Capo: 1 Tuning: E A D G B E

Oh What A Shame Roy Wood (capo on 1st fret for recorded key)

Well I’ve been ^Dhanging’ around I'm just a one of the crowd And there ^Gain’t much ^D/F#going ^Emon ‘Til I was ^Acruising along with the radio on Playin’ one of my ^Asus2favourite ^Dsongs

Now they are taking my tyres I’ll get my girl on the wire

Supposin’ ^GI ever ^D/F#find a ^Emphone But to my ^Autter dismay I got the ^Asus2answer o^Akay The other ^A7voice was a bari^Dtone

CHORUS:

Oh what a ^Gshame Oh what a ^Dshame Oh what a ^Gsham^F#e ^F(Go^Emtta ge^At) Back on the road ^Dagain

Feelin’ ^Dless than inspired I chased the girl I admired Her fancy ^Gcoat was ^D/F#real rac^Emcoon She could be^Agin the beguine

While reading Life magazine

And feed her face with a ^Asus2silver ^Dspoon I must be so debonair

I threw my glass in the air

And said: “Do ^Gyou wanna ^D/F#take me ^Emhome?” For making ^Asuch a display She drove me^Asus2 down to the ^Abay And threw me ^A7out in the danger ^Dzone

Oh what a ^Gshame Oh what a ^Dshame Oh what a ^Gsham^F#e ^F(Go^Emtta ge^At) Back on the road ^Dagain

[Sax Solo (* = single strum each chord) * * * ] D G D/F# Em G D A D B E A7

Well I have been ^Dgettin’ up early With some beautiful girls And I’ll ad^Gmit I’ve en^D/F#joyed a ^Emfew I’m tired of ^Atrackin’ around

I end up being the hound

I know this is what I’m ^Asus2gonna ^Ddo I gotta get some honey

With a big white sunny top

^GRoad Rocket ^D/F#Chevro^Emlet So with her ^Aseat belt tied I’ll pull ^Asus2into the ^Aside To see the ^A7cops tow the car a^Dway

Oh what a ^Gshame Oh what a ^Dshame Oh what a ^Gsham^F#e ^F(Go^Emtta ge^At) Back on the road ^Dagain Oh what a ^Gshame Oh what a ^Dshame Oh what a ^Gsham^F#e ^F(Go^Emtta ge^At) Back on the road ^Dagain

"Beach Boys" vocals solo D G D/F# Em A D

Oh what a ^Gshame Oh what a ^Dshame Oh what a ^Gsham^F#e ^F(Go^Emtta ge^At) Back on the road ^Dagain

[Chorus as guitar instrumental to end] G D G F# F Em A D

Roy Wood - Oh what a shame