Chords for Jesse Winchester - "Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding"

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153.35 bpm
Chords used:

F#m

B

C#m

E

A

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Jesse Winchester - "Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding" chords
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[B] Oh, oh, oh, oh, [A] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [B] oh,
[E] [C#m]
[F#m]
[A] oh, [B] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [C#m] oh, oh, oh, [F#m] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, [E] oh, oh, oh, [C#m]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [F#m]
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [B] oh
watching two teenagers [A] fall in [E]
love [F#m] the [B]
[E] way we danced [C#m] was not a dance [F#m] but more a longing break
[B] we held on to each other as [C#m] we floated there [F#m] in space
[E] and i was shy [C#m] to kiss you while [F#m] the whole
wide world could see [B] so shimmering said everything [E] for me
[F#m]
and all the poor [B] old folks
[E] they thought we'd lost our minds [C#m] they could not [G#m] make heads or [B] tails of the
[F#m] folks [B] funny rhymes [E] but you and i [C#m] knew all the words [F#m]
and we always sang [Am] along
[E] so
[C#m] [F#m]
[B] [C#m]
[C#]
[F#m] [B]
so [E] after years [C#m] and after tears [F#m] and after summers past [B] the old folks tried to warn us how [A] our love
[F#] would [F#m] last [B] and [E] all we'd get [C#m] was soaking wet [F#m] walking in the rain [F#]
and singing
[B] and
[E]
all [F#m] the poor
[B] old folks [E] they smile and walk away
[C#m] but i bet they [G#m] did see shabba [F#] labba [F#m] ding dong in their [B] day
[E] i bet that they [C#m] still close their eyes [F#m] and i bet they sing [Am] along [E] to
[D#] [C#m] shabba lay da [F#] [F#m] day [B] shabba lay day [C#m] all those sweet old love songs [E] boy every word is true
[C#m] shabba lay da day be the sweetheart [F#m] shabba lay day don't do [B] this to
[E] and it means that right [C#m] here in my arms well [F#m] that's where you [Am] belong and [E] it [A]
means [C#m] shabba lay
[F#m] [B] shabba [A]
lay day you
[C#m] [F#m]
[B] [E]
[N]
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123111112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
E
2311
A
1231
F#m
123111112
B
12341112
C#m
13421114
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_ _ _ _ _ [B] Oh, oh, oh, _ oh, _ [A] oh, oh, _ oh, oh, oh, [B] oh, _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] oh, [B] oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ _ [C#m] oh, oh, oh, _ [F#m] _ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, [B] _ oh, [E] oh, oh, oh, _ [C#m] _ _
oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, _ [B] oh
watching two _ teenagers _ [A] fall in [E] _
love _ [F#m] the _ [B] _ _ _
_ [E] way we danced [C#m] was not a dance [F#m] but more a longing break
_ _ [B] we held on to each other as [C#m] we floated there [F#m] in _ space _ _
[E] and i was shy [C#m] to kiss you while [F#m] the whole
wide world could see _ _ [B] so shimmering _ said everything _ [E] for me
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m]
and all the poor [B] old folks _
[E] they thought we'd lost our _ minds _ [C#m] they could not [G#m] make heads or [B] tails of the
[F#m] folks [B] funny _ rhymes _ [E] but you and i [C#m] knew all the words [F#m]
and we always sang [Am] along _
_ _ [E] so _ _ _ _
[C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ so [E] _ after years [C#m] and after tears [F#m] and after _ summers past _ [B] the old folks tried to warn us how [A] our love
[F#] would _ [F#m] last _ [B] _ _ and [E] all we'd get [C#m] was soaking wet [F#m] walking in the _ rain _ [F#]
and singing
_ _ [B] and _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
all _ _ [F#m] _ the poor _
[B] old folks [E] they smile and walk _ away
_ _ [C#m] but i bet they [G#m] did see shabba [F#] labba [F#m] ding dong in their [B] day _
_ _ [E] i bet that they [C#m] still close their eyes [F#m] and i bet they sing [Am] along _ _ _ [E] to
_ _ [D#] _ [C#m] shabba lay da [F#] _ [F#m] day _ _ [B] shabba lay day _ [C#m] all those sweet old love songs [E] boy every word is true
_ _ [C#m] shabba lay da day be the sweetheart _ [F#m] shabba lay day don't do [B] this to _
_ [E] and it means that right [C#m] here in my arms well [F#m] that's where you [Am] belong _ and [E] it [A]
means _ [C#m] shabba lay _ _ _
[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [B] shabba [A] _
lay day you _ _ _
_ _ [C#m] _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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