Soul Asylum - Shut Down

intro : G A B G A B G

G A
i’ve been vindicated
B G
i’ve been loved and hated
G A F# G
i’ve been pulled aside and told that life was overrated
G A
no , i don’t believe it
B G
i just can’t conceive it
G A F# G
i can write all night but in the morning i can’t read it

A E
oh no , don’t know what’s the matter
G F
stuck up on a laddEr , scared of coming down
A D
if i don’t get what i want
A D
and there ain’t enough to go around
A B A B A
become oblivious to the obvious
A B
just ridiculous

G A
as i flip the pages
B G
you’re a time that’s ageless
G A F# G
in between us lies the calm before a storm that rages
A G
thought we were related
B G
couldn’t be separated
G A F# G
tried to get ahead but only got decapitated

A D
i don’t get what you want
G F
don’t know what’s the matter , trying to hang around
A D
if i don’t get what i need
G F
stuck up on a laddEr , scared of coming down

A B A B A
we will become oblivious to the obvious
A B
just dysfunctional

B G
shut down
F# E
shut down
F# D
shut down

solo :
G F# D F# x2
G F# D B
hit G x4

A D
when i can’t get keep from getting down
G F
looking for a laddEr , scared of coming down
A D
and i grow tired of hanging ’round
G F
don’t know what’s the matter , trying to hang around
A B A B A
i become invisible , unlivable
A B
just dysfunctional

B G
shut down
F# E
shut down
F# D
shut down