On the 2nd of September 2021, the track was released. The track is written by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
Track Info
- Song: Dont Shut Me Down
- Artist: ABBA
- Produced by Benny Andersson & Björn Ulvaeus
- Album: Voyage
- Released Date: 2 September 2021
Chords Info
- Tuning: Standard(E A D G B E)
- Key:
- Chords: A#, Gm, Cm, F/A, A#/D, Gmadd9, D#, D#/G, G#, D#/A#, G, C, Am, Dm, G/B, C/E, G/E, C/G, F/C, A7, D, Bm, Em, A, A/C#, D/F#, D/A
- Suggested Strumming:
- D= Down Stroke, U = Upstroke, N.C= No Chord
[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/A
it's getting dark
Bb
I realise I'm cold
F/A
The rain begins to pour
Bb/D
As I watch the windows
Gm Gmadd9 Gm
on the second floor
D#
The lights are on,
D# Bb/D Bb F
it's time to go (ohooo..)
F Bb D#/G
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 G#
And you wonder why I'm here today
D#/G Bb
And so you should, I would
D# Bb/D
When I left I'd had enough
Bb/D Cm D#/Bb
But in thе shape and form I ..appear now
G#
I have lеarned to cope
D#/G G# 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
I'm fired up, I'm hot,
C G
don't shut me down
C
I'm not the one you knew
G/B
I'm now and then combined
Am
And I'm asking you to have an
F C/E F
open mind (I want be the same )
F
I'm not the same
C/E G/E
this time around (ohooo..)
G C/G F/A
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[Verse]
Dm Dm G G
Dm
Will you leave me
G
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/E Dm F/C
My tantrums and increasing.. frustration
Bb
But I go from mad
F/A 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
I'm fired up, I'm hot,
D A
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
And I'm asking you to have an
G D/F# G
open mind (I want be the same )
G G D/F#
I'm not the same this time around (ohhooo...)
A D/A G
I'm fired up, don't shut me down
D
You asked me not to leave
A
Well, here I am again
D/F#
And I love you still and
Bm
so I won't pretend
[Outro]
G
I have learned to cope
D/F# G A
And love and hope is why I am here now
