It's A Shame chords by First Aid Kit (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

E
A
B
C#m
F#
Amaj7

Intro 1

Verse 1
E 
A 
E 
 (E major) Lately I've been  (A major) thinking about the  (E major) past
A 
E 
How there  (A major) is no holding  (E major) back
A 
E 
B 
No  (A major) point in  (E major) wasting  (B major) sorrow
A 
E 
On  (A major) things that won't be here to (E major) morrow
A 
E 
But you and I well,  (A major) we don't need to  (E major) speak
A 
E 
It's the  (A major) secret that we  (E major) keep
A 
E 
B 
Out of  (A major) view and  (E major) out of  (B major) sight
A 
E 
 (A major) Just say when and we'll say good (E major) night

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Chorus 1

Tell me it's okay

To live life this way

Sometimes I want you to stay

I know it's a shame

Shame

Verse 2
E 
A 
E 
 (E major) I've spent  (A major) so much of my  (E major) time
A 
E 
Going  (A major) out of my  (E major) mind
A 
E 
B 
Trying so  (A major) hard to  (E major) be of  (B major) use
A 
E 
 (A major) But what you cannot gain you  (E major) lose
A 
E 
In L.A., the sun's  (A major) almost too  (E major) bright
A 
E 
I  (A major) cannot get it  (E major) right
A 
E 
B 
The emp (A major) tiness  (E major) I  (B major) feel
A 
E 
 (A major) And now none of it seems  (E major) real

Chorus 2
A 
E 
B 
C#m 
 (A major) Maybe it's al (E major) right  (B major)  (C sharp minor) 
A 
E 
B 
C#m 
 (A major) If I just spend the  (E major) night  (B major)  (C sharp minor) 
A 
E 
B 
 (A major) Sometimes I just  (E major) can't bear to walk a (B major) way
A 
E 
I know it's a  (A major) shame  (E major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Shame  (E major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Shame  (E major) 
B 
B 
E 
E 
 (B major)  (B major)  (E major)  (E major) 

Bridge 1

Who have I become?

Who will I be

Come tomorrow?

Chorus 3
A 
E 
B 
 (A major) Tell me it's o (E major) kay  (B major) 
A 
E 
B 
 (A major) If I ask you to  (E major) stay  (B major) 
A 
E 
 (A major) Sometimes the  (E major) night
B 
cuts through me like a  (B major) knife
A 
E 
I know it's a  (A major) shame  (E major) 
A 
E 
I know it's a  (A major) shame  (E major) 
A 
E 
B 
I know it's a  (A major) shame  (E major)  (B major) 

Outro 1

Shame

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GuitarPianoUkulele

E
A
B
C#m
F#
Amaj7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: E majorBPM: 106

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
Amaj7: x-0-2-1-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of It's A Shame by First Aid Kit, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of First Aid Kit's performance.