It's A Shame

It’s A Shame
Spinners
(Garrett — Wonder — Wright)
Intro (two guitars):
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(bass drum, high-hat enter)
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G#m7 G#m7/C# (bass, tambourine enter)
Ooh-do-do-do Ooh-do-do-do
Verse 1 (guitars continue as above; chords indicated are composites of
all parts):
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
I’m sitting all alone by the telephone
Waiting for your call when you don’t call at all
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you play with my emotions
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
You’re like a child at play on a sunny day
But you play with love and then you throw it away
Bridge:
Why do you use me try to confuse me
How can you stand to be so cruel
Why don’t you free me from this prison
Where I serve my time as your fool
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
I try to stay with you show you love so true
But you won’t appreciate the love we try to make
Oh, it’s-a got to be a shame
Got to be a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
Ohhh, it’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you hurt me
It’s a shame (sha-ame), the way you mess around with your man
You’ve got my heart in chains and I must complain
I just can’t be content oh, look at (unintelligible)
Coda: