heliocentric@breathe.com 8th August 2001 BEND ME, SHAPE ME by THE AMEN CORNER Chords used: E: 022100 and x7999x A: x02220 and 577655 F#m: 244222 G#m: 466444 B: 799877 and x2444x D: x5777x C#m: x46654 Cm: x35543 the bass and horn riff during the verses is something like:

--^E---------------------^A---------^F#m--------| ----------------------------------------| --2--2----------------------------------| --------4--4--2--2-(4)-0--0-------------| --------------------------------2--2----|

E A F#m (x2)

^EYou're the only woman I ^Aneed And ^F#mbaby you ^Eknow it ^A ^F#m ^EYou can make this beggar a ^Aking A ^F#mclown or a ^Epoet ^A ^F#m

^G#m Cos I've got ^Anothing to hide ^B Just a piece of ^Emind ^D ^C#m ^Cm ^B

^EBend me, ^Ashape me ^BAnyway you ^Ewant me ^ELong as you ^Alove me ^DIt's al^Eright ^EBend me, ^Ashape me ^BAnyway you ^Ewant me ^EYou got the ^Apower To ^Dturn on the ^Elight

E A F#m (x2)

^EEverybody tells me I'm ^Awrong To ^F#mwant you so ^Ebadly ^A ^F#m But ^Ethere's a force driving me ^Aon I'll ^F#mfollow it ^Egladly ^A ^F#m

^G#m So let them laugh, ^AI don't care ^B All I want is ^Eyou by my ^Dside ^C#m ^Cm ^B

^EBend me, ^Ashape me ^BAnyway you ^Ewant me ^ELong as you ^Alove me ^DIt's al^Eright ^EBend me, ^Ashape me ^BAnyway you ^Ewant me ^EYou got the ^Apower To ^Dturn on the ^Alight

E (tacet) E A F#m (x2)

^EYou're the only woman I ^Aneed And ^F#mbaby you know it ^A ^F#m ^EYou can make this beggar a ^Aking A ^F#mclown or a poet ^A ^F#m

^G#m Cos I got ^Anothing to hide ^B Just a piece of ^Emind ^D ^C#m ^Cm ^B

^EBend me, ^Ashape me ^BAnyway you ^Ewant me ^ELong as you ^Alove me ^DIt's al^Eright ^EBend me, ^Ashape me ^BAnyway you ^Ewant me

(repeat chorus til fade)

Amen Corner - Bend me shape me