Chords for "The Shirt"
Date: 23 July 2019 From: Nicholas Gallagher The Kinks - The Shirt Written by: Raymond Douglas Davies Tabbed by: Nicholas Gallagher ======================================= Main Riff: e------0----------0--- B--------------------- G----2----------2----- D---2---------4------- A-0---------0--------- E--------------------- (Main riff played over verse chords.) Am D As I walked into the charity store Am D I saw a second-hand shirt hangin' up by the door Am D The collar was frayed, there was a stain on the cuff Am D Caused by ketchup or blood or some such stuff Am Am D Am Am D It wasn't made of polyester or nylon Am Am D Am Am D The label said "Made in the UK" so I tried it on C G Dm Em7 And I looked in the mirror and declared Am "I like this shirt, I want it" Am D It's not the label on the shirt that you wear Am D It's the way that you wear it Am D They say it's style and breeding and culture that counts Am D But you can't change good taste on the expense account Am Am D Am Am D And if design or fashion makes you a hero Am Am D Am Am D You can dress all highbrow but still be an emotional zero C G Dm Em7 Am But I declare "It's not the shirt you wear Am It's the way that you wear it" Dm Em7 I was looking for danger, I should have taken more care Am Am7 I was dressed to kill, I felt so debonair Dm Em7 Wild expectations, arrogant air Am D Then I walked into that bar, she was standing there Am D I walked over with all my savoir fair Am D And she said "You're a smart looking dude Am D Am D But your character's ugly, it clashes with my shoes C G Dm Em7 Am And I, I can't stand your attitude" Am Dm7 Gm7 C7 I assumed it was leading to a romantic interlude Fm7 A#m7 Cmaj7 I thought my conquest was made Am7 Dm7 But I was stunned by the magnitude Gm7 C7 Of her ingratitude Fm7 Cmaj7 I spent a good thirty bucks on this babe Am Like the shirt I was wearing Am This romantic affair was not destined to last Am The harder I tried, the louder she laughed Am I was reduced to despair, my emotions laid bare Am She knew I was hurt, made me feel like a jerk Am I was humbled, humiliated, castrated Am My masculinity dragged through the dirt Am Then thrown in the air to be devoured by the lions Am The vultures, the jackals and all the scavengers of love Dm Em7 I was strutting around with my chest stuck out Am Am7 like a peacock preparing to get laid Dm Em7 Thought I looked cool but she put me down Am D Am She said "You look like a clown on a circus parade" Am Still the shirt has class, it looks well made Am She was a babe of the first degree Am She was totally fantabulous Am Like a goddess from Greece and yet Am The epitome of the 20th century femininity Am She was in her own league Am She was meant for me, it was destiny Am Like Adam and Eve, synchronisity Am She brought out the testosterone in me Dm Em7 Am Am7 Last time I saw that babe she was smiling contentedly Dm Em7 Am D Now I'm trapped on this murder rap, a mistaken identity Am D Am It wasn't me, it wasn't me, it wasn't me Am7 Dm7 Gm7 C7 Now this cop says "It's up to you, death row or solitude Fm7 A#m7 Cmaj7 Crime of passion, you should plead 'insane' Am7 Dm7 Gm7 C7 You say you wouldn't lie, but we've just blown your alibi Fm7 Am7 We've found your shirt and it's got a blood stain" Riff: e----------------------0-------- B--------------------1---------- G------------0---0h2-------0---- D------0-1/2-------------------- A-0--3-------------------------- E------------------------------- (The following C and Am chords are on the fifth fret positions.) C Am C Am It was the shirt you were wearing C Am C Am It was the shirt you were wearing Outro: C Am C Asus4 (Let Asus4 ring out) Note: The Dm and Em7 at the end of the verse are at the fifth fret position and seventh fret position respectively.
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