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From: STU_JABIRCHE@VAX1.ACS.JMU.EDU
Subject: "It's A Shame About Ray" by the Lemonheads.
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"It's A Shame About Ray" -- Lemonheads.
Transcribed (heh) by Johnny Birchett

Easy song, but really good.

The chords are A, E, D, G, D/F#, and an F riff.

a D/F# is ----------- just in case some of you don't know.
          | | | | | |
          -----------
          T | | 1 | 2
          -----------
          | | | | 3 |
          -----------
          T= thumb




The riff goes like this:

e|--------| Eight beats.
B|--------|
G|--------|
D|---2-32-|
A|--3----3|
E|1-------|

                     THE SONG
{First Verse:

A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)                DI've (xx0232@1)never been too good with names.

A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)            G (320003@1)           D/F#The (200232@1)cellar door was open, I could never stay away.

A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)             DI (xx0232@1)know it's probably not my place.

A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)           G (320003@1)          D/F#It's (200232@1)either or I'm hopin' for a simple way of sayin'...

{Chorus}
A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)         DIt's (xx0232@1)a shame about Ray.

A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)             G (320003@1)              D/F#In (200232@1)the stone under the dust his name is still engraved.

A (x02220@1)         E (022100@1)          DSome (xx0232@1)things need to go away.

A (x02220@1)    E (022100@1)         G (320003@1)          D/F# (200232@1)               {riff}
It's a shame about Ray.

{Second Verse:

A (x02220@1)  E (022100@1)               DIf (xx0232@1)I make it through today,

A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)          G (320003@1)             D/F#I'll (200232@1)know tomorrow not to put my feelings out on display.

A (x02220@1)          E (022100@1)             DI'll (xx0232@1)put the cobwebs back in place.

A (x02220@1)        E (022100@1)               G (320003@1)            D/F#I've (200232@1)never been to good with names, but I remember faces.

{repeat chorus 'till you get bored}

-=Marc=-