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shut up and sing chords by
Brent Cobb
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Key: B major•
Intro 1
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Gm
Gm
3

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I was told
Verse 1
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not long ago that

I can't talk the way I do

Singers shouldn't share their current

affairs or worldly views
C
C

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Sayin' something off the wall just

might bend folks outta shape
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G

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Hard workin' people spend their

paychecks to show up and escape
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C
C

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So put a plug in what you think

Man, shut up and sing
G
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Verse 2


So I pulled out my guitar and
Gsus4
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I gave it a strum

And I thought about the way I'd
Gsus4
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G
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lay it out there if one
C
C

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Lone song was all I had to make

it all make half- sense
G
G

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To put some heart back on the forefront,
Gsus4
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collective consciousness
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G

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F
F

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Can't be dead as my six strings
C
C

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I wondered what would
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I shut up an d sing

Then it hit me
Verse 3
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Shut up and sing, Lord,

have mercy on all us earthly fools
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G

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There's poison in our rhetoric

and bullets in our schools
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F

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So I'll sing what the hell

is going on around here
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Let's take these blinders off our eyes

and pull the cotton from our ears
Bb
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Until somebody says something
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and means something

I'll shut up and sing
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Verse 4
Gsus4
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Sometimes saying nothing says it

all and then some more

Conjecture causes bull and

fuels unnecessary wars
C
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Poets know hiding the truth somewhere

between the lines
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G

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Somehow makes it seem worth

more for those looking to find
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F

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Some answers to the troubles
C
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this life brings so

They shut up and sing
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Verse 5

F
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Shut up and sing, Lord,

forgive us for we know not what we do
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There's shouting from the mountains

down to south border towns too
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Shut up and sing,

what the hell is going on around here
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Let's take these blinders off our eyes

and pull the cotton from our ears
Bb
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'Til somebody says something

that means something
F
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I'll shut up and sing
Interlude 1
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Gm
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C
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Gsus4
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Gm
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Bb
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F
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G
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Gsus4
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Verse 6
Gm
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Songs got ways of going places

folks have never been

From one side of the world,

'round and 'round and back again
C
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Universal unity ain't realistic, naw
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Aw, but who says we can't run

one for the hell of it all?
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You never know how true
C
C

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a melody might ring
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'Til you shut up and sing
Outro 1
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Gsus4
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Gm
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Gsus4
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Gm
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Gsus4
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Gm

    3

  • C

  • F

  • Gsus4

  • Bb

Capo: 4

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of shut up and sing by Brent Cobb is B major.

The primary chords used in shut up and sing are B, Bm, E, A, Bsus4, D.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 4 fret.

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

The tempo of shut up and sing is approximately 92 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of shut up and sing using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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