Chords for The Spinners - It's A Shame

Tempo:
99.35 bpm
Chords used:

Abm

Ebm

Bbm

B

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Spinners - It's A Shame chords
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[B] [Abm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [B] [Abm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [B] [Abm] [Gb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [E]
[B] [Db]
[Gb] It's a shame [Abm] [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
It's a [Abm] shame the way [Bbm] you hurt [Eb] me.
[B] It's a [Abm] shame [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
I'm sitting all [Abm] alone [Bm] by the [Abm] telephone waiting for your call.
When you [Ebm] don't call at all.
It's a shame [Abm] [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
It's a shame the way [Abm] you play with my [Bbm]
emotions.
[Ebm] It's a [Abm] shame [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
You're like a child [Abm] at play [D] on a sunny [Bm] day.
[Ebm] But you [Abm] play with her and then you throw [Ebm] it away.
Why do you love [Abm] me?
Why do [Gb] you confuse me?
[Ebm] How can you stand [Abm] to be so [Bbm]
[Ebm] [E] [Gbm]
[Abm] far from my side?
[Gb]
It's a shame [Abm] the [Bbm] way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
It's [Abm] a shame [Bbm]
[Gb] [Abm] [Db] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
I try to stay [B] with you.
[D] I'm sure your lies go [Abm] true.
But [Ebm] you won't appreciate the [Db] love we [Gb] try to make.
[B] It's [Abm] got to be a [Gb]
shame.
[Ebm] [B] [Abm] [Db]
Why [B] do you use [Abm] me?
Why [Gb]
[Ebm] [Abm] [Bbm]
[Ebm] [A] [Gbm]
[Abm] [Gb]
[Abm] [Gb]
[Ebm] would you make me?
[B] [Abm] The way you [Bbm] hurt [Ebm] me.
It's [B] a shame [Abm] [Gb] the way you mess around.
[Ebm] [Abm] [Bm]
[Abm] [Gb]
[B] [Bbm]
[Gb] [B] It's a shame.
It's a shame the way [Bbm] you hurt me.
[Ebm] [B] [Abm] [Bbm] [Ebm] [Abm] [Bm]
[Abm] [Ebm]
Key:  
Abm
123111114
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
B
12341112
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
Ebm
13421116
Bbm
13421111
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To learn The Detroit Spinners - Its A Shame chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Abm, Gb, Ebm, Abm, Bbm, Ebm, B and Abm. A strategic approach would be to train at 49 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 99. With the song's key of Eb Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ [Gb] It's a shame [Abm] _ [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
It's a [Abm] shame the way [Bbm] you hurt [Eb] me.
[B] It's a [Abm] shame [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
I'm sitting all [Abm] alone [Bm] by the [Abm] telephone waiting for your call.
When you [Ebm] don't call at all.
It's a shame [Abm] _ [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
It's a shame the way [Abm] you play with my [Bbm]
emotions.
[Ebm] It's a [Abm] shame _ [Bbm] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
You're like a child [Abm] at play [D] on a sunny [Bm] day.
[Ebm] But you [Abm] play with her and then you throw [Ebm] it away.
Why do you love [Abm] me?
Why do [Gb] you confuse me?
[Ebm] How can you stand [Abm] to be so [Bbm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ [Gbm] _ _
_ _ [Abm] far from my side?
_ _ [Gb] _
_ It's a shame [Abm] the [Bbm] way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
It's [Abm] a shame _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] the way you mess around [Ebm] with your man.
I try to stay [B] with you.
[D] I'm sure your lies go [Abm] true.
But [Ebm] you won't appreciate the [Db] love we [Gb] try to make.
_ [B] It's [Abm] got to be a [Gb]
shame.
[Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Db] _
_ Why [B] do you use [Abm] me?
Why [Gb] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Ebm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
[Ebm] would you make me?
[B] _ _ [Abm] The way you [Bbm] hurt _ [Ebm] me.
It's [B] a shame [Abm] _ [Gb] the way you mess around.
[Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _
_ [Gb] _ [B] It's a shame.
It's a shame the way [Bbm] you hurt me.
[Ebm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Abm] _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Syreeta, Lee Garrett and Stevie Wonder.

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