Biography:
Singer/song writer Struan Shields hails from Arlington County, Virginia where he's starting to create quite the stir, sharing stage bills with other upcoming talent in the form of pop-rockers Sing Me Insomnia, fellow singer/songwriter Chase Coy, power-poppers The Hint and Shields' good friends; Indie-rock outfit The Downtown Fiction. Struan prides himself on his DIY ethic, choosing to write and record his songs at home and he also keeps a close relationship with his ever-increasing fan base
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Struan Shields - Without You
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Official Website: http://struanshields.com/
No Capo
Standard Tuning
Chords Used:
D Asus2 Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----2--------0--------3--------3--------3---------|
B|-----3--------0--------3--------3--------3---------|
G|-----2--------2--------0--------0--------0---------|
D|--------------2--------2--------2--------0---------|
A|--------------0--------2--------3--------2---------|
E|-----------------------0--------0--------3---------|
Struan also uses this hammer-on/pull-off effect which will be called "G-Variation":
(strummed as: D-D-D)
e|-----3----3----3----|
B|-----3----3----3----|
G|-----0----0----0----|
D|-----0----0----2----|
A|-----2----2----3----|
E|-----3----0----0----|
Intro:
D, Em7, Cadd9, G (x2)
Verse 1:
Cadd9
She figured out
D G Cadd9
to read between the lines
D G Cadd9
of what I said and why
D G Asus2
and did I really mean it
Cadd9 D G Cadd9
well I meant every word I said
D G
she called to question
Cadd9
she didn't believe it
D G
take it or leave it
Asus2
that's how it was
Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, I meant it
Em7 D G
without you
Em7 D G-Variation
I break in two
Verse 2:
Cadd9
its coming down
D G
and falling quickly
Cadd9 D G
the ground is where she left me
Cadd9 D
cause she was the only one
G
who could lift me
Asus2
oh but she could knock me down
Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, Oh I meant it
Em7 D G
without you
Em7 D G-Variation
I break in two
Bridge:
D
shes slipping away
G
I sit outside her window
Em7 Cadd9
wishing I could see through the dark
D
shes slipping away
G
I sit outside her window
Em7
listen to the wind blow
Asus2
shes slipping away
Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, I meant it
Repeated Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, I meant it
Em7 D G
without you
Em7 D G-Variation
I break in two
Struan Shields - Without You
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Official Website: http://struanshields.com/
No Capo
Standard Tuning
Chords Used:
D Asus2 Em7 Cadd9 G
e|-----2--------0--------3--------3--------3---------|
B|-----3--------0--------3--------3--------3---------|
G|-----2--------2--------0--------0--------0---------|
D|--------------2--------2--------2--------0---------|
A|--------------0--------2--------3--------2---------|
E|-----------------------0--------0--------3---------|
Struan also uses this hammer-on/pull-off effect which will be called "G-Variation":
(strummed as: D-D-D)
e|-----3----3----3----|
B|-----3----3----3----|
G|-----0----0----0----|
D|-----0----0----2----|
A|-----2----2----3----|
E|-----3----0----0----|
Intro:
D, Em7, Cadd9, G (x2)
Verse 1:
Cadd9
She figured out
D G Cadd9
to read between the lines
D G Cadd9
of what I said and why
D G Asus2
and did I really mean it
Cadd9 D G Cadd9
well I meant every word I said
D G
she called to question
Cadd9
she didn't believe it
D G
take it or leave it
Asus2
that's how it was
Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, I meant it
Em7 D G
without you
Em7 D G-Variation
I break in two
Verse 2:
Cadd9
its coming down
D G
and falling quickly
Cadd9 D G
the ground is where she left me
Cadd9 D
cause she was the only one
G
who could lift me
Asus2
oh but she could knock me down
Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, Oh I meant it
Em7 D G
without you
Em7 D G-Variation
I break in two
Bridge:
D
shes slipping away
G
I sit outside her window
Em7 Cadd9
wishing I could see through the dark
D
shes slipping away
G
I sit outside her window
Em7
listen to the wind blow
Asus2
shes slipping away
Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, I meant it
Repeated Chorus:
D Em7
I'm falling in love
Cadd9
and I cannot convince her
D Em7
shes breaking away
Cadd9 G
and my heart's breaking with her
D Em7
I needed to remember
Cadd9 G
what we said this last September
Asus2
I meant it, I meant it
Em7 D G
without you
Em7 D G-Variation
I break in two
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