Only Shadows - The Merry Goes 'Round
by Jewel
tabbed by kjm030584
Standard Tuning, Capo III
Intro: G - Em - C9 - D - G
G
Think there's a monster in your closet
C9 G
Even if you lock it
C9 G
You think you can't stop it
D D/C G
No matter how hard you try
G
Well isn't he a sleepy head
C9 G
Close your eyes and go to bed
C9 G
With good thoughts in your head
D D/C G (mute)
Tell you why it's gonna be alright
G C9
They're only shadows, they're only shadows
Em D D/C G
They're only shadows in the night
G
You walk down the street
C9 G
A creepy feeling starts to creep
C9 G
And suddenly you feel your feet
D D/C G
Movin faster till they fly
G
You look all around
C9 G
You look up and you look down
C9 G
But still there's nothing you have found
D D/C G (mute)
And I will tell you why
G C9
They're only shadows, They're only shadows
Em D D/C G
They're only shadows in the night
Am C G
There are lots of things that may go bump in the night
Am C G
But if you use your brain you will be alright
Am
A scary noise is just the faucet drippin
C
and the thump, thump, thump is the dog's tail waggin
Am D
the thing you saw out the corner of your eye
G C9 G
was just a shadow in the night
C9 G
You can't have shadows
C9 G
Without the light
C9 G
No hello without goodbye
D D/C G
No laughter till you cry
G
that's just part of life
C9 G
the great compromise
C9 G
you are truly wise
D D/C G (mute)
if you see with your own eyes
G C9
They're only shadows, they're only shadows
Em D D/C G
they're only shadows in the night
G C9
they're only shadows, they're only shadows
Em D D/C G
they're only shadows in the night
Outro: (G cont'D) - Em - C9 - D - G