(Chord charts offered by Ukulele Chords.)
Intro : [F5][G#5-D#5] 1st verse : F5 G#5 - D#5 - Two packs of cigarettes a day, the strongest whiskey Kentucky can make F5 G#5 - D#5 - That's a recipe to put a vagabond on his hands and knees F5 G#5 - D#5 - (F5) I watched it all up close, I knew him more than most I saw a side of him he never showed F5 G#5 - D#5 - Full of sympathy for a world that wouldn't let him be Pre-chorus : A#5 That's the man he was, C#5 Have you heard enough? Chorus : F#5 - G#5 - D#5 (F#5) What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change F#5 - G#5 - D#5 F#5 The choir sings, the church bells ring, so won't you give this man his wings? G#5 - D#5 C#5 - C5 - What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same (F#5) What a shame Intro x1 2nd verse : F5 G#5 - D#5 - There's a hard life for every silver spoon, there's a touch of grey for every shade of blue F5 G#5 - D#5 - That's the way that I see life if there was nothing wrong, then there'd be nothing right F5 G#5 - D#5 - (F5) And for this working man they say could barely stand, there's gotta be a better place to land F5 G#5 - D#5 - Some kind of remedy for a world that wouldn't let him be Pre-chorus : A#5 That's the man he was, C#5 Have you heard enough? Chorus : F#5 - G#5 - D#5 (F#5) What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change F#5 - G#5 - D#5 F#5 The choir sings, the church bells ring, so won't you give this man his wings? G#5 - D#5 C#5 - C5 - What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same (F#5) What a shame [A5--B5--C5--E5--][D5] x2 Bridge : A5 -- B5 -- C5 -- E5 -- D5 God forgive the hands that laid you down (They never knew how) A5 -- B5 -- C5 -- E5 -- D5 Much a broken heart can break the sound (and change the season) C5 D5 Now the leaves are falling faster, Happily ever after C5 You gave me hope through your endeavors D5-- E5-- F5*-- G5-- A5-- B5*-- C5* And now you will live forever Chorus : F#5 - G#5 - D#5 (F#5) What a shame, what a shame, to judge a life that you can't change F#5 - G#5 - D#5 F#5 The choir sings, the church bells ring, so won't you give this man his wings? G#5 - D#5 (F#5) What a shame to have to beg you to See we're not all the same Outro: F#5 - G#5 - D#5 (F#5) What a shame, what a shame, Cause we're not all the same F#5 - G#5 - D#5 (intro) What a shame, what a shame, Cause we're not all the same Intro x1