The Moody Blues

Shadows On The Wall(Tabs)

The Moody Blues

Key: G

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	        (intro) 
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N.C.                            G         Am7            G 
When the fan-ta-sy  we live in.   Lies in pie-ces on the ground. 
N.C.                     G 
And there is no false il-lu-sion. 
         Am7               G 
That can turn your heart a-round. 
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D|---------------------------------7>(9)>7-5-7--------| 
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Am7                     Am    Am7    Am7        Am  Am7 D 
No-thing can change the way I feel. (Change the way I   feel.) 
D                                     D             Am      Em 
No-thing can take your love from me. (Don't tell me that is real.) 
Em         Em7    C       D     Em    Em7     D 
If on-ly I didn't wor-ry.    If on-ly I could see. 
D  Em    Em7      D 
If on-ly I  could see. 

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G        Am7             G               Am7               G 
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows   on the wall. 
G                        Am7 Am        C 
Chas-ing sha-dows as they    dance the floor. 
G                                      Am     C 
Chas-ing dreams that were,   for-ev-er young. 
C       Am    C    Am         D 
Now I'm on my own.   Chas-ing sha-dows 
       Em                Am          Am7 G 
on the wall.             Sha-dows on the wall. 

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N.C.                         G           Am7             G 
On the sea of me-di-o-cri-ty.  Drift-ing from a dis-tant shore. 
N.C. 
No good-byes, no cel-e-bra-tion. 
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G      Am7                G 
No one there to close the door. 
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Am7                Am     Am7    Am7          Am   Am7 D 
On-ly the si-lence that I feel. (The si-lence that I   feel.) 
D                                D           Am      Em 
On-ly the lone-ly road is real. (The lone-ly road is real.) 
Em         Em7    C         D     Em    Em7      D 
If on-ly I didn't lose you.    If on-ly we could be. 
D  Em    Em7      D 
If on-ly we could be. 

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G        Am7             G               Am7              G 
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows  on the wall.) 
G                        Am7 Am        C 
Chas-ing sha-dows as they    dance the floor. 

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G                                      Am     C 
Chas-ing dreams that were,   for-ev-er young. 
C       Am    C    Am          D 
Now I'm on my own.    Chas-ing sha-dows 
       Em                Am7             C 
on the wall.             Sha-dows on the wall. 
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D|---------------2-----2-----------------------| 
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       G        D            C            G 
E|-----15-15-15-14--14-14-14-12--12-12-12-----------------| Play 
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E|----------------------------------------------------------| 
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G        Am7             G               Am7              G 
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows  on the wall.) 
G                        Am7 Am       C 
Chas-ing sha-dows as they    start to fall. 
G                                      Am     C 
Chas-ing dreams that were,   for-ev-er young. 
C                        D     G  C  Am 
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wal   al al all. 

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G        Am7             G               Am7              G 
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows  on the wall.) 
G                        Am7 Am        G 
Chas-ing sha-dows as they    dance the floor. 

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G                        Em          Am            C 
Chas-ing sha-dows,   ummm,        ummm. 

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G        Am7             D      G  C  Am 
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wal    al al all. 

      G                         Em           Am 
                     ummm      ummm Chas-ing sha-dows. 
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      G                          Em            Am   Em 
          Chas-ing sha-dows   as they start to fall. 
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  Am        G                     Em       Am           C 
                                  ummm     ummm 
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   C              D 
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