It's A Shame

Spinners

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It's A Shame

It's A Shame

Spinners

(Garrett - Wonder - Wright)

Intro (two guitars):

G#m7 G#m F#maj7 D#m [3X]

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(bass drum, high-hat enter)

Bmaj7 B6 Bm7 Bm6

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G#m7 G#m7/C# (bass, tambourine enter)

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Ooh-do-do-do Ooh-do-do-do

Verse 1 (guitars continue as above; chords indicated are composites of

all parts):

G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me

G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

Bmaj7 B6 Bm7 Bm6

I'm sitting all alone by the telephone

G#m7 G#m7/C#

Waiting for your call when you don't call at all

Verse 2:

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you play with my emotions

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

You're like a child at play on a sunny day

But you play with love and then you throw it away

Bridge:

G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m

Why do you use me try to confuse me

G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m

How can you stand to be so cruel

Amaj7 Dmaj7

Why don't you free me from this prison

Emaj7 G#m7 G#m7/C#

Where I serve my time as your fool

Verse 3:

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

I try to stay with you show you love so true

But you won't appreciate the love we try to make

[repeat first two lines of intro (two guitars w/drums)]

Oh, it's-a got to be a shame

[repeat bridge]

Verse 4:

Got to be a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

Ohhh, it's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me

It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man

You've got my heart in chains and I must complain

I just can't be content oh, look at (unintelligible)

Coda:

[vocal improvisation over verse chords; fade on 4th line]