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Song

Shy by SonatAArcticA

(NOTE: THIS SONG IS A REAL PAIN IN THE ASS)

-INTRO:

HALF-STEP DOWN

(Keyboard arranged for guitar)

Em D

e||--------------------------|
B||-----------8-----------7--|
G||--------9-----------7-----|
D||-----9-----------7--------|
A||--7-----------5-----------|
E||--------------------------|

Am Em

e|--------------------------|
B|-----------5-----------8--|
G|--------5-----------9-----|
D|-----7-----------9--------|
A|--------------7-----------|
E|--5-----------------------|

C D

e|-----------3--------------|
B|--------5--------------7--|
G|-----5--------------7-----|
D|-----------------7--------|
A|--3-----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------|

Em? Em

e|--------------------------|
B|-----------7-----------8--|
G|--------9-----------9-----|
D|-----9-----------9--------|
A|--7-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

(play the INTRO again except for the last bay)

Em? Em

e|--------------------------||
B|--7h8---------8-----------||
G|--9-----------9-----------||
D|--9-----------9-----------||
A|--7-----------7-----------||
E|--------------------------||

-VERSE I: "I can see how you... "

Em D Am Em

C D Em Em?

"Working late at... "

Em D Am Em

C D

C? C

e|-----------5-----------3--||
B|--------------------5-----||
G|--------5--------5--------||
D|-----5--------------------||
A|--3-----------3-----------||
E|--------------------------||

-BRIDGE: "Sometimes Im wondering... "

B? Em

e||--2--------2--------------|
B||--4-----4-----8--------8--|
G||--4--4--------9-----9-----|
D||--------------9--9--------|
A||--------------7-----------|
E||--2-----------------------|

C

e|-----------------------------|
B|---8---------8--7----8--7----|
G|---9------9--------5------5--|
D|--10--10---------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|---8-------------------------|

"You cant be acting like my... "

D Em

e|--------------------------|
B|--7--------7--8--------8--|
G|--7-----7-----9-----9-----|
D|--7--7--------9--9--------|
A|--5-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C

e|-----------------------------|
B|---8---------8--7----8--7-5--|
G|---9------9--------5---------|
D|--10--10---------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|---8-------------------------|

"I see your beautifull smile... "

D Em

e|--------------------------|
B|--7--------7--8--------8--|
G|--7-----7-----9-----9-----|
D|--7--7--------9--9--------|
A|--5-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C Am

e|----------------5--------5--|
B|---8---------8--5-----5-----|
G|---9------9-----5--5--------|
D|--10--10--------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|---8------------5-----------|

"Reflections of me in... "

D Em

e|--------------------------|
B|--7--------7--8--------8--|
G|--7-----7-----9-----9-----|
D|--7--7--------9--9--------|
A|--5-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C

e|----------------|
B|---8---------8--|
G|---9------9-----|
D|--10--10--------|
A|----------------|
E|---8------------|
e|----------------||
B|---8----7-------||
G|---9----7-------||
D|--10------------||
A|----------------||
E|---8------------||

"Oh, please"

-CHORUS: "Talk to me... "

C D Em

e||------------------|
B||--5---7---8-------|
G||--5---7---9-------|
D||--5---7---9-------|
A||--3---5---7-------|
E||------------------|

C D Em?

e|--------------------|
B|---8---7---10--7----|
G|---9---7----9--7----|
D|--10---7----9-------|
A|-------5----7-------|
E|---8----------------|

C D B Em

e|------------------|
B|--5---7---7---8---|
G|--5---7---8---9---|
D|--5---7---9---9---|
A|--3---5-------7---|
E|----------7-------|

C D Em

e|-------------------||
B|---8---7---8-------||
G|---9---7---9-------||
D|--10---7---9-------||
A|-------5---7-------||
E|---8---------------||

C D Em

"Talk to me,

C D Em? ?

