Babyshambles – Seven Shades (Guitar)

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Song: Seven Shades Artist: Babyshambles Album: Sequel to the Prequel INTRO: Build-up with B (The bass walks down with these notes: B – A – G# - F#) Then E C#m E A (Repeat) The intro lead is something like this:

e|--0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0--0---------------------------------------|
B|--0-0-0---5-5-5---9-7-9-9^10-9--7---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1:

E           C#m        E       A
  I was born as a free man

  E               C#m          E       A
  And now I’m tied to the mast

E                 C#m           E
  Like the strings of an old guitar

       A      E         B
  Bent out of tune too far

(Same chord structure as above + lead below) Now as your temperature rises As I baulk on the flames As I come to devices I hear the words that you say The lead starts in the second part of the verse: Repeat this (the picking varies a bit)

e|-----7--------9---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------9--------9-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9------9--------9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

CHORUS:

E             C#m           G#m
Give it up,   give it up,   give it up

A     E         B
Oh,   give  it  up

E            C#m        G#m
 Are you trying to say  this world's

    A     E       B
not beautiful enough?

E                   F#
  Outside line to a   collect call

  B
  Oh you say it's easy

You do it just to tease me I know VERSE 2: (Same chords as VERSE 1) Now I'm the ghost of a thousand Now I'm a million years I've been the slave to the old song That's ringing in your ear

E                 F#
  Direct line to     all you girls and boys

      B
  You say that love will free me

You say it just to see me give up CHORUS:

E             C#m           G#m
Give it up,   give it up,   give it up

A     E         B
Oh,   give  it  up

E            C#m        G#m
 Are you trying to say  this world's

    A     E       B
not beautiful enough?

          A                     E
What’s it like on the moral high ground?

A                             E
Judging by your face well I'm glad I never asked

A                             B
Step outside the bar and kick seven shades of shit out of you

BRIDGE: Repeat the intro lick with E C#m E A E C#m E A E C#m G#m A E B

A                B
Outside line to,   to all you girls and boys

CHORUS:

E             C#m           G#m
Give it up,   give it up,   give it up

A     E         B
Oh,   give  it  up

E            C#m        G#m
 Are you trying to say  this world's

    A     E       B
not beautiful enough?

B (The bass walks down with these notes: B – A – G# - F#)
   Seven shades of nothing

Seven shades of nothing to use Intro riff 1 Time