Black Sabbath - Shock Wave: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Shock Wave" on your guitar with our chord guide. 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.

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

Cm               D#          Cm D#
There's no reason for you to run
You can't escape the fate of the chosen one
Black moon rising, in a blood red sky
This time you realise that you're gonna die

Cm
Drinking your blood brew is your answer
That's what you plan to do
D
No dreaming, time you cheat this master
                            F
You're on your own going through

A
Wind of mist has taken over your mind
And you think you're on your own
Don't believe you are the only one here
Look around, you're not alone

Chorus:
 D        F      C/E   D          F C
Feel the forces from another world
Ghostly shadows fill your mind
Evil power hanging over you
D        F             C/E     C
As you freeze, you're like a child
                           Em F#
(Look behind) Look behind you!

                  Em F#
Somebody's calling,
someone is near
Feel yourself falling,
                 D C
falling with fear

You tell yourself
          D C  Em D
you're dreaming
                      Em D
You realise you're screaming

                C                       D
You know that this shouldn't happen to you
You tell yourself that it just can't be true
But there is nothing you can do,
oh!

Chorus:
Ghostly shadows from the other world
Evil forces in your mind
Trapped between the worlds of life and death
Frozen in the realms of time
(Look behind) Look behind you!

Em
You feel yourself falling,
you're at the end of the line
Your body is crawling,
but your senses are blind
Cold, cold feelings are
running through your brains
Ice cold fingers, running through your veins


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

C

Guitar chord C

D

Guitar chord D

D#

Guitar chord D#

E

Guitar chord E

Em

Guitar chord Em

F

Guitar chord F

F#

Guitar chord F#

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 "Shock Wave" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Shock Wave" by Black Sabbath.

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