What A Shame

Title: What A Shame Artist: Shinedown Album: The Sound Of Madness Wasn’t happy with the other versions out there so I decided to give it a shot myself. This might (or might not) be the way it is played but it sounds good when played along to the record version. Feel free to comment if you see (or hear) any mistakes. Oh and thanks to 365_days_gone for his (her?) Guitar Pro version that made my work much easier. Tuned a half-step down [Intro] ---  x2 [Verse 1] Two packs of cigarettes a day The strongest whiskey Kentucky can make    That’s a recipe to put a vagabond On his hands and knees    I watched it all up close I knew him more than most I saw a side of him he never showed Full of sympathy for a world that Wouldn’t let him be [Pre-Chorus]     That’s the man he was     Have you heard enough? [Chorus] What a shame what a shame To judge a life that you can’t change The choir sings the church bells ring So won’t you give this man his wings? What a shame to have to beg you to See we’re not all the same What a shame -- --- [Verse 2] There’s a hard life for every silver spoon There’s a touch of grey for every shade of blue That’s the way that I see life If there was nothing wrong Then there’d be nothing right And for this working man they say could Barely stand There’s gotta be a better place to land Some kind of remedy for a world that Wouldn’t let him be [Pre-Chorus]    That’s the man he was    Have you heard enough? [Chorus] What a shame what a shame To judge a life that you can’t change The choir sings the church bells ring So won’t you give this man his wings? What a shame to have to beg you to See we’re not all the same         Bm-A <----- The two chords alternate rapidly; What a shame         I prefer playing power   chords [Bridge] --#-- x2 <-- I also play this riff using power chords. God forgive the hands that laid you down They never knew how But your broken heart can break the sound And change the season Now the leaves are falling faster happily ever after You gave me hope through your endeavors And now you will live for-e--ver      it sound exactly like the original                                            song but since I play it on an                                       acoustic I go down for the last 3                                       chords. [Chorus] What a shame what a shame To judge a life that you can’t change The choir sings the church bells ring So won’t you give this man his wings? What a shame to have to beg you to See we’re not all the same [Outro] What a shame what a shame ’Cause we’re not all the same What a shame what a shame ’Cause we’re not all the same -- ---