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

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

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

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

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

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