​a-ha - Shadowside: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shadowside" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Shadowside Guitar Chords and Lyrics by ​a-ha

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Shadowside" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

     F#m            D    Bm
The Shadowside you say I have
    G            Em
Is making everything go bad
    F#m          D     Bm
You say I don't care enough
    G                   E
For all the things that I have got

       D A Bm E
But I do
       D  A Bm E
And I will

Chorus:
F#m              D             A
I don't want to see myself descend
          Bm    F#m   D
Into the shadowside again
F#m          D          A
If you ever let me go again
        Bm    F#m
In the shadowside I'll end

The shadowside where I go
I'm never where I'm needed so
You say I don't give enough
That I don't care for all I've got

But I do
And I will

Chorus:
I don't want to let myself descend
Into the shadowside again
If you're letting go of me again
In the shadowside

But I do
And I will
Yes, I will

Chorus:
I don't want to let myself descend
Into the shadowside again
If you're letting go of me again
In the shadowside I'll end

In the shadowside I'll end


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F#m

Guitar chord F#m

G

Guitar chord G

Bm

Guitar chord Bm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Shadowside" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shadowside" by ​a-ha.

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