Oh My, What A Shame
Don McLeanVersion1
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Chords in this song
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They were married in the old Church yard
And they promised to be true to each other
No matter how hard their lives might be
But like meteors that fell through moments parallel
They were soon to cross
And on different plots of earth they both did fall
Though their lives had really not been hard at all
Oh my what a shame
No one's to blame
It just happened that way
And there's nothing you can say
When two people say goodbye
Oh my...
Two brothers, promised they'd return
When the war that they were fighting was over
But only one lived to keep his vow
And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old
Before time won out
Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for
But he could not recall he had ever been to war
(Chorus)
For there's nothing you can say when it's over
And there's nothing you can do when it's done
There's no battle you can win
And there's nothing to begin
That's not begun
On this moment, I recall your face
And I wonder if you still think about me
Occasionally I still think of you
And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go
But it's oh so hard
For the waves are all around my small canoe
I had always hoped this boat could carry two
(chorus again)
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Readable chord sheet for Oh My, What A Shame by Don McLean
They were [Am]marri[E]ed [G]in the old Church [F]yard [C] And they p[C]romised to be [Am]true to each [D/F#]other No [Am]matter how h[Am/G]ard their [Am/F]lives might [E]be But like [Asus4]meteors that [A]fell through [Am]moments para[A]llel They were [Am]soon to [Am/G]cross And on different [Am/F]plots of earth they both did f[E]all Though their l[F]ives had really [G/E]not been hard at[Am] all [Am]Oh my what a [F]shame [Am]No one's to b[C]lame It just happened that [G]way And there's [Am]nothing you can [Am/G]say When [Am/F#]two people say go[E]odbye Oh my... [Am] [G] [F] [C] [Am] [Am/G] [Am/F#] [F] [E] [Am] Two brothers, promised they'd return When the war that they were fighting was over But only one lived to keep his vow And the story I was told said he lived to be quite old Before time won out Someone asked if he knew what they both fought for But he could not recall he had ever been to war (Chorus) For there's [Am]nothing you can [G]say when it's [F]over And there's nothing you can do when it's done There's no [Am]battle you can [G]win And there's [D/F#]nothing to be[F]gin That's not [E]begun On this moment, I recall your face And I wonder if you still think about me Occasionally I still think of you And I watch the river flow and I know I must let go But it's oh so hard For the waves are all around my small canoe I had always hoped this boat could carry two (chorus again)