Shadows On The Wall Chords
Shadows On The Wall by The Moody Blues is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, Am7, Am, D, Em, Em7 and C. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
(intro)
G
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10--|
G|----------------------5--4--7-------------------|
D|-------------0--2--5----------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|-3--3--3--3-------------------------------------|
N.C. G Am7 G
When the fan-ta-sy we live in. Lies in pie-ces on the ground.
N.C. G
And there is no false il-lu-sion.
Am7 G
That can turn your heart a-round.
E|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7>(9)>7-5-7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------7vvvvv-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
Am7 Am Am7 Am7 Am Am7 D
No-thing can change the way I feel. (Change the way I feel.)
D D Am Em
No-thing can take your love from me. (Don't tell me that is real.)
Em Em7 C D Em Em7 D
If on-ly I didn't wor-ry. If on-ly I could see.
D Em Em7 D
If on-ly I could see.
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------8-10>(12)====>10-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------5h7-5-7--9------------------|
A|-------------------------5-7-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
G Am7 G Am7 G
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.
G Am7 Am C
Chas-ing sha-dows as they dance the floor.
G Am C
Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er young.
C Am C Am D
Now I'm on my own. Chas-ing sha-dows
Em Am Am7 G
on the wall. Sha-dows on the wall.
E|----------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------------------------------------|
G|---------2--0-----0-----2---2----2--0---0-----|
D|---------------2-----2------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
N.C. G Am7 G
On the sea of me-di-o-cri-ty. Drift-ing from a dis-tant shore.
N.C.
No good-byes, no cel-e-bra-tion.
E|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------15>(17)====vvvv>15-|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
G Am7 G
No one there to close the door.
E|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------0h2p0-2-|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Am7 Am Am7 Am7 Am Am7 D
On-ly the si-lence that I feel. (The si-lence that I feel.)
D D Am Em
On-ly the lone-ly road is real. (The lone-ly road is real.)
Em Em7 C D Em Em7 D
If on-ly I didn't lose you. If on-ly we could be.
D Em Em7 D
If on-ly we could be.
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------8-10>(12====>10-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------5h7-5-7--9-----------------|
A|----------------------5-7----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
G Am7 G Am7 G
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.)
G Am7 Am C
Chas-ing sha-dows as they dance the floor.
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5>(7)===>5-5vvvv-------5------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------h7-5-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
G Am C
Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er young.
C Am C Am D
Now I'm on my own. Chas-ing sha-dows
Em Am7 C
on the wall. Sha-dows on the wall.
E|---------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------------------------------------|
G|---------2--0-----0-----2---0----2--2---0----|
D|---------------2-----2-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
G D C G
E|-----15-15-15-14--14-14-14-12--12-12-12-----------------| Play
B|----------------------------------------15--15-15-15-12-| lightly.
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-12h13-15-13--12-13-15>(17)>15--12-13-15>(17)====>15-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------3vvvvvv----3--------------------------------|
G|----(7)>5-4-2--------------5-4-2-0------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------0--2-0-------|
A|-----------------------------------------0h2---------2----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------3-|
G Am7 G Am7 G
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.)
G Am7 Am C
Chas-ing sha-dows as they start to fall.
G Am C
Chas-ing dreams that were, for-ev-er young.
C D G C Am
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wal al al all.
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------13-15-12--13-15-12-|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G Am7 G Am7 G
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall. (Chas-ing sha-dows on the wall.)
G Am7 Am G
Chas-ing sha-dows as they dance the floor.
E|---------------------------------------------15-14--14>(15)===-|
B|---------------------------------------------15----------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G Em Am C
Chas-ing sha-dows, ummm, ummm.
E|--------------------17>(19)==>17-15>(17)==>15-14>(15)==>14-|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G Am7 D G C Am
Chas-ing sha-dows on the wal al al all.
G Em Am
ummm ummm Chas-ing sha-dows.
E|-3h5-3--5-3--3h5-3--5-3--3h5-5\7vvvv--------5vvvv-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
G Em Am Em
Chas-ing sha-dows as they start to fall.
E|-3h5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv---3h5---5\7vvvv---------5vvvv2\3-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Am G Em Am C
ummm ummm
E|-5h7p5h7p5-3vvvv--3h5-3vvvv--3h5-5\7vvvv--5vvvv--3h5p3-3-|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
C D
E|-10\12-15-12------- Fade
B|-------------12-15- out.