Shameika

Fiona Apple

Transposer:

Verse Riff(played over Am6): 1-----2-----3-----4-----| |-----|-----|-----|-----| |-----|-----|-----|-----| D|----2|4p2--|5p2--|5p2--| A|--3--|----3|-----|----3| |5----|-----|-----|-----| [Verse 1] I used to walk down the streets On my way to school Grinding my teeth to a rhythm invisible I used my feet to crush dead leaves like they had fallen from trees Just for me just to be crash cymbals [Pre-Chorus] In class I’d pass the time Drawing a slash for every time Abaug Ddim The second hand went by a group of five Done twelve times was a minute [Chorus] But Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential [Verse 2] I used to march down the windy windy sidewalks Slapping my leg with a riding crop Thinking it made me come off so tough I didn’t smile because a smile always seemed rehearsed I wasn’t afraid of the bullies and that just made the bullies worse [Pre-Chorus] In class I’d pass the time Drawing a slash for every time Abaug Ddim The second hand went by a group of five Done twelve times was a minute [Chorus] But Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential [Bridge] Hurricane Gloria in excelsis deo That’s my bird in my tree My dog and my man and my music is my holy trinity Hurricane Gloria in excelsis deo That’s my bird in my tree My dog and my man and my music is my holy trinity [Verse 3] Tony told me he’d describe me as pissed off funny and warm Sebastian said I’m a good man in a storm Back then I didn’t know what potential meant And Shameika wasn’t gentle and she wasn’t my friend but She got through to me and I’ll never see her again She got through to me and I’ll never see her again I’m pissed off funny and warm I’m a good man in a storm And when the fall is torrential I’ll recall **************************************** There is a chromatic descend of the Ab note on the 4th string of the Ab chord. That creates the extensions on the Ab chord. **************************************** [Chorus] Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential [Verse 3] Tony told me he’d describe me as pissed off funny and warm Sebastian said I’m a good man in a storm Back then I didn’t know what potential meant But Shameika wasn’t gentle and she wasn’t my friend She got through to me and I’ll never see her again She got through to me and I’ll never see her again I’m pissed off funny and warm I’m a good man in a storm And when the fall is torrential I’ll recall [Chorus] Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential Shameika said I had potential ************************************ | p Pull-off ************************************

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Cette chanson évoque le parcours d'une personne en quête de son identité, mêlant nostalgie et résilience. L’artiste partage ses souvenirs d’enfance, où elle se frayait un chemin à travers les défis, se battant contre les moqueries tout en découvrant sa force intérieure. L'affirmation d'une camarade, qui lui a révélé son potentiel, résonne comme une lueur d'espoir au milieu des incertitudes. Les relations qu’elle établit et les perceptions des autres dessinent un portrait de sa personnalité complexe, oscillant entre humour, frustration et chaleur humaine. Le morceau s'inscrit dans un contexte de vulnérabilité et de croissance, où chaque interaction joue un rôle déterminant dans sa perception d'elle-même. La mention d’un ouragan comme métaphore suggère des bouleversements émotionnels, mais aussi la puissance restauratrice de la musique et des liens affectifs, symbolisés par sa "trinité sacrée".

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