[Verse 1] F Dm Love is a tragedy Gm C It's a mess in the masterpiece F Dm Blood is but a minor fee Gm C For you, I'd spill it happily [Pre-Chorus] F If loving you is pain I'll love you the same Dm I won't run away Gm Dagger to my chest Arrow through my back C Count it all the same F I'm your Romeo, you're my Juliet Dm Till I'm in the grave Gm F If this love is pain, darling we can play [Chorus] N.C. F These Shakespearean Games Dm Gm If you cry, I'm crying too C F If you bleed, I'll bleed with you Dm Gm Till my heart stops beating through C F If you die, I'm dying too [Post-Chorus] Dm Gm C F Dm Gm C ooooooh, oooooooooh [Verse 2] F Dm Love is a sacrifice Gm C What a joy to pay the price F Dm So I'll take the scars with the glory Gm C As long as I'm here in your story [Pre-Chorus] F If loving you is pain I'll love you the same Dm I won't run away Gm Dagger to my chest Arrow through my back C Count it all the same F I'm your Romeo, you're my Juliet Dm Till I'm in the grave Gm F If this love is pain, darling we can play [Chorus] N.C. F These Shakespearean Games Dm Gm If you cry, I'm crying too C F If you bleed, I'll bleed with you Dm Gm Till my heart stops beating through C F If you die, I'm dying too [Post-Chorus] Dm Gm C F Dm Gm C ooooooh, oooooooooh [Bridge] F Dm Isn't it all so poetic? Gm C I'd die for a world with you in it [Outro] F I'm your Romeo, you're my Juliet Dm Till I'm in the grave Gm F If this love is pain, darling we can play F These Shakespearean Games Dm Gm C F Dm Gm C
John Michael Howell – Shakespearean Games Chords on Piano & Ukulele
How to play Shakespearean Games: key, chords and progression
To play Shakespearean Games by John Michael Howell, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 4 chords: F, Dm, Gm and C.
Listen for F – Dm – Gm – C (I – vi – ii – V in F major): the song comes back to it again and again. In solfa, that is doh – lah – reh – soh. Once these 4 changes are comfortable, most of the song is done.
Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Dm, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.
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Shakespearean Games chords: questions
What key is Shakespearean Games in?
Shakespearean Games by John Michael Howell is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).
What chords are in Shakespearean Games?
Shakespearean Games uses 4 chords: F, Dm, Gm, C.
What is the chord progression of Shakespearean Games?
The main progression is F – Dm – Gm – C (I – vi – ii – V).
Is Shakespearean Games easy to play on guitar?
Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes C, Am, Dm, G (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).
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