The Shell chords by
Lucy Dacus (Official Version)

2018Folk95 views

Key: D majorDifficulty: Advanced

Verse 1
F# F# 
 
I'm a ghost
D D 
 
Walking in a boring dream
Bm Bm 
 
You are there
A A 
 
Talking and I'm not listening
G G 
 
I am busy doing nothing
D D 
 
G G 
 
And you're rudely interrupting
A A 
 
It's a

Verse 2
F# F# 
 
D D 
 
myth and now I see it clearly
A A 
 
You don't have to be sad
D D 
 
G G 
 
to make something worth hearing
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
Now I'm calm  and I'm content
Bm Bm 
 
A A 
 
Gmaj7 Gmaj7 
 
One more burden off my       back

Chorus 1

F#m

You don't wanna be a creator

Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say

Put down the pen,

A/C#

Bm/C#

Gmaj7

don't let it force your hand

Verse 3
F#m F#m 
 
I'm a ghost
D D 
 
Walking on an empty street
Bm Bm 
 
No name anymore
A A 
 
No need to call for me
G G 
 
I'm a long-lost hometown hero
D D 
 
Late to legendary past lives
G6 G6 
 
Gm6 Gm6 
 
within me
Gm/Bb Gm/Bb 
 
If I

Verse 4
F#m F#m 
 
D D 
 
had   the offer to do it again
A A 
 
Bm7 Bm7 
 
G G 
 
Make me invincible, invisible, or brain dead
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
If the body  and the life were two things
Bm Bm 
 
G G 
 
that we could divide
A A 
 
I'd deliver up my shell to be filled

Interlude 1
with somebody else
D D 
 
Daug Daug 
 
Bm/D Bm/D 
 
Daug Daug 
 
D D 
 
Daug Daug 
 
Bm/D Bm/D 
 
Daug Daug 
 
D D 
 
Daug Daug 
 
Bm/D Bm/D 
 
Gm/D Gm/D 
 
D D 
 
Bbdim7 Bbdim7 
 
F#7/Bb F#7/Bb 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Am Am 
 
Gm6 Gm6 
 
Gm Gm 
 
F# F#

Chorus 2

F#m

You don't wanna be a creator

Doesn't mean you've got nothing to say

Put down the pen, don't let it force your hand

Verse 5

F#m

You don't wanna be a leader

Doesn't mean you don't know the way

A/C#

Hold your own hand,

Bm/C#

walk on without a plan

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsF# D Bm A G...

Chords

F#
D
Bm
A
G
F#m
Gmaj7
A/C#
Bm/C#
G6
Gm6
Gm/Bb
Bm7
Daug
Bm/D
Gm/D
Bbdim7
F#7/Bb
Am
Gm

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

F#: 2-4-4-3-2-2
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Gmaj7: 3-x-0-0-0-2
A/C#: x-4-2-2-5-x
Bm/C#: shape not available
G6: 3-2-0-0-0-0
Gm6: 3-x-2-3-3-x
Gm/Bb: x-1-0-0-3-3
Bm7: x-2-4-2-3-x
Daug: x-x-0-3-3-2
Bm/D: x-x-0-4-3-2
Gm/D: x-x-0-3-3-3
Bbdim7: x-1-2-0-2-0
F#7/Bb: 6-x-4-6-5-x
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Gm: 3-5-5-3-3-3

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of The Shell by Lucy Dacus, 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 D major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Lucy Dacus.

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