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Many Shades Of Black

Adele

PopAdvanced for beginners12 chords

How to play it

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

GmDiagram coming soon
Am×
BbDiagram coming soon
C×
F
G
A×
Dm××
E
EbDiagram coming soon
CmDiagram coming soon
D××

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: 
 
Gm  Am Bb  Am  
(x5) 
Gm  Am Bb  C 
 
 
verse 1: 
 
C                       F                    G 
Go ahead, go ahead and smash it on the floor 
A                                Dm 
Take whatevers left and take it with you out the door 
G                             C 
See if I cry, see if I shed a single sorry tear 
A                                                      Dm     E       F   A 
I can't say that its been great, no in fact its been a wasted worried year 
 
 
 
 
Eb            F         Bb    Am    Gm        
And everybody sees, and everyone agrees 
Cm                 F              Gm                D 
That you and I are wrong, and its been that way too long 
Eb            F             Bb            Am  Gm     
Take it as it comes, and be thankful when its done 
Cm                     F 
Theres so many ways to act,  
           Gm          Am  Bb 
And theres many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black... 
 
 
verse 2: 
 
C                           F                       G 
Let it out, let it all out, say whats on your mind 
        A                                        Dm 
You can kick and scream and shout and say things that are so unkind, yeah 
G                             C 
See if I care, see if I stand firm or if I fall 
             A                        
Cause in the back of mind, and on the tip of my tongue 
       Dm     E    F  A 
Is the answer to it all 
 
 
 
Eb            F         Bb    Am    Gm        
And everybody sees, and everyone agrees 
Cm                 F              Gm                D 
That you and I are wrong, and its been that way too long 
Eb            F             Bb            Am  Gm     
Take it as it comes, and be thankful when its done 
Cm                     F 
Theres so many ways to act,  
           Gm          Am  Bb 
And theres many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black... 
 
 
 
{Guitar Solo} 
 
 
 
 
Eb            F         Bb    Am Gm        
And everybody sees, and everyone agrees 
Cm                 F              Gm                D 
That you and I are wrong, and its been that way too long 
Eb            F             Bb            Am  Gm     
Take it as it comes, and be thankful when its done 
Cm                     F 
Theres so many ways to act 
        Gm          Am  Bb 
And you cannot take it back... 
        Gm         Am  Bb 
No you cannot take it back 
           Gm          Am  Bb 
Yes theres many shades of black 
           Gm         Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
           Gm          Am  Bb 
Yea theres many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
           Gm          Am  Bb 
Yea theres many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
           Gm          Am  Bb 
Yea theres many shades of black 
          Gm          Am  Bb 
Theres so many shades of black 
 
 
C 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(end) 
          
 

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Chord set

Gm · Am · Bb · C · F · G · A · Dm · E · Eb · Cm · D

Practice tip

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