Intro: C#mb6, C#m, B, E, A, F#m, Bsus4 B
F#m, C#m, B, E, A, F#m, G#sus4I G#
Verse 1:
G#m C#m A B
In good old times, remember my friend
E A C#m E D#/E
Moon was so bright and so close to us, sometimes
G#m C#m A B
We were still blind and deaf, what a bliss?
E A C#m E D#/E B(Hit once, let ring)
Painting the world of our own, for our own eyes, now?
(B) A E
"Can we ever have what we had then?
F#m C#m
Friendship unbreakable
B E
Love means nothing to me
A F#m Bsus4
Without blinking an eye
B F#m C#m
I'd... fade, if so needed,
B E
All those moments with you
A F#m G#sus4II G#
If I had you beside me"
Verse 2:
G#m C#m A B
One cloudy day we both lost the game?
E A C#m E D#/E
We drifted so far and away
G#m C#m A B
Nothing is quite as cruel as a child
E A C#m E D#/E B(Hit once, let ring)
Sometimes we break the unbreakable, sometimes?
(B) A G#/E
"And we'll never have what we had then
F#m C#m
Friendship unbroken
B E
Love means nothing to me
A F#m Bsus4
Without blinking an eye
B F#m C#m
I'd... fade, if so needed,
B E
All those moments with you
A F#m G#sus4II G# G#m
If I had you beside me now"
Passage: Notice the D# changing to D#m, and the final C# (not C#m)
(G#m),E,C#m,D#
D#m,B,C#
E|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-6-7-6-4----|
E|---------7-6|
*Palm Mute*
G#5-A#5-B5 A E F#
I was un-able to cope with what you said
G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#
Some- times we need to be cruel to be kind
G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#
Child that I was, could not see the reason
G#5 A#5 B5 A E F#
Fee-lings I had were but sham and a lie?
Bridge:
Bm G D A G
I have never forgotten your smile
A Bm
Your eyes, oh, Shamandalie
G A D G
Time went by, many memories died
Em F#
I'm writing this down to ease my pain
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------|
D|-7--7--|
A|-5--4--|
E|-------|
Bm G D A G
You saw us always clearer than me
A Bm
How we were never meant to be
E|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|-4-2-----|
A|-----5-4-|
E|---------|
G A D G
Love denied meant the friendship would die
Em F#sus4 F#
Now I have seen the light
Em F#
These memories make me cry
Solo Break (It's not as complicated as it looks):
G#5-A#5-B5, C#m, A, B
G#5-A5-B5, A5-B5-C#5, C#5-D#5-C#5, E, D#/E, B
(B) A G/E
"Can we ever have what we had then?
F#m C#m
Friendship unbroken
B E
Love means nothing to me
A F#m Bsus4
Without blinking an eye
B F#m C#m
I'd... fade, if so needed,
B E
All those moments with you
A F#m Bsus4 B F#m
see the world with my wide open eyes
(F#m) C#m
Friendship got broken
B E
There's no other for me
A F#m Bsus4 B
Like the one of my childhood days
F#m C#m
Can you forgive me?
B E
Love's got better off me,
A F#m G#
On that day back in old times"
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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daint Rhythm Player |
#1 by daint at Mar 5, 1972 at 4:53 AM EST |
| I pretty much agree with everything you say but there is are a couple of things I disagree with: "Love denied meant the friendship would die Now I have seen the light" I think this line shows that after the couple went out, or the guy told the girl that he liked her (I feel that both these ideas work with the song) that becuase of it things got uneasy etc and eventually contact was lost. "See the world with my wide open eyes" This relates back to the line earlier in the song of them being "blind and deaf" basically it shows he is no ignorant to the reasons behind her decision. | |
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Harry Average |
#2 by Harry Johnson at Nov 9, 1979 at 6:31 PM EST |
| hey if you separate the name shamandalie you get the words sham and a lie! | |
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kev Average |
#3 by kev fitzgerald at Dec 16, 1981 at 12:59 AM EST |
| Normally this is not my type of music but I think the lyrics of "Shamandalie" are extremely beautiful, actually, according to its lyrics, it's one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to. So poetic and moving. I think the bands I'm listening to could learn something from Sonata, haha. | |
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David Average |
#4 by David Gilmour at Jan 24, 1988 at 3:59 PM EST |
| Ohkay this song has a lot within it, but I'm going to try and sum it up. It's a song about two people, they were wonderful friends as children and made those promises that well always be friends, I'll never leave you, etc. etc. I'm sure we all know what thats about. Anyways, time goes on, and as they grow out of childhood, they fall in love. However, the other (the one not singing, prolly girl) saw that this would not last, "You saw us always clearer than me how we were never meant to be" And so, of course, it ended "I was unable to cope with what you said Sometimes we need to be cruel to be kind" And he ask, if these feelings he had were real or, just a "Sham and a lie (shamandalie)" As time went by the many memories they had together faded and died, but he still missed them, hence why he writes this down. But then it also says "Love denied meant the friendship would die Now I have seen the light" I think that that makes him realize, that without love, the friendship would die. Basically meaning, if they denied love and stayed "friends" the friendship would die. As the guy saw it Yet as the woman saw it They were never meant to be. So perhaps this is just a doomed tragedy? then at the end "See the world with my wide open eyes" Wanting to see everything clearly, fully understand the reasons and why everythings happening. "Can you forgive me? The love got better off me" Asking for forgiveness for the mistakes made when they were lovers. That's what I get from the song, this is a really beautiful song and it means a lot to me, and I could go into much greater detail but I'm too lazy to type all that out. So I tried to sum it up... | |
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Charley Rhythm Player |
#5 by Charley Hockin at May 20, 1988 at 10:30 AM EST |
| hey, lerave thos silly emos be emos if they wanna ^^ | |
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SLIPKNOT FUCING Rhythm Player |
#6 by SLIPKNOT FUCING RULES!!!! v at Oct 24, 1993 at 3:55 AM EST |
| I think "love denied" is a clever grammatical ambiguity; aside from meaning "the friendship would die if the love was denied", it could also mean "the friendship would die if exposed to denied love". | |
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The REAL Godfat Average |
#7 by The REAL Godfather at Sep 17, 2001 at 3:04 AM EST |
| This is one of my favourite SA songs... Propably because the story within hits me right into the heart like a poisonous knife. I love this song... | |
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Jamie Wanna Be |
#8 by Jamie Smith at Jan 9, 2007 at 4:20 PM EST |
| I agree with CaptainEmo.. btw I dont know many Emos liking sonata, lol...in my opinion: emo sux.. not to effend anyone thats only my opinion, as i said. | |
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