Dont Shut Me Down

Eb/Bb  6,6,8,8,8,x
G/B.   x,2,0,0,3,3
C/E.   0,3,2,0,1,0
G/D    x,x,0,4,3,3
F/C    x,3,3,2,1,1
A/C#   x,4,2,2,2,x
D/F#   2,x,0,2,3,2
D/A.   x,0,0,2,3,2

[Intro]
Bb
  A while ago I heard the sound of children's laughter
Gm
  Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
Cm
  This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
    F                               Bb        F/A
The sun is going down, it's getting dark

Bb
  I realise I'm cold
F/A
  The rain begins to pour
     Bb/D                            Gm       ( Gm(add9) Gm )
As I watch the windows on the second floor
Eb                                    Eb  Bb/D  Bb  F
  The lights are on, it's time to go (ohooo..)
F            Bb              Eb/G
It's time at last to let him know

[Verse 1]
Cm Cm F F

Cm                               F
I believe it would be fair to say
F            Bb       Gm
 You look bewildered
        Cm                       Ab
And you wonder why I'm here today
    Eb/G             Bb
And so you should, I would
       Eb                  Bb/D
When I left I felt I'd had enough
Bb/D                 Cm        Eb/Bb
But in thе shape and form I ..appear now
       Ab
I have lеarned to cope
    Eb/G          Ab           Bb        G
And love and hope is why I am here now

[Chorus]
C
  And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
Am
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
Dm
  I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
    G                                C     G
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

    C
I'm not the one you knew
    G/B
I'm now and then combined
        Am                         F       C/E       F
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (I won’t be the same )
 F                                 C/E    G/D
I'm not the same this time around (ohooo..)
G         C/G               F/A
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

[Verse 2]
Dm Dm G G

Dm                                    G
Will you leave me standing in the hall
G         C      Am
Or let me enter?
    Dm                            Bb
The apartment hasn't changed at all
   F             C
I got to say I'm glad

           F
Once these rooms were witness to our love
C/E                 Dm         F/C
  My tantrums and increasing.. frustration
      Bb
But I go from mad
   F/A        Bb         C         A7
To not so bad in my transformation

[Chorus]
D
  And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
Bm
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
Em
  I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
    A                                D    A
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

    D
I'm not the one you knew (Im not the one you knew)
    A/C#
I'm now and then combined
Bm                                 G       D/F#     G
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (I won’t be the same )
G                                  G   D/F#
I'm not the same this time around (ohhooo...)
A         D/A            G
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

    D/A
You asked me not to leave
      A
Well, here I am again
       D/F#                            Bm
And I love you still and so I won't pretend

[Outro]
      G
I have learned to cope
    D/F#             G        A
And love and hope is why I am here now

****************************************************
** VERB ON B) With Capo 1st fret and slash chords **
****************************************************
       E,A,D,G,B,e
E/G#   4,x,x,4,5,4 or x,x,6,4,5,4
A/C#.  x,4,2,2,2,x
D/F#.  2,x,0,2,3,2 or x,x,4,2,3,2
D/A.   x,0,0,2,3,2
F#/A#. x,x,8,6,7,6
B/D#.  x,6,4,4,4,x
F#/C#  x,4,4,3,2,2
E/B.   x,2,2,1,0,0
G#/C.  x,x,10,8,9,8 or x,x,x,x,5,4,4
C#/F.  x,x,3,1,2,1
C#/G#. 4,4,6,6,6,x


[Intro]
A
  A while ago I heard the sound of children's laughter
F#m
  Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
Bm
  This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
    E                               A        E/G#
The sun is going down, it's getting dark

A
  I realise I'm cold
E/G#
  The rain begins to pour
    A/C#                             F#m        F#m(add9) F#m
As I watch the windows on the second floor
D                                    D  A/C#  A  E
  The lights are on, it's time to go (ohooo..)
E            A               D/F#
It's time at last to let him know

[Verse 1]
Bm Bm E E

Bm                                E
I believe it would be fair to say
E            A       F#m
 You look bewildered
        Bm                       G
And you wonder why I'm here today
    D/F#             A
And so you should, I would
       D                  A/C#
When I left I felt I'd had enough
A/C#                 Bm        D/A
But in thе shape and form I ..appear now
       G
I have lеarned to cope
    D/F#          G           A          F#
And love and hope is why I am here now

