Rebecca Lynn Howard

What A Shame

Rebecca Lynn Howard


Tom: F#m

E|---(| capo 2nd fret)---

[Intro]
A then D E A D = 4x's

[Verse]
D           E  A   D             E  A  D  (D E A D) 2x's
Phone rings 2 am,  Oh no here we go again
     D          E      A          D        E   A    D  (D E A D) 2x's          
It's you on my caller ID in the middle of castrasophry
D     E    A        D           E   A  
How many times can your heart break 
D     E     A       D
I've heard all that I can take

[Chorus]
         D         E          A             D            E        A    D 
What a shame the whole world didn't stop turning it's burning you up inside,
E        A         D       E    A        D    E        A     D
Too bad you're so full of pride,  what a pity no body understands you,  
    E    A     D        E          A       D - E A      
A complicated man who, knows he's always right,
         D                       E            A
What a shame what a pity what a pity what a shame,
         D                       E            A   (D - E - A - D - E - A )
What a shame what a pity what a pity what a shame,

[Verse 2]
D                     E       A     D               E   A      D ( D E A D) 2x's   
Like Tom cruise and Russell Crow Hollywood's where you should go,
D                  E       A      D             E     A   D  ( D E A D) 2x's      
Lord knows you've got the act A drama king and that's a fact,
D     E    A        D      E   A 
How many times can one sky fall, 
D  E     A     D
I can't take another call,

[Chorus]
         D         E          A             D            E        A    D 
What a shame the whole world didn't stop turning it's burning you up inside,
E        A         D       E    A        D    E        A     D
Too bad you're so full of pride,  what a pity no body understands you,  
    E    A     D        E          A       D E A      
A complicated man who, knows he's always right,
         D                       E            A
What a shame what a pity what a pity what a shame,
         D                       E            A   (D E A D E A )
What a shame what a pity what a pity what a shame,

[Bridge]                                             
 C#                               D         D#    
Some people can never learn and that's too bad,
B                                  E 
You can't get it through your head I don't want you back,
         D - E - A - D
What a shame,

(lead chords - D - E - A - D = 8x's then C# - D - B7

(ending)
No chord  D E A D 
 What a shame 
E           A     D
burning you up inside,
E        A         D       E    A        D    E        A     D
Too bad you're so full of pride,  what a pity no body understands you,  
    E    A     D        E          A       D E A      
A complicated man who, knows he's always right,
          D          E      A    D           E    A      D  (D E A D ) 2x's        
What a shame (shame shame) Lord Lord (Lord Lord) What a pity,
          D          E      A    D           E    A      D  (D E A D ) 2x's         
What a shame (shame shame) Lord Lord (Lord Lord) What a pity,
         D                       E            A
What a shame what a pity what a pity what a shame,
         D                       E    (no chord)  D E A D 3x's
What a shame what a pity what a pity what a shame,