Ben Harper - Show Me A Little Shame Tab

Artist: Ben Harper
  Song: Show Me a Little Shame
Album: Burn to Shine

I worked this song out a week or so ago without too much trouble, as it is

Reasonably simple and uses familiar guitar riffs.

Chords used: C G F C7 E Am Bb
e 0 3 1 0 0 0 1 p pull off
B 1 3 1 1 0 1 3 d downstroke
G 0 4 2 3 1 2 3 u upstroke
D 2 5 3 2 2 2 3
A 3 5 3 3 2 0 1
E x 3 1 x 0 x x

Here is the intro and riff for the first verse. The other verses follow the

Same pattern, except the last verse only really has bass and organ.

d dudud dudud dudu * C G F
e 0 00000 00000 0000 1p0
B 1 11111 11111 1111 1 1
G 0 00000 00000 0000 0 0 4p0 2
D 2 5 5 3 3
A 0 2 3 5 5 3
E 3 3 1
* F C G C G
e 1p0 0
B 1 1 1
G 2 0 0 4p0 0 0
D 3 3 2 5 5 2 5555
A 3 3 5 5 3 5555 0 2
E 1 3 3333
C G F F C
e 1p0 1p0
B 1 1 1 1
G 0 0 4p0 2 2 0 0
D 2 5 5 3 3 3 3 2
A 3 5 5 3 3 3
E 3 1 1
G C C7 *
e 0 0 f you don't want to pick the tune
B 1 1 just strum the chords, and adding
G 4p0 0 0 3 an F# (244322 between the G and F
D 5 5 2 2 chords (as is done in the last
A 5 5 3 3 verse with an organ) sounds really
E 3 x good.
*

Strum the C7 into the start of the chorus, then the chorus chords are:

F G C C7 Won't you show me a little shame

Chorus ends each time with D|-5555-| before going back to the verse

A 5555
E 3333

Riff (indicated with *).

I had problems working out if it's an E or E7 played in the bridge, they

both sound good, but I'll go with E.

Bridge:

E C Cos now I wake ... E F I get through crying now and I................................. G Am G F I get through thinking ... Bb F G I get through speaking ... Well, that's it. Hope that's of use to somebody, any corrections or comments then don't hesitate to e-mail me. Thanks, Sam Coleman

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