Shameless chords by
Billy Joel (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Advanced

Intro 1

C#m

G/A

C#m

G/A

Verse 1
E E 
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Well, I'm shameless
B/D# B/D# 
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when it comes to loving you
C#m C#m 
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I'd do anything you want  me to
A A 
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G/A G/A 
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I'd do anything at all
E E 
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B/D# B/D# 
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And I'm standing here for all the world  to see
C#m C#m 
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There ain't that much left  of me
A A 
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G/A G/A 
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That has very far to fall

Chorus 1

G#/C

You know I'm not a man who's ever been

C#m

F#m

Insecure about the world I've been living in

G#/C

I don't break easy, I have my pride

C#m

But if you need to be satisfied

Verse 2
E E 
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B/D# B/D# 
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I'm shameless, baby I don't have   a prayer
C#m C#m 
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Anytime I see you standing there
A A 
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G/A G/A 
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I go down upon my knees
E E 
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And I'm changing,
B/D# B/D# 
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I swore I'd never compromise
C#m C#m 
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But you convinced me otherwise
A A 
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G/A G/A 
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I'll do anything you please

Chorus 2
B B 
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G#/C G#/C 
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You see in all my life I've never  found
C#m C#m 
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What I couldn't resist,
F#m F#m 
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what I couldn't turn down
B B 
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G#/C G#/C 
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I could walk away from anyone I ever   knew
C#m C#m 
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D D 
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Em Em 
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D/F# D/F# 
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But I can't walk away from you

Bridge 1
G G 
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I have never let anything have this much
F#m F#m 
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Control  over me
F F 
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C C 
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I worked too hard to call my life my own
G G 
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But I made myself a world
F#m F#m 
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And it worked so    perfectly
F F 
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But it's your world now, I can't refuse
F#m F#m 
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B6 B6 
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I     never had so much to lose

Solo 1

B/D#

C#m

G/A

(I'm shameless)

B/D#

C#m

C#m/B

G/A

Chorus 3
B B 
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[Whammy bar] You know it should be easy
G#/C G#/C 
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for a man    who's strong
C#m C#m 
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F#m F#m 
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To say   he's sorry or admit   when he's wrong
B B 
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G#/C G#/C 
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I've never lost anything I ever   missed
C#m C#m 
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Dadd9 Dadd9 
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But I've  never been in love     like this
It's out of my hands

Verse 3
E E 
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B/D# B/D# 
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I'm shameless, I don't have the power  now
C#m C#m 
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But I don't want it anyhow
A A 
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G/A G/A 
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So I've got to let it go
E E 
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B/D# B/D# 
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I'm shameless, shameless as a man    can be
C#m C#m 
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You can make a total fool  of me
A A 
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G/A G/A 
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I just wanted you to know

Outro 1

B/D#

C#m

G/A

I am shameless

B/D#

C#m

G/A

Shameless

[Repeat and fade]

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsE B C#m A G/A...

Chords

E
B
C#m
A
G/A
B/D#
G#/C
F#m
D
D#
Em
D/F#
G
F
C
B6
C#m/B
Dadd9
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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
B: x-2-4-4-4-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G/A: x-0-5-4-3-x
B/D#: x-6-4-4-7-x
G#/C: 8-6-6-8-x-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
D#: x-6-8-8-8-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
B6: 7-x-6-8-7-x
C#m/B: 7-x-6-6-5-x
Dadd9: x-5-4-x-5-5

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 9

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This is the definitive original version of Shameless by Billy Joel, 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 G major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Billy Joel.

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