ABBA – Don’t Shut Me Down chords

[Intro]
 
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                  
The sun is going down, 
             Bb    F
it's getting dark
 
Bb
  I realise I'm cold
F
  The rain begins to pour
    Bb                    
As I watch the windows on 
           Gm     ( Gm(add9) Gm ) 
the second floor
Eb                                    Eb  Bb    F
  The lights are on, it's time to go (ohooo..)
F            Bb              Eb
It's time at last to let him know
 
[Verse]
 
Cm Cm F F
 
Cm                                F
I believe it would be fair to say
F            BB       Gm
 You look bewildered
        Cm                       Ab
And you wonder why I'm here today
    Eb               Bb
And so you should, I would
       Eb                Bb
When I left I'd had enough
Bb                   Cm       Eb
But in thе shape and form I ..appear now
       Ab
I have lеarned to cope
    Eb          Ab           Bb          G
And love and hope is why I am here now
 

[Chorus]
 
C
  And now you see another me, 

  I've been reloaded, yeah
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 dow
    C
I'm not the one you knew
    G
I'm now and then combined
        Am                         F    
And I'm asking you to have an open mind 
   C         F   
(I won’t be the same )
 F                                 
I'm not the same this time around (ohooo..)
 C      G
(ohooo..)
G         C              F
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
 
[Verse]
 
Dm Dm G G
 
Dm                                    G
Will you leave me standing in the hall
G         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                    Dm        F
  My tantrums and increasing.. frustration
      Bb
But I go from mad
   F          Bb         C         A7
To not so bad in my transformation
 
[Chorus]
 
D
  And now you see another me, 

  I've been reloaded, yeah
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
I'm now and then combined
Bm                                 G    
And I'm asking you to have an open mind 
   D        G 
(I won’t be the same )
G                               
I'm not the same this time around 
 G    D
(ohhooo...)
A            D           G
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
    D
You asked me not to leave
      A
Well, here I am again
      D                               Bm
And I love you still and so I won't pretend
 
[Outro]
      G
I have learned to cope
   D                G          A
And love and hope is why I am here now

ℹ️ About This Song

The track was released on the 2nd of September 2021. Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus wrote the track.

Track Info

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• Song: Don’t Shut Me Down
• Artist: ABBA
• Produced by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
• Album: Voyage

Chords Info

• Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
• Key: F
• Suggested Strumming:
• D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord