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Spinners
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Miscellaneous
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It's A Shame
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It's A Shame
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Spinners
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(Garrett - Wonder - Wright)
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Intro (two guitars):
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G#m7 G#m F#maj7 D#m [3X]
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xx647x xx644x xx436x xx434x
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v v v v v v v v
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(bass drum, high-hat enter)
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Bmaj7 B6 Bm7 Bm6
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xxx446 xxx444 xxx435 xxx434
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v v v v v v v v
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------4s6----4-----------|4s5---4s5--4-------------
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G#m7 G#m7/C# (bass, tambourine enter)
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/ / / / / / / /
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Ooh-do-do-do Ooh-do-do-do
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Verse 1 (guitars continue as above; chords indicated are composites of
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all parts):
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G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me
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G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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Bmaj7 B6 Bm7 Bm6
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I'm sitting all alone by the telephone
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G#m7 G#m7/C#
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Waiting for your call when you don't call at all
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Verse 2:
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you play with my emotions
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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You're like a child at play on a sunny day
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But you play with love and then you throw it away
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Bridge:
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G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m
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Why do you use me try to confuse me
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G#m9 G#m7/C# F#maj7 D#m
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How can you stand to be so cruel
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Amaj7 Dmaj7
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Why don't you free me from this prison
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Emaj7 G#m7 G#m7/C#
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Where I serve my time as your fool
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Verse 3:
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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I try to stay with you show you love so true
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But you won't appreciate the love we try to make
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[repeat first two lines of intro (two guitars w/drums)]
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Oh, it's-a got to be a shame
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[repeat bridge]
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Verse 4:
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Got to be a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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Ohhh, it's a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me
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It's a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
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You've got my heart in chains and I must complain
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I just can't be content oh, look at (unintelligible)
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Coda:
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[vocal improvisation over verse chords; fade on 4th line]
The Spinners ~ It's A Shame 1970 Disco P...
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