Shield chords by Deep Purple

SimplifiedEm · E · Bm · A · Am …

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Intro 1
Em 
 (E minor) 
E 
 (E major) 
Em 
Bm 
 (E minor)  (B minor) 
E 
Em 
A 
Am 
Em 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (A minor)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
E 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major) 

Verse 1
Em 
Mama plays a queen on the  (E minor) hill built on a dream
E 
While the children play in the field  (E major) 
Papa smokes the pipe of
Em 
a sweet  (E minor) and better life

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Interlude 1

But how strong is the shield?

Can peace be found on the carpet

Verse 2

above ground

Where sky is forever blue?

So let it

Verse 3

pass baby now,

the slow and riding cloud

Which may take me from

you

Interlude 2

Verse 4
E 
Many things  (E major) a man can lose
Em 
His  (E minor) self, his rights, his views
But never his heart or his love
E 
 (E major) So take this hand of mine
Em 
 (E minor) and climb baby, climb
To the hill up above
E 
 (E major) 

Verse 5
Em 
 (E minor) 
E 
Em 
 (E major) Now you can play a queen  (E minor) on
the hill built on a dream
E 
While our children play  (E major) in
Em 
E 
Em 
the field  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
D 
I can smoke the  (D major) pipe of
G 
C 
a sweet  (G major) and better life  (C major) 
F 
G 
And  (F major) trust in the strength  (G major) of the shield

Interlude 3
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
Am 
F 
B 
 (A minor)  (F major)  (B major) 
G 
Bm 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (G major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
A 
Am 
Em 
 (A major)  (A minor)  (E minor) 
E 
 (E major) 
B 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (B major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
E 
 (E major) 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
E 
A 
Em 
A 
Em 
 (E major)  (A major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
 (E major)  (E minor) 
D 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
A 
Em 
E 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (A major)  (E minor)  (E major) 
Em 
B 
Em 
 (E minor)  (B major)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
 (E major)  (E minor) 
A 
Am 
Em 
 (A major)  (A minor)  (E minor) 
E 
Em 
 (E major)  (E minor) 

Verse 6
E 
Em 
So trust  (E major) in your love,  (E minor) and Lucy up above
E 
And let light pass like a wheel  (E major) 
Don't take the chance of
Em 
 (E minor) life's hectic dance
Kiss the strength of the shield
E 
 (E major) 

Verse 7

The seeker will be found by

the looker on the ground

And to his wish he will yield

Verse 8

Fate will have it's word, of course

The time will change it's course

And hold the strength of the shield

Outro 1
Em 
E 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E major)  (E minor) 
Em 
E 
 (E minor)  (E major) 
D 
Em 
E 
A 
 (D major)  (E minor)  (E major)  (A major) 
Em 
 (E minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) 
Em 
Em 
Em 
 (E minor)  (E minor)  (E minor) 
Em 
 (E minor) 