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Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding by Jesse Winchester
Sham-A-Ling-Dong-Ding
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:2nd fret
[Intro]
D F#m/C# Em7 A7
[Verse 1]
D Bm
The boys were singing shing-a-ling
Em7
The summer night we met
A
You were tan and seventeen
D Em7 A
O how could I forget
D Bm
When every star from near and far
Em7
Was watching from above
A D
Watching two teenagers fall in love
[Verse 2]
D Bm
The way we danced was not a dance
Em7
But more a long embrace
A
We held on to each other and
D Em7 A
We floated there in space
D Bm
And I was shy to kiss you while
Em7
The whole wide world could see
A D
So shing-a-ling said everything for me
[Chorus]
Em7 A
And O the poor old old folks
D
They thought we'd lost our minds
Bm F#m
They could not make heads or tails
Em7 A7sus A
Of the young folks' funny rhymes
D Bm
But you and I knew all the words
Em7 Gm
And we always sang along to
D Bm Em7
O sham-a-ling-dong-ding
A D
Sham-a-ling-dang-dong
Bm Em7 A
[Verse 3]
D Bm
So after years and after tears
Em7
And after summers past
A
The old folks tried to warn us
D Em7 A
How our love would never last
D Bm
And all we'd get was soaking wet
Em7
From walking in the rain
A D
And singing sham-a-shing-a-ling again
[Chorus]
Em7 A
And O the poor old old folks
D
They smile and walk away
Bm
But I bet they did some
F#m Em7 A
Sham-a-lama-ding-dong in their day
D Bm
I bet that they still close their eyes
Em7 Gm
And I bet they sing along to
D Bm Em7
O sham-a-ling-dong-ding
A
Sham-a-ling-dang-dong
[Bridge]
Bm
O those sweet old love songs
D
Every word rings true
Bm
Sham-a-ling-dong-ding means sweetheart
Em7 A7sus A
Sham-a-ling-dang-dong does too
D Bm
And it means that right here in my arms
Em7 Gm
That's where you belong
D Bm Em7
And it means sham-a-ling-dong-ding
A D
Sham-a-ling-dang-dong
[Outro]
Bm Em7 A7sus A
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