spent seven.
Now, how in the world do you get to heaven?.
[D] Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
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[Bb] _ _ [C] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [Gm] _ _ .
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[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ [C] _ I just [Dm] spent 60 [G] days in the [C] jailhouse for the [G] crime of havin' no dough, no dough.
[C] Now, here [Dm] I am back [Em] out on the [F] street for the crime [D] of havin' nowhere to [G] go.
Save your net, or save your brother, looks like it's one or the [D] other.
Lord, [Am] you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
_ _ _ _ .
[F] _ [G] _ Now, two young kids might start a ruckus, you know they feel, or tryin' to shuck [D] us.
Lord, you don't know [G] the shade's behind me.
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_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ .
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Dm] _ [G] _ I'm gonna go down by the water, but I ain't gonna _ _ _ jump in, no, [Bb] no.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ I'll just be lookin' for my neighbor, and I hear that's _ _ _ _ _ what _ _ she's _ _ _ .
_ [D] feelin'.
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