Chords for I'm Livin' in Shame

Tempo:
109.25 bpm
Chords used:

G

D

A

Bm

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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I'm Livin' in Shame chords
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[D] [F#m]
[F#] [G]
[A] [D]
[Am] Mom was cooking bread, [F] she wore dirty [C] raggedy stuff around her head.
[G] Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet she just didn't know.
[Am] She wore sloppy dress, oh [Dm] no matter how she tried she [C] always looked a mess.
Out [Em] of the box she ate, never used it for [G] more than a play.
I [Bm] was [A] always so afraid for my uptown [D] friends to see her
[Bm] Afraid one [A] day when I was grown that I would be [Bm] her
[F#] In [Bm] a college town
[G] Away from home a new [D] identity [Bm] I found
Said [F#m] I was born and each would make themselves [A] at my feet
[Bm] I must have been insane
[G] I lied and said my mom died on a [D] weekend trip to Spain
[F#m] She never got out of the house never [A] even boarded a train
[Bm] [A] Madigan was living high I didn't want [D] him to know her
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years old but I never [D] even showed her
I'm living [F#m] in shame
[Am] Mama I miss [G] you
[Gm]
[D] I know [F#m] you're not to blame
Mama [F#] I [D] miss [G] you
[F#] Came [Em]
[A]
[C] [G] [D] [G]
[Am] the telegram
[Dm] Mama passed away [C] while making homemade jam
[G]
Before she died she cried to see me by her side
She [Am] always did her best
Oh [F] cooking, cleaning, [Am] always in the same old dress
[Em] Working hard down on her knees [G] always trying to please
[Bm] [A] Mama, Mama, [D] Mama [Bm] can you hear me?
[A] Mama, [D] Mama can you hear [D#] me?
I'm living [Gm] in shame
Mama [G] I miss you
[D#] [G#] [D#] Mama
[Gm] [G] I miss [G#] you
Won't you forgive me [D#] now?
[Gm] [G]
[G#] I [D#] know you don't deserve what you've got
[Gm] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
Bm
13421112
Am
2311
G
2131
D
1321
A
1231
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To jam and learn Diana Ross & The Supremes - (Juke Box Single) Im Livin In Shame chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: A, D, Bm, A, G, G#, D#, Gm, A and Bm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 54 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 109. Set the capo considering your vocal range and favored chords, aligned with the key: D Major.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] Mom was cooking bread, [F] she wore dirty [C] raggedy stuff around her head.
[G] Always had her stockings low, rolled to her feet she just didn't know.
_ [Am] She wore sloppy dress, oh [Dm] no matter how she tried she [C] always looked a mess.
Out [Em] of the box she ate, never used it for [G] more than a play.
I [Bm] was [A] always so afraid for my uptown [D] friends to see her
[Bm] Afraid one [A] day when I was grown that I would be [Bm] her
[F#] _ In _ _ _ [Bm] a college town
_ [G] Away from home a new [D] identity [Bm] I found
Said [F#m] I was born and each would make themselves [A] at my feet
[Bm] I must have been insane
[G] I lied and said my mom died on a [D] weekend trip to Spain
[F#m] She never got out of the house never [A] even boarded a train
_ [Bm] [A] Madigan was living high I didn't want [D] him to know her
[Bm] She had a [A] grandson two years old but I never [D] even showed her
I'm living [F#m] in shame
[Am] Mama I miss [G] you
_ _ [Gm] _
[D] I know [F#m] you're not to blame
Mama [F#] I [D] miss [G] you _ _ _
[F#] _ Came _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ the telegram
[Dm] Mama passed away [C] while making homemade jam
[G]
Before she died she cried to see me by her side
She [Am] always did her best
Oh [F] cooking, cleaning, [Am] always in the same old dress
[Em] _ Working hard down on her knees [G] always trying to please
_ [Bm] _ [A] Mama, Mama, [D] Mama [Bm] can you hear me?
[A] Mama, _ _ [D] Mama can you hear [D#] me?
I'm living [Gm] in shame
Mama [G] I miss you
[D#] _ [G#] _ [D#] _ _ _ Mama _
[Gm] _ _ _ [G] I miss _ [G#] you
_ Won't you forgive me [D#] now? _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
[G#] I [D#] know you don't deserve what you've got _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _

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