#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Shot By Both Sides Original Album: Real Life (Magazine) Words and Music by Howard Devoto & Pete Shelly Copyright © 1978 Virgin Records Published by EMI Music Publishing Ltd. Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) INTRO: Rhythm guitar: C#m G#m |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Rhythm guitar: F#m C#m |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------|-11----------------------13------|-14------------------------------| |-9-----------------------11------|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#m G#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11--------------13--------------|-14--------------16--------------|-17b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-18b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------12------\ | | Rhythm guitar: | | F#m C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | VERSE1: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#m B C#m B | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5-------x---x---x---5---x---x---|-4-------x---4-------4---x---x---|-5-------x---x---x---5---x---x---|-4-------x---4-------4---x---x---| |-6-------x---x---x---6---x---x---|-4-------x---4-------4---x---x---|-6-------x---x---x---6---x---x---|-4-------x---4-------4---x---x---| |-6-------x---x---x---6---x---x---|-4-------x---4-------4---x---x---|-6-------x---x---x---6---x---x---|-4-------x---4-------4---x---x---| |-4-------x---x---x---4---x---x---|-2-------x---2-------2---x---x---|-4-------x---x---x---4---x---x---|-2-------x---2-------2---x---x---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C#m B C#m B This and that, they must be the same What is legal is just what's real C#m B C#m B What I'm given to understand Is ex -act-ly what I steal [Rhythm guitar simile] Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| \---------------------------------|---------9-------11--12------11_____-------------------------------|---------9-------11--12------11___ | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C#m B C#m B I wormed my way in -to the heart of the crowd I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___-------------------------------|---------9-------11--12------11_____-------------------------------|---------9-------11--12------11___ | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C#m B C#m B I was shocked to find what was allowed I didn't lose my - self in the Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ___-------------------------------|-----------------------------11_____-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | F#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | crowd CHORUS: Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------|-11----------------------13------|-14------------------------------| |-9-----------------------11------|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#m G#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C#m G#m Shot (shot) by both sides On the Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11--------------13--------------|-14--------------16--------------|-17b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-18b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------12------\ | | Rhythm guitar: | | F#m C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F#m C#m run to the out - side of everything Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------10--------------|-11----------------------13------|-14------------------------------| |-9-----------------------11------|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | Rhythm guitar: | | C#m G#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | C#m G#m Shot (shot) by both sides They must have Lead guitar: |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-11--------------13--------------|-14--------------16--------------|-17b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-18b________________________________-------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------12------\ | | Rhythm guitar: | | F#m C#m | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - | F#m C#m come to a sec-ret un -der - standing VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C#m x4665x B x2444x F#m 2442xx | C#m | B | C#m | B New offences always in my nerves They're taking my time by force | C#m | B | C#m | B They have to rewrite all the books again as a matter of course | C#m | B I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd | C#m | B I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd | C#m | B I was shocked to find what was allowed | C#m | B | F#m | % | % | % I didn't lose my - self in the crowd [repeat CHORUS] [GUITAR SOLO over:] Chords: Eb x6888x Bb 6887xx G# 4665xx [play: 4/4| Eb | % | Bb | % | G# | % | Eb | % |] [x2] VERSE3: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: C#m x4665x B x2444x F#m 2442xx | C#m | B | C#m | B 'Why are you so edgy, kid?', asks the man with the voice | C#m | B | C#m | B One thing fol -lows another You live and learn, you have no choice | C#m | B | C#m | B I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd. I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd | C#m | B | C#m | B I wormed my way into the heart of the crowd. I was shocked to find what was allowed | C#m | B | F#m | % | % | % I didn't lose my - self in the crow-________-ow... | C#m | B Didn't lose my - self in the crowd | C#m | B Didn't lose my - self in the crowd | C#m | B I was shocked to find what was allowed | C#m | B Didn't lose my - self in the crowd | C#m But I wormed my way But I wormed my way But I wormed my way But I wormed my way But I wormed my way But I wormed my way But I wormed my way But I wormed my way | C#m | G#m | F#m | C#m Shot (shot) by both sides. I don't ask who's doing the shooting | G#m | F#m | C#m Shot (shot) by both sides. 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