Show some pi - ty

C D B Em

You touch me in many, many ways

C D Em

But I'm shy can't you see"

-VERSE II: "Obsessed by you... "

(GUITAR ENTERS)

Em D

e||--7-----------5-----------|
B||-----8-----8-----7-----7--|
G||--------9-----------7-----|
D||--------------0-----------|
A||--7-----------------------|
E||--------------------------|

Am Em

e|--5-----------7-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----8-----8--|
G|--------5-----------9-----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--0-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

"I write on paper... "

C D

e|--3-----------5-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----7-----7--|
G|--------5-----------7-----|
D|--------------0-----------|
A|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Em EM ?

e|--7-----------7-----------|
B|-----8-----8-----8-----7--|
G|--------9-----------9-----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--7-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

"Still I sit in... "

Em D

e|--7-----------5-----------|
B|-----8-----8-----7-----7--|
G|--------9-----------7-----|
D|--------------0-----------|
A|--7-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

Am Em

e|--5-----------7-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----8-----8--|
G|--------5-----------9-----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--0-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

"Tuen my head and... "

C D

e|--------------------------|
B|--5-----------7-----------|
G|-----5-----5-----7-----7--|
D|--------5-----------7-----|
A|--3-----------5-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C D

e|--3-----------5-----------||
B|-----5-----5-----7-----7--||
G|--------5-----------7-----||
D|--------------------------||
A|--3-----------5-----------||
E|--------------------------||

-BRIDGE:

D Em

e||--------------------------|
B||--7-----------8-----------|
G||-----7-----7-----9-----9--|
D||--------7-----------9-----|
A||--5-----------7-----------|
E||--------------------------|

C /

e|--3-----------3-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
G|--------5-----------5-----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

D Em

e|--------------------------|
B|--7-----------8-----------|
G|-----7-----7-----9-----9--|
D|--------7-----------9-----|
A|--5-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C /

e|--3-----------3-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
G|--------5-----------5-----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--3-----------------------|
E|--------------------------|

D Em

e|--------------------------|
B|--7-----------8-----------|
G|-----7-----7-----9-----9--|
D|--------7-----------9-----|
A|--5-----------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C Am

e|--3-----------5-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
G|--------------------5-----|
D|--------------------------|
A|--3-----2-----0-----------|
E|--------------------------|

D Em

e|--5-----------7-----------|
B|-----7-----7-----8-----8--|
G|--------7-----------9-----|
D|--0-----------------------|
A|--------------7-----------|
E|--------------------------|

C?

e|--8-----------8-/-10--12--||
B|-----8-----8--8-/-10--12--||
G|--------9-----0-----------||
D|--------------------------||
A|--------------------------||
E|--8-----------------------||

-CHORUS: (KEYBOARD)

C D Em

"Talk to me,

C D Em? ?

Show some pi - ty

C D B Em

You touch me in many, many ways

C D Em

But I'm shy can't you see"

D E

"I see...

-INTERLUDE: "Cant have you... "

Am F G

|| / / / / | / / / / |

(1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &)

Am F D

| / / / / | / / / / |

Am F G

| / / / / | / / / / |

Am F D

| / / / / | / / / / |

Em

| / / / / ||

-SOLO:

e||---------7--8--5h7p5---------------|
B||--5-7-8--------------7---7/8-7-5---|
G||-----------------------------------|
D||-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|
e|--8--7h8p7------------|
B|-----------7--7-7/8---|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|------7------5------5p0---|
B|--7/8----8\7----5/8-------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|

(THE FAST PART)

e|------------------------|
B|-------7-8-7-10---------|
G|--/7-9------------7--8--|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
e|----------------------|
B|---------8-10-12-12---|
G|--8-9-11--------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
e|-------7-8-9-10---------------|
B|----8------------10/11-10-8---|
G|--9---------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------||
B|--10--10--7--/10--10--/12--12--||
G|-------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------||
A|-------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------||

-BRIDGE:

B Em C

|| / / / / | / / / / |

D Em C

| / / / / | / / / / |

D Em C Am

| / / / / | / / / / |

D Em C D Em

| / / / / | / / / / ||

-CHORUS:

C D Em

|| / / / / | (x2)

C D B Em

| / / / / |

C D Em

| / / / / ||

-CORUS: (KEYBOARD ONLY)

C D Em

"Talk to me,

C D Em? ?

Show some pi - ty

C D B Em

You touch me in many, many ways

C D

But I'm shy can't you

C D

I'm shy can't you

C D Em

I'm shy can't you see"

-END-

hope I helped

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