Shallow

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Title           : Shallow (f/k/a Taking Me Higher)
Artist          : Ryan Adams
Album           : Rock N Roll

Transcribed by  : Ferry Falkenburg (ferry@ryan-adams.org)

Notes           : -
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Ryan Adams - Shallow (f/k/a Taking Me Higher)
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Standard tuning

Chords used:
    E       G       A       C       B      F#m
e --0--   --3--   --0--   --0--   --2--   --2--
B --0--   --3--   --2--   --1--   --4--   --2--
G --1--   --0--   --2--   --0--   --4--   --2--
D --2--   --0--   --2--   --2--   --4--   --4--
A --2--   --2--   --0--   --3--   --2--   --4--
E --0--   --3--   -----   -----   -----   --2--

Riff 1: Intro and riff during verses.
     E
e||------------------------------------------------------||
B||------------------------------------------------------||
G||------------------------------------------------------||
D||------------------------------------------------------||
A||--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--2--2-4--5-4--||
E||--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--||

  E (Riff)
  Girl, don’t tell me how you want me 
  G       A          E (Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
  E (Riff)
  Girl, don’t tell me how you want me 
  G       A          E (Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 

                 A             C             E (Riff 1)
  ’Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know 
          A             C 
  I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta 
  E        A      B
  Know you inside out 
  E             A        B
  Know what I’m talking about 

                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me higher than I’ve been before 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me higher than I’ve been before 
                 E (Riff 1)
  And leaving me shallow 



  E (Riff)
  Girl, don’t tell me how you need me 
  G       A          E (Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 


                 A             C             E (Riff 1)
  ’Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know 
          A             C 
  I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta 
  E        A      B
  Know you inside out 
  E             A        B
  Know what I’m talking about 



                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me higher than I’ve been before 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me higher than I’ve been before 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me high___________________er 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me high___________________er 


  Solo:   E     D     A      C
  
            E
  You gotta do what you do
        D
  Gotta say what you say
      A
  And lie to yourself
     C
  Forever
  

            E  
  You gotta do what you do
        D
  Gotta say what you say
         A 
  You’ve lied to yourself
     C
  Forever


            E
  You gotta do what you do
        D
  Gotta say what you say
         A
  You’ve lied to yourself
     C                                                          E (Riff 1)
  Forever--AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


  E (Riff)
  Girl, don’t tell me how you need me 
  G       A          E (Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 
  E (Riff)
  Girl, don’t tell me how you need me 
  G       A          E (Riff)
  Tell me how to get through 


                 A             C             E (Riff 1)
  ’Cause I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta know 
          A             C 
  I gotta know, I gotta know, I gotta 
  E        A      B
  Know you inside out 
  E             A        B
  Know what I’m talking about 



                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me higher than I’ve been before 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me higher than I’ve been before 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me high___________________er 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me high___________________er 
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me high___________________er 
                   F#m               A             F#m               A 
                   High_________________________________________________________
                   F#m                     A
  You’re taking me high___________________er 
                   F#m                     A           F#m
                Me high___________________er 
                

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