dignity and shame chords by
Crooked Fingers

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

G

G

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Verse 1

G

G

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C

C

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Cover me in mud and leaves

D

D

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C

C

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I won't be the one to fail you

G

G

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I'm a thousand gargoyles stand

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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ing by your window

G

G

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C

C

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To be sure there ain't no cure

D

D

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C

C

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There could be no one to save you

G

G

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When the bad boys come

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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to do you in again

D

D

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So when they tell you things that

C

C

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G

G

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you don't want to know

D

D

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C

C

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Or take you back to places you

G

G

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don't want to go

D

D

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C

C

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You've got to bury that knife

D

D

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C

C

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Keep your face in the light

Em

Em

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Because there's one thing

D

D

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C

C

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that they cannot do

G

G

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Is take from you what you

D

D

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C

C

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keep in mud and leaves

G

G

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Verse 2

C

C

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And if you walk, walk away,

Save yourself,

G

G

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D

D

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you've got something to lose

C

C

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And if you give what they take,

G

G

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D

D

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you can bet they will take it from you

Em

Em

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You're not the same as

D

D

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C

C

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the day that you came

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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You can choose dignity or shame

Em

Em

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D

D

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You've got to bury your bones

C

C

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where you want in the ground

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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Where they will not be found by the leeches you're

G

G

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keeping alive

Interlude 1

D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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Verse 3

G

G

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C

C

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There's a man in your hand

G

G

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D

D

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C

C

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And he's got nothing good to sell you

G

G

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And he's smashing a violin

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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against your bed

G

G

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C

C

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To be sure there ain't no cure

D

D

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C

C

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He comes creeping back to beg you

G

G

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As thousand gargoyles

C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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crash into his head

D

D

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And then that feeling comes you've

C

C

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G

G

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been here once before

D

D

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That wicked feeling you don't

C

C

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G

G

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want to feel no more

D

D

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C

C

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You've got to bury that knife

D

D

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C

C

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That you keep stuck in your side

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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Before they dig that knife into you

G

G

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And break into what you

D

D

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C

C

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keep out of their reach

G

G

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Verse 4

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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And if you walk, walk away, save yourself,

D

D

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G

G

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D

D

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you've got nothing to prove

C

C

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And if you give what they take,

G

G

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D

D

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you can bet they will take it from you

Em

Em

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You're not the same as

D

D

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C

C

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the day that you came

Em

Em

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D

D

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C

C

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You can choose dignity or shame

Em

Em

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D

D

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You've got to carry your heart

C

C

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like a torch in the night

G

G

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C

C

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G

G

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Little keeper of light burning deep,

C

C

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G

G

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burning bright in the dark

Outro 1

D

D

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

C

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D

D

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C

C

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G

G

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C

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D

D

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

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E ₃

E ₂

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A ₂

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D ₃

G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

G ₄

B ₄

D ₅

E ₁

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

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G ₂

G ₃

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E ₄

E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

Guitar Tuner 7 Strings

B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

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Guitar Tuner 12 stringStandard

E ₃

E ₂

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

D ₄

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D ₅

E ₁

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Bass Tuner 5 Strings

B ₀

E ₁

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D ₂

G ₂

G ₃

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Balalaika Tuner

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D ₃

G ₃

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D ₄

Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

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Chords

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D
Em

Capo: 2

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of dignity and shame by Crooked Fingers is A major.

The primary chords used in dignity and shame are A, D, E, F#m.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, D, E, F#m, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of dignity and shame is approximately 100 beats per minute.

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