Shadow Chords by Ashlee Simpson

"Shadow"
       G
I was six years old
D
When my parents went away
Em                        D
I was stuck inside a broken life

I couldn't wish away
     G
She was beautiful
D                      Em
She had everything and more
                   D                          C
And my escape was hiding out and running for the door
C                 D
Somebody listen please
C                           D
It used to be so hard being me
D             G
Living in the shadow
                  Em
Of someone else's dream
                 D                                  C
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
              G
Living in a nightmare
               Em
A never-ending sleep
                   D
But now that I am wide awake
                    C
My chains are finally free
                   G
Don't feel sorry for me

G
All the days collided
Em
One less perfect than the next
D                                                            G
I was stuck inside someone else's life and always second best
                    D                  Em
Oh, I love you now 'cause now I realize
                             D              C
That it's safe outside to come alive in my identity
C               D
So if you're listening
C                                D
There's so much more to me you haven't seen
                  G
Living in the shadow
                    D
Of someone else's dream
                       Em                             D
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
G
Living in a nightmare
D               Em
A never-ending sleep
                        D
But now that I am wide awake
      C
Then I can finally be me
               G
Don't feel sorry-

C
Mother, sister, father, sister, mother
G
Everything's cool now
C
Mother, sister, father, sister, mother
G
Everything's cool now
D
Oh, my life is good
C
I've got more than anyone should
D
Oh, my life is good
G
And the past in the past
G
I was living in the shadow
                   D
Of someone else's dream
                  Em                                     D
Trying to find a hand to hold but every touch felt cold to me
                   G
I'm living in a new day
                  D
I'm living it for me
                        Em
And now that I am wide awake
                   D
Then I can finally be
                   G
Don't feel sorry for me
D                                      C
Don't feel sorry, don't feel sorry for me
G                                       D
Living in, living in, living in the shadow
C                                     G
Living in, living in, living in a new day


Submitted by Holly Lynch