• Song:

    Shadows On The Wall

  • Artist:

    Moody Blues

Intro:

                                                G
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10--|
G----------------------5--4--7-------------------|
D-------------0--2--5----------------------------|
A------------------------------------------------|
E-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|

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.
E----------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------7>(9)>7-5-7--------|
A---------------------------------------------7vvvvv-|
E----------------------------------------------------|

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.
E---------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10-|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------5h7-5-7--9------------------|
A-------------------------5-7-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

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.
E----------------------------------------------|
B------0---------------------------------------|
G---------2--0-----0-----2---2----2--0---0-----|
D---------------2-----2------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|

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.
E-----------------------------------------|
B----------------------15>(17)====vvvv>15-|
G-----------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|

G      Am7                G
No one there to close the door.
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------0h2p0-2-|
A--------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------|

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.
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------8-10>(12====>10-|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------5h7-5-7--9-----------------|
A----------------------5-7----------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

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.
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------5>(7)===>5-5vvvv-------5------|
D-----------------------------------------------------h7-5-|
A----------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|

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.
E---------------------------------------------|
B------0--------------------------------------|
G---------2--0-----0-----2---0----2--2---0----|
D---------------2-----2-----------------------|
A---------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------|

      G        D            C            G
E-----15-15-15-14--14-14-14-12--12-12-12-----------------| Play
B----------------------------------------15--15-15-15-12-| lightly.
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-12h13-15-13--12-13-15>(17)>15--12-13-15>(17)====>15-|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

E----------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------3vvvvvv----3--------------------------------|
G----(7)>5-4-2--------------5-4-2-0------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------0--2-0-------|
A-----------------------------------------0h2---------2----|
E--------------------------------------------------------3-|

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.
E-----------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------13-15-12--13-15-12-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

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.
E---------------------------------------------15-14--14>(15)===-|
B---------------------------------------------15----------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|

G                        Em          Am            C
Chas-ing sha-dows,   ummm,        ummm.
E--------------------17>(19)==>17-15>(17)==>15-14>(15)==>14-|
B-----------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------|

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.
E-3h5-3--5-3--3h5-3--5-3--3h5-5\7vvvv--------5vvvv-------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|

      G                          Em            Am   Em  
          Chas-ing sha-dows   as they start to fall.
E-3h5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv---3h5---5\7vvvv---------5vvvv2\3-|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

  Am        G                     Em       Am           C                 
                                  ummm     ummm
E-5h7p5h7p5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv--3h5-5\7vvvv--5vvvv--3h5p3-3-|
B---------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------|

  C              D
E-10\12-15-12------- Fade 
B-------------12-15- out.

Chord diagram:
G      Am7    Am     C      D      Em     Em7
355433 x02010 x02210 x32010 xx0232 022000 022030

E,B,G,D,A,E, = guitar strings, N.C. = no chord, vvv = vibrato
( )> = bend to note in ( ) before playing then release,
>( )> = bend to note in ( ) and release, \ = slide up,
h = hammer on, p = pull off, === = hold bend or note.

Tabbed from: Keys of the Kingdom CD. 1991

Rev. 02-19-10
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