For Sale Baby Shoes Never Worn Chords
by Steve Harley
For Sale Baby Shoes Never Worn by Steve Harley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, Em, Dm, G, Am and F. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: C Em Dm G (x2)
Verso 1:
C G
They ran away for true love
Am F C
Saying they knew life wasn't fair
G Am Am C
Thought they'd be together for all times
G
They'd always have this true love
Am F
For they made each other swear
C G Am Am C
Two kids, they never saw the signs
Verso 2:
G
They settled in a new life
Am F C
And the bairn grew slow inside
G Am Am C
They showed a disregard and little time
G Am F
Oh, this is when the alpha and the omega collide
C G Am Am
No hope, no conscience, no crime
C Am
But it cannot be what it appears to be
F C
Nothing living lies that still
C Am
For sale, baby shoes, never worn
F C
It's a bitter pill
Break: C Em Dm G
Verso 3:
C G
They thought they had a true love
Am F C
It was fire-proof and immune
G Am Am C
They never the truth, that this is all
G
And when the spell was shattered
Am F
When they broke from their cocoon
C G Am Am
Two kids, they never saw the fall
C Am
But it cannot be what it appears to be
F C
Nothing living lies that still
C Am
For sale, baby shoes, never worn
F C F
It's a bitter pill
Ponte:
Em
Nobody told them
Am Am F
Nobody made the call
Em Am Am F
Nobody cared for them at all
Em
Nobody warned them
Am F
Nobody saw the signs
C G Am Am
Two kids from broken lines
Solo
C Em Dm G
C G Am F (x2)
Pré-Refrão
C G Am F
This is when the alpha and the omega collide
C G Am Am
No hope, no conscience, no crime
C Am
But it cannot be what it appears to be
F C
Nothing living lies that still
C Am
For sale, baby shoes, never worn
F C
It's a bitter pill
C Am
No, it cannot be what it appears to be
F C
Nothing living lies that still
C Am
For sale, baby shoes, never worn
F C
It's a bitter pill
Outro: C Em Dm G (x4)