Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding chords by Jesse Winchester

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D
F#m
Em
Asus4
A
Bm
G
Edim
Gm

Intro 1

F#m

Asus4

Verse 1
D 
The boys
Bm 
were singing shing- a- ling
Em 
G 
The summer night we met
A 
You were tan and seventeen
G 
D 
Em 
Asus4 
O how could I forget
D 
Bm 
When every star from near and far
Em 
G 
Was watching from above
A 
Watching two teenagers
G 
D 
Em 
A 
fall in love

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Verse 2

The way we danced was not a dance

But more a long embrace

We held on to each other and

We floated there in space

And I was shy to kiss you while

The whole wide world could see

So shing- a- ling said everything for me

Verse 3
Em 
And O the poor old
Asus4 
A 
old      folks
D 
They thought we'd lost our minds
Bm 
F#m 
They could not make heads or tails
Em 
A 
Of the young folks' funny rhymes
D 
Bm 
But you and I knew all the words
Em 
Edim 
Gm 
And we always sang along to
D 
Bm 
Em 
O  sham- a- ling- dong- ding
A 
D 
Sham- a- ling- dang- dong
Bm 
Em 

Verse 4
Asus4 
A 
D 
Bm 
So after years and after tears
Em 
And after summers past
A 
The old folks tried to warn us
D 
Em 
A 
How our love would never last
D 
Bm 
And all we'd get was soaking wet
Em 
From walking in the rain
A 
And singing sham- a- shing- a- ling again
D 

Verse 5
Em 
A 
And O   the poor old old folks
D 
They smile and walk away
Bm 
But I bet they did some
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Em 
A 
Sham- a- lama- ding- dong in their day
D 
Bm 
I bet that they still close their eyes
Em 
Edim 
Gm 
And I bet they sing along to
D 
Bm 
Em 
O  sham- a- ling- dong- ding
G 
Asus4 
Sham- a- ling-    dang- dong

Verse 6
Bm 
O   those sweet old love songs
D 
Every word rings true
Bm 
Sham- a- ling- dong- ding
means sweetheart
Em 
A 
Sham- a- ling- dang- dong does too
D 
And it means that right here
Bm 
in  my arms
Em 
Edim 
That's where you belong
Gm 
D 
And it means sham-
Bm 
Em 
a- ling- dong- ding
G 
Asus4 
A 
D 
Sham- a- ling-    dang- dong