Shame Chords

by Depeche Mode
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This chording basically imitates the bass keyboard lines. There is no guitar in the song, of course. I've provided the correct chord fingerings at the bottom of the song. One could eliminate the C and D chords completely and play only the A and G5 chords over the entire song if playing and singing the song in a solo performance with acoustic guitar. This might also be easier for novice players because the chord change speed required to include the C and D chords as written here might be difficult.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Key: A
Capo: no capo
Author RadNews [a] 1,645. Last edit on Jan 18, 2021

Chords

A
D5
C
G5
Dsus4

Strumming

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Depeche Mode - Shame
 
standard tuning
 
 
[Intro]
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
 
[Verse 1]
 
       A              D5   C A
Do you ever get that feeling
         G5              D5   Dsus4 D5
when the guilt begins to hurt?
A           D5   C A
Seeing all the children
G5         D5   Dsus4 D5
wallowing in dirt
A           D5   C A
Crying out with hunger
G5         D5   Dsus4 D5
crying out in pain
A                 D5    C A
At least the dirt will wash off
G5           D5   Dsus4 D5
when it starts to rain
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
A A        A A   A A       A A
Soap won't wash away your shame
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
 
[Verse 2]
 
       A           D5     C A
Do you ever get the feeling
      G5          D5   Dsus4 D5
that something isn't right?
 A      D5         C  A
Seeing your brother's fists
      G5              D5   Dsus4 D5
clenched ready for the fight
        A              D5   C A
Soon the fighting turns to weapons
      G5              D5   Dsus4 D5
and the weapons turn to wounds
A              D5     C A
So the doctors stitch and stitch and stitch
      G5                D5     Dsus4 D5
and stitch and stitch and stitch and stitch
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
A A   A A     A A          A A
Surgery won't improve your pain
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A            D5   C A
It all seems so stupid
      G5              D5  Dsus4 D5
It makes me want to give up
    A              D5   C A
But why should I give up
      G5             D5   Dsus4 D5
When it all seems so stupid?
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
 
[Verse 3]
 
A              D5   C A
Do you ever get the feeling
      G5           D5   Dsus4 D5
that something can be done
    A              D5   C A
To eradicate these problems
      G5              D5   Dsus4 D5
and make the people one?
A               D5     C A
Do you ever get that feeling
 G5       D5        Dsus4  D5
something like a nagging itch?
     A                  D5     C A
And all the while the doctors stitch
     G5         D5        Dsus4  D5
and stitch and stitch and stitch and stitch
 
 
[Pre-Chorus]
 
A A    A A         A A      A A
Hope alone won't remove the stains (Shame)
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
 
[Chorus]
 
A              D5   C A
It all seems so stupid
      G5              D5   Dsus4 D5
It makes me want to give up
A              D5   C A
But why should I give up
    G5            D5   Dsus4 D5
When it all seems so stupid?
 
 
[Outro]
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
A  D5  C A   G5  D5  Dsus4 D5
 
 
CORRECT CHORD FINGERINGS:
A     {x 0 2 2 2 x}
D5    {x x 0 2 3 x}
C     {x 3 2 x x x}
G5    {3 x 0 0 3 3}
Dsus4 {x x 0 0 3 x} (sometimes just called Dsus)
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