[Chorus]
B
  And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
G#m
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
C#m
  I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
    F#                               B     F#
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

    B
I'm not the one you knew
    F#/A#
I'm now and then combined
        G#m                        E       B/D#       E
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (I won’t be the same )
 E                                 B/D#    F#/C#
I'm not the same this time around (ohooo..)
F#        B/F#             E/G#
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

[Verse 2]
C#m C#m F# F#

C#m                                   F#
Will you leave me standing in the hall
F#        B      G#m
Or let me enter?
    C#m                            A
The apartment hasn't changed at all
   E             B
I got to say I'm glad

           E
Once these rooms were witness to our love
B/D#                C#m        E/B
  My tantrums and increasing.. frustration
      A
But I go from mad
   E/G#        A         B         G#7
To not so bad in my transformation

[Chorus]
C#
  And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
A#m
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
D#m
  I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
    G#                               C#   G#
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

   C#
I'm not the one you knew (Im not the one you knew)
    G#/C
I'm now and then combined
A#m                                F#      C#/F     F#
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (I won’t be the same )
F#                                 F# C#/F
I'm not the same this time around (ohhooo...)
G#         C#/G#            F#
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

    C#/G#
You asked me not to leave
      G#
Well, here I am again
      C#/F                             A#m
And I love you still and so I won't pretend

[Outro]
      F#
I have learned to cope
    C#/F             F#       G#
And love and hope is why I am here now



****************************************************
** VERB ON C. Without Capo and No Slash Chords !! **
****************************************************

[Intro]

Bb
  A while ago I heard the sound of children's laughter
Gm
  Now it's quiet, so I guess they left the park
Cm
  This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
    F                               Bb        F
The sun is going down, it's getting dark

Bb
  I realise I'm cold
F
  The rain begins to pour
    Bb                               Gm       ( Gm(add9) Gm )
As I watch the windows on the second floor
Eb                                    Eb  Bb    F
  The lights are on, it's time to go (ohooo..)
F            Bb              Eb
It's time at last to let him know

[Verse 1]

Cm Cm F F

Cm                                F
I believe it would be fair to say
F            Bb       Gm
 You look bewildered
        Cm                       Ab
And you wonder why I'm here today
    Eb               Bb
And so you should, I would
       Eb                  Bb
When I left I felt I'd had enough
Bb                   Cm       Eb
But in thе shape and form I ..appear now
       Ab
I have lеarned to cope
    Eb          Ab           Bb          G
And love and hope is why I am here now

[Chorus]
C
  And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
Am
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
Dm
  I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
    G                                C     G
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

    C
I'm not the one you knew
    G
I'm now and then combined
        Am                         F       C         F
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (I won’t be the same )
 F                                 C      G
I'm not the same this time around (ohooo..)
G         C              F
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

[Verse 2]

Dm Dm G G

Dm                                    G
Will you leave me standing in the hall
G         C      Am
Or let me enter?
    Dm                            Bb
The apartment hasn't changed at all
   F             C
I got to say I'm glad

           F
Once these rooms were witness to our love
C                    Dm        F
  My tantrums and increasing.. frustration
      Bb
But I go from mad
   F          Bb         C         A7
To not so bad in my transformation

[Chorus]

D
  And now you see another me, I've been reloaded, yeah
Bm
  I'm fired up, don't shut me down
Em
  I'm like a dream within a dream that's been decoded
    A                                D     A
I'm fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me down

   D
I'm not the one you knew (Im not the one you knew)
    A
I'm now and then combined
Bm                                 G       D        G
And I'm asking you to have an open mind (I won’t be the same )
G                                  G    D
I'm not the same this time around (ohhooo...)
A            D           G
I'm fired up, don't shut me down

    D
You asked me not to leave
      A
Well, here I am again
      D                               Bm
And I love you still and so I won't pretend

[Outro]

      G
I have learned to cope
   D                G          A
And love and hope is why I am here now