Don’t Shut Me Down
Bb
A while ago I heard the sound of children’s laughter
Gm
Now it’s quiet, so I guess they left the park
Cm
This wooden bench is getting harder by the hour
F
Bb
F~A
The sun is going down, it’s getting dark
Bb
I realise I’m cold
F~A
The rain begins to pour
Bb~D
Gm
As I watch the windows on the second floor
Eb
Bb~D
Bb
The lights are on, it’s time to go (ohooo)
F
Bb~F
Eb~G
It’s time at last to let him know
Cm
F
Cm
F
I believe it would be fair to say
Bb
Gm
You look bewildered
Cm
Ab
And you wonder why I’m here today
Eb~G
Bb
And so you should, I would
Eb
Bb~D
When I left I felt I’d had enough
Cm
Eb~Bb
But in the shape and form I, appear now
Ab
I have learned to cope
Eb~G
Ab
Bb
G~B
G
And love and hope is why I am here now
C
And now you see another me,
Am
I’m fired up, don’t shut me down
Dm
I’m like a dream within a dream that’s been decoded
G
C
G
I’m fired up, I’m hot, don’t shut me down
C
I’m not the one you knew
G~B
I’m now and then combined
Am
F
And I’m asking you to have an open mind
C~E
F
(I won’t be the same)
C~E
C
I’m not the same this time around (ohooo..)
G
C~G
F~A
I’m fired up, don’t shut me down
Dm
G
Dm
G
Will you leave me standing in the hall
C
Am
Or let me enter?
Dm
Bb
The apartment hasn’t changed at all
F
C
I got to say I’m glad
F
Once these rooms were witness to our love
C~E
Dm
F~C
My tantrums and increasing.. frustration
Bb
But I go from mad
F~A
Bb
C
A7~C~
A
To not so bad in my transformation
D
And now you see another me,
Bm
I’m fired up, don’t shut me down
Em
I’m like a dream within a dream that’s been decoded
A
D
A
I’m fired up, I’m hot, don’t shut me down
D
I’m not the one you knew (Im not the one you knew)
A~C~
I’m now and then combined
Bm
G
And I’m asking you to have an open mind
D~F~
G
(I won’t be the same)
D~F~
D
I’m not the same this time around (ohhooo…)
A
D~A
G~B
I’m fired up, don’t shut me down
D~A
You asked me not to leave
A
Well, here I am again
D~F~
Bm
And I love you still and so I won’t pretend
G
I have learned to cope
D~F~
G
A
And love and hope is why I am here now
D~A
D
F~A
Cm
G~B
Em
F~C
Eb
Bb
A~C~
Bb~D
C
Am
Bm
Dm
Gm
C~G
Eb~Bb
C~E
Eb~G
A7~C~
Ab
A
Bb~F
G
F
D~F~