Shame on You chords by
Indigo Girls

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Key: A major•

Intro 1

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G

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D

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Verse 1

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My friend

s they wash the windows

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And they shine in the sun

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They tell me, "Wake up early

in the morning sometime

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D

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See what a beautiful job we done"

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I say, "Let's put on some tunes

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Sing along and Doolittle all day"

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Go down to the riverside,

take off our shoes

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And wash these sins away

Verse 2

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The river said

"La la la"

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D

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It said, "Shame on you"

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G

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The river said

"La la la"

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It said, "Shame on you"

Verse 3

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I go down to Chicano city park

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Because it makes me feel so fine

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And when the weeds go down

you can see up close

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In the dead of the winter time

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But when the summer comes

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everything's in bloom

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And you wouldn't know it's there

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And white folks like to pretend it's not

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But their music's in the air

Verse 4

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You can hear them singing

"La la la"

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They said, "Shame on you"

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You can feel them dancing

"La la la"

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They said, "Shame on you"

Verse 5

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My friend Tanner she says, "You know

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Me and Jesus we're of the same heart

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The only thing that keeps us distant

C

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D

D

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Is that I keep fuckin' up"

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I said, "Come on down

to Chicano city park

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And wash your blues

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G

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away"

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The beautiful ladies walk right by

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C

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You know I never know what to say

Verse 6

D

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And they'll be singing

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C

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"Ooh la la la la la la la la, shame on you"

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And they'll be dancing

Ooh la la la, they said,

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"Shame on you

Interlude 1

Shame on you"

G

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C

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Am

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C

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Verse 7

G

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C

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Let's go road block trippin'

in the middle of the night

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Up in Gainesville town

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There'll be blue lights flashing

down the long dirt road

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D

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When they ask me to step out

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They say, "We be looking

for illegal immigrants

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Can we check your car"

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I say, "You know it's funny

I think we were on the same

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boat back in 1694"

Verse 8

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And I said

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"Ooh la la la la la la la la,

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shame on you"

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They'll be dancing

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D

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La la la I said, "Shame on you"

I said

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C

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D

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"Ooh la la la la la la la la, shame on you

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Shame on you, la la

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La la la la shame on you"

G

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I said

I said

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"La la la shame on you"

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I'll be dancing

(and they'll be singing)

C

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D

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La la la I said, "Shame on you

Interlude 2

Shame on you"

G

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Verse 9

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(Road block trippin' in the middle

of the night)

(Gainesville town

C

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(Blue lights flashing down the long

G

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dirt road)

Outro 1

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C

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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Chords

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Shame on You by Indigo Girls is A major.

The primary chords used in Shame on You are A, D, E, Bm.

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

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

The tempo of Shame on You is approximately 158 beats per minute.

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