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Shadowside

a-ha

RockAdvanced for beginners8 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

F#mDiagram coming soon
A×
E
Bm×
D××
G
C#Diagram coming soon
Em

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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              intro( F#m - A/E -  Bm - E ) 
         F#m                  D      Bm 
The Shadowside you say I have 
        G                   E 
Is making everything go bad 
         F#m           D         Bm 
You say I don't care enough 
      G                                E 
For all the things that I have got 
 
      D     A/C# - Bm - E 
But I do?    ?    ? 
      D     A/C# - Bm - E 
And I will?  ?    ? 
F#m                     D                      A   E/A 
  I don't want to see myself descend 
                  Bm     F#m    D 
Into the shadowside again 
F#m             D                 A  E/A 
 If you ever let me go again 
              Bm     F#m     F#m             Intro: (F#m - A/E - Bm - E ) 
In the shadowside I'll end 
 
           F#m              D        Bm 
The Shadowside where I go 
    G                      E 
I never where I needed it so 
        F#m            D       Bm 
You say I don't give enough 
        G                       E 
That I don't care for all I've got 
 
      D    A/C# - Bm - E 
But I do?    ?    ? 
       D     A/C# - Bm - E 
And I will?   ?      ? 
 
F#m                    D                    A   E/A 
 I don't want to let myself descend 
                 Bm     F#m    D 
Into the shadowside again 
F#m                     D                A  E/A 
 If you're letting go of me again 
              Bm      F#m 
In the shadowside? 
 
      D    A/C# - Bm - E 
But I do...      ...       ... 
       D     A/C# - Bm - E       F#m -  F#m 
And I will?     ?      ?. 
 
Bm                      G                     D  A/C# 
 I don't want to let myself descend 
                 Em      Bm      G 
Into the shadowside again 
Bm                      G                D  A/C# 
If you're letting go of me again 
              Em      Bm       G 
In the shadowside I'll end 
 
INTRO 2 : D  G- F#m G- Bm Em  Bm G - D - F#m/C# 
 
               Em     Bm       G            Bm G- F#m Em Bm G  - Bm G D- F#m/C# - Em Bm - G 
In The shadowside Iâ??ll end 
          
 

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Chord set

F#m · A · E · Bm · D · G · C# · Em

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.