Don't Shut Me Down chords by
Abba
Abba

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Key: Bb major
Verse 1
D
D

A while ago,
I heard the sound of children's laughter
Bm
Bm

Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
Em
Em

This wooden bench
is getting harder by the hour
A
A

D
D

A
A

The sun is going down, it's getting dark
D
D

I realize I'm cold
A
A

The rain begins to pour
D
D

Bm
Bm

As I watch the windows on the second floor
G
G

D
D

A
A

The lights are on, it's time to go
G
G

It's time at last to let him know
Interlude 1
Em
Em

Em
Em

A
A

A
A

Verse 2
Em
Em

I believe it would be fair to say
A
A

D
D

Bm
Bm

You look bewildered
Em
Em

C
C

And you wonder why I'm here today
G
G

D
D

And so you should, I would
Pre-chorus 1
G
G

D
D

When I left, I felt I'd had enough
Em
Em

G
G

But in the shape and form I appear now
C
C

I have learned to cope
G
G

C
C

D
D

And love and hope is why I am here now
B
B

Chorus 1
E
E

And now you see another me,
I've been reloaded, yeah
C#m
C#m

I'm fired up, don't shut me down
F#m
F#m

I'm like a dream within a dream
that's been decoded
B
B

E
E

B
B

I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
E
E

I'm not the one you knew
B
B

I'm now and then combined
C#m
C#m

And I'm asking you to have
A
A

E
E

an open mind now
A
A

E
E

I'm not the same this time around
B
B

A
A

I'm fired up, don't shut me down
Interlude 2
F#m
F#m

F#m
F#m

B
B

B
B

Verse 3
F#m
F#m

B
B

Will you leave me standing in the hall
E
E

C#m
C#m

Or let me enter?
F#m
F#m

The apartment hasn't changed at all
D
D

A
A

E
E

I got to say I'm glad
Pre-chorus 2
A
A

Once these rooms were witness to our love
E
E

F#m
F#m

A
A

My tantrums and increasing frustration
D
D

But I go from mad
A
A

D
D

E
E

To not so bad in my transforma tion
C#
C#

Chorus 2
F#
F#

And now you see another me,
I've been reloaded, yeah
D#m
D#m

I'm fired up, don't shut me down
G#m
G#m

I'm like a dream within a dream
that's been decoded
C#
C#

F#
F#

C#
C#

I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down
F#
F#

I'm not the one you knew
C#
C#

I'm now and then combined
D#m
D#m

And I'm asking you
B
B

F#
F#

to have an open mind now
B
B

F#
F#

I'm not the same this time around
C#
C#

B
B

I'm fired up, don't shut me down
Outro 1
F#
F#

You asked me not to leave
C#
C#

Well, here I am again
F#
F#

D#m
D#m

And I love you still and so I won't pretend
B
B

I have learned to cope
F#
F#

B
B

C#
C#

And love and hope is why I am here now

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