Don't Shut Me Down Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Bb]A while ago,
I heard the sound of children's laughter
Now it's [Gm]quiet, so I guess they left the park
[Cm]This wooden bench
is getting harder by the hour
The [F]sun is going down, it's getting [Bb]dark[F]
I [Bb]realize I'm cold
The [F]rain begins to pour
As I [Bb]watch the windows on the second [Gm]floor
[Eb]The lights are on, it's time to go[Bb][F]
It's time at last to let him [Eb]know

[Interlude 1]
[Cm][Cm][F][F]

[Verse 2]
I be[Cm]lieve it would be fair to say
[F]You look bewil[Bb]dered[Gm]
And you [Cm]wonder why I'm here [Ab]today
And [Eb]so you should, I w[Bb]ould

[Pre-chorus 1]
When I [Eb]left, I felt I'd had [Bb]enough
But in the shape and [Cm]form I ap[Eb]pear now
I have [Ab]learned to cope
And [Eb]love and hope is [Ab]why I am [Bb]here now
[G]

[Chorus 1]
[C]And now you see another me,
I've been reloaded, yeah
[Am]I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[Dm]I'm like a dream within a dream
that's been decoded
I'm [G]fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me [C]down[G]
I'm [C]not the one you knew
I'm [G]now and then combined
And I'm [Am]asking you to have
an open [F]mind [C]now
[F]I'm not the same this time arou[C]nd
[G]I'm fired up, don't shut me dow[F]n

[Interlude 2]
[Dm][Dm][G][G]

[Verse 3]
Will you [Dm]leave me standing in the [G]hall
Or let me [C]enter?[Am]
The a[Dm]partment hasn't changed at all
[Bb]I got [F]to say I'm glad[C]

[Pre-chorus 2]
Once these [F]rooms were witness to our love
[C]My tantrums and incre[Dm]asing frustra[F]tion
But I [Bb]go from mad
To [F]not so bad in [Bb]my transforma[C] tion
[A]

[Chorus 2]
[D]And now you see another me,
I've been reloaded, yeah
[Bm]I'm fired up, don't shut me down
[Em]I'm like a dream within a dream
that's been decoded
I'm [A]fired up, I'm hot, don't shut me [D]down[A]
I'm [D]not the one you knew
I'm [A]now and then combined
And I'm [Bm]asking you
to have an open [G]mind [D]now
[G]I'm not the same this time arou[D]nd
[A]I'm fired up, don't shut me dow[G]n

[Outro 1]
You [D]asked me not to leave
Well, [A]here I am again
And I [D]love you still and so I won't [Bm]pretend
I have [G]learned to cope
And [D]love and hope is [G]why I am [A]here now