"Alice in Chains" (1995)
Shame on You
! Lyrics by Layne Staley
! Music by Jerry Cantrell, Sean Kinney, Mike Inez
! Tune down half step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb) but play chords as if in
! standard tuning
Intro: <D C# C A>
Lead Riff: [Bb|-----12b-(14)-12-----]
> D C# C A
Verse 1: When I waken, And I'm achin', Time for sleepin', yeah
> D C# C
<A> When I'm sayin', Time
to go and, I've been hurtin', yeah
> D F# C A
When I'm layin', I'm still trying, Concentrating on dyin', yeah
! Chorus:
! <D F# F A> (pick out, don't strum)
> D
You're right as rain
> F#
But you're wrong to blame
> F A
Agreed my crime's the same
> D
My sin's I'll claim
> F#
Give you back shed pain
> F A
Go find a place for own shame, yeah
> D
So you can deal
> F#
With this thing unreal
> F A
No one made you feel any hurt, yeah
Verse 2: Body's movin', Only Provin',
No one heeds to move
Still believin', Yet mistaken,
All God's children, yeah
And I must say, I was stupid
Selfishly she consumed, yeah
! Chorus:
And you must change, patterns all we trained
or n'er regain peace you seek
Now you hear me, for the things I see
Yeah, I believe in inner peace, yeah
> D C G D
Bridge: Throw out, Blow up, Hold in
> D C G D A
Show fine, No signs, Grow Blind
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! Tune down half step (Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb) but play chords as if in
! standard tuning
! Intro: <D D/C# D/C A> (play in this order: Base note, 4, 3, 2)
! Lead Riff: [Bb|----12--12b-(14)-12-----]
! Verse 1:
> D D\C# D\C
> A
When I waken, And I'm achin', Time for sleepin', yeah
> D D\C# D\C
<A> When I'm sayin', Time
to go and, I've been hurtin', yeah
> D D\C# D\C A
When I'm layin', I'm still trying, Concentrating on dyin', yeah
! Chorus:
! <D F# F A> (pick out, don't strum)
> D
You're right as rain
> F#
But you're wrong to blame
> F A
Agreed my crime's the same
> D
My sin's I'll claim
> F#
Give you back shed pain
> F A
Go find a place for own shame, yeah
> D
So you can deal
> F#
With this thing unreal
> F A
No one made you feel any hurt, yeah
! Verse 2:
Body's movin', Only Provin',
No one heeds to move
Still believin', Yet mistaken,
All God's children, yeah
And I must say, I was stupid
Selfishly she consumed, yeah
! Chorus:
And you must change, patterns all we trained
or n'er regain peace you seek
Now you hear me, for the things I see
Yeah, I believe in inner peace, yeah
! Bridge:
> D C G D
Throw out, Blow up, Hold in
> D C G D A
Show fine, No signs, Grow Blind
> | D |D/C# | D\C | A | F | F# | C | G |
[E | 5 | x | x | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
B | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
G | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
D | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
A | 5 | x | x | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
E | x | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | x | 3 |]
