I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You Chords

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I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You by Glen Campbell is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, A7, Em, Em7, D, G, D7, Am, Gmaj7, E, E7, G#, Bb, D#, D#7, Bb7, Fm, F and F7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
Speed
  			
Intro:  A A7   Em Em7   D  G  D 


verse 1 

D7   D             G      A 
Everybody says you let me down  
         A7 Em         A        D     Em  
I should be ashamed to take you round 
A        D      D7  Am       D       G 
Makes no difference what you used to do  
        A         A7  Em   A        D 
Darling I could never be ashamed of you 
 

D7    G   Gmaj7    G       D  G  D 
Maybe you were reckless yesterday  
      E             E7               A   G (walk down to D) 
but together we can find a brighter way 
   D                    G           A 
In my heart I know that you'll come through  
                A7    Em   A        D   G D 
Darling I could never be ashamed of you 
 G#      A             Em   A        D    Bb 
(Darling I could never be ashamed of you) 


verse 2 

Bb      D#             D#7  Bb 
All the happiness I've ever known  
                            Bb7   D# 
came the day you said you'd be my own 
               Bb Bb7      G# 
And it matters not    what we go through  
        Bb            Fm   Bb       D#  (walk up to D#) 
Darling I could never be ashamed of you 


      G#                      D# 
Maybe you were cheated in the past  
       F          F7          F      Bb   Bb7 
and perhaps old memories will always last 
          D#                G#          Bb 
But in my heart I know that you'll come through  
Fm      Bb      Bb7   Fm   Bb       D#   G#  D# 
Darling I could never be ashamed of you  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante