Shadows on the Wall The Moody Blues
Intro:
[G]
E------------------------------------------------| B------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10--| G----------------------5--4--7-------------------| D-------------0--2--5----------------------------| A------------------------------------------------| E-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
N.C. G Am7 G
When the fan-ta-sy we live in. Lies in pie-ces on the ground.
N.C. G
And there is no false il-lu-sion.
That can [Am7]turn your heart a-[G]round.
E----------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------7>(9)>7-5-7--------| A---------------------------------------------7vvvvv-| E----------------------------------------------------|
[Am7]No-thing can change the [Am]way I [Am7]feel. ([Am7]Change the [Am]way [Am7]I [D]feel.)
[D]No-thing can take your love from me. ([D]Don't tell me [Am]that is [Em]real.)
[Em]If on-ly I [Em7]didn't [C]wor-ry. [D] If [Em]on-ly [Em7]I could [D]see.
[D]If [Em]on-ly [Em7]I could [D]see.
E---------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10-| G---------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------5h7-5-7--9------------------| A-------------------------5-7-----------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------|
[G]Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall. (Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall.
[G]Chas-ing sha-dows as they[Am7] [Am]dance the [C]floor.
[G]Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er [Am]young.[C]
[C]Now I'm [Am]on my [C]own. [Am] Chas-ing [D]sha-dows
on the [Em]wall. [Am]Sha-dows on [Am7]the [G]wall.
E----------------------------------------------| B------0---------------------------------------| G---------2--0-----0-----2---2----2--0---0-----| D---------------2-----2------------------------| A----------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------|
N.C. G Am7 G
On the sea of me-di-o-cri-ty. Drift-ing from a dis-tant shore.
N.C.
No good-byes, no cel-e-bra-tion.
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[G]No one [Am7]there to close the [G]door.
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[Am7]On-ly the si-lence [Am]that I [Am7]feel. ([Am7]The si-lence [Am]that [Am7]I [D]feel.)
[D]On-ly the lone-ly road is real. ([D]The lone-ly [Am]road is [Em]real.)
[Em]If on-ly I [Em7]didn't [C]lose you. [D] If [Em]on-ly [Em7]we could [D]be.
[D]If [Em]on-ly [Em7]we could [D]be.
E-----------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------8-10>(12====>10-| G-----------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------5h7-5-7--9-----------------| A----------------------5-7----------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------|
[G]Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall. (Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall.)
[G]Chas-ing sha-dows as they[Am7] [Am]dance the [C]floor.
E----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------------------------| G----------------------------5>(7)===>5-5vvvv-------5------| D-----------------------------------------------------h7-5-| A----------------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------|
[G]Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er [Am]young.[C]
[C]Now I'm [Am]on my [C]own. [Am] Chas-ing [D]sha-dows
on the [Em]wall. [Am7]Sha-dows on the [C]wall.
E---------------------------------------------| B------0--------------------------------------| G---------2--0-----0-----2---0----2--2---0----| D---------------2-----2-----------------------| A---------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------|
[G] [D] [C] [G]
E-----15-15-15-14--14-14-14-12--12-12-12-----------------| Play B----------------------------------------15--15-15-15-12-| lightly. G--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| B-12h13-15-13--12-13-15>(17)>15--12-13-15>(17)====>15-| G-----------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------------| B--------------3vvvvvv----3--------------------------------| G----(7)>5-4-2--------------5-4-2-0------------------------| D---------------------------------------------0--2-0-------| A-----------------------------------------0h2---------2----| E--------------------------------------------------------3-|
[G]Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall. (Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall.)
[G]Chas-ing sha-dows as they[Am7] [Am]start to [C]fall.
[G]Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er [Am]young.[C]
[C]Chas-ing sha-dows on the [D]wal [G]al [C]al [Am]all.
E-----------------------------------------------------------| B----------------------------------------13-15-12--13-15-12-| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------|
[G]Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall. (Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [G]wall.)
[G]Chas-ing sha-dows as they[Am7] [Am]dance the [G]floor.
E---------------------------------------------15-14--14>(15)===-| B---------------------------------------------15----------------| G---------------------------------------------------------------| D---------------------------------------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------|
[G]Chas-ing sha-dows, ummm[Em], umm[Am]m.[C]
E--------------------17>(19)==>17-15>(17)==>15-14>(15)==>14-| B-----------------------------------------------------------| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------|
[G]Chas-ing [Am7]sha-dows on the [D]wal [G]al [C]al [Am]all.
[G] ummm u[Em]mmm [Am]Chas-ing sha-dows.
E-3h5-3--5-3--3h5-3--5-3--3h5-5\7vvvv--5vvvv-------------| B--------------------------------------------------------| G--------------------------------------------------------| D--------------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------------|
[G] Chas-ing sha-dows as[Em] they[Am] start [G]to [Am]fall.[G]
E-3h5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv--3h5-5\7vvvv5vvvv2\3--5h7p5h7p5-3vvvv-| B------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------------------------------------------| D------------------------------------------------------------| A------------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------------------------------------|
[G] [Em] [Am] [C] [D]
[ummm] [ummm]
E-3h5-3vvvv--3h5-5\7vvvv--5vvvv--3h5p3-3--10\12-15-12-------| B-----------------------------------------------------12-15-| G-----------------------------------------------------------| D-----------------------------------------------------------| A-----------------------------------------------------------| E-----------------------------------------------------------|
Fade out.
Chord diagram:
[G]355433 [Am7]x02010 [Am]x02210 [C]x32010 [D]xx0232 [Em]022000 [Em7]022030
E,B,G,D,A,E, = guitar strings, N.C. = no chord, vvv = vibrato
( )> = bend to note in ( ) before playing then release,
>( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release, \ = slide up,
h = hammer on, p = pull off, === = hold bend or note.
Tabbed from: Keys of the Kingdom CD. 1991
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