Shame and Scandal in the Family Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[D][Eb][C][G][Ab][Eb][Bb]

[Verse 1]
Woe is [D]me,
[Bb]shame and scandal in the [D]family
[A]Woe [D]is me,
[A]shame and s[Bb]candal[A] in the fam[D]ily
[Eb]In Trin

[Verse 2]
[D]idad there was a f[A]amily
With much [D]confusion as you will see
There was a mama [Eb]and a[Bb] papa
and a boy who was [A]grown
He wanted to marry and have
a [D]wife of his [Eb]own

[Verse 3]
[D]He met a young girl [A]who suited him nice
He went to his [Bb]papa [A]to [Eb]ask his advice
His papa said, [Bb]"Son, [A]I have to say no
[E]That gir[A]l is your sister but[G#] your
mama don't [A]know"

[Verse 4]
Hey, woe [D]is me,
[Eb]sham[Bb]e and scandal in the famil[D]y
[Eb]Hey, woe i[Bb]s me[D],
[Eb]sham[Bb]e and sc[A]andal in the famil[D]y
[A][F][E]

[Verse 5]
A week went by and
the sum[C]mer came down
And soon another girl on the [E]island,
he found
He went to his papa to [C]name the day
[B]His pap[C]a shook his head and
this [E]time he did say
"You [F]can't marry

[Verse 6]
[E]this girl,
[C]I have to say no
That girl is your aunty [G]but your
[B]granny [G]don't [C]know

[Verse 7]
Hey, [C]woe [F]is me,
[C]shame and scandal in [E]the family
Hey, [B]woe [C]is [B]me,[E]
[F]sha[E]me [C]and scandal in the family
[E][F#]

[Verse 8]
Now, he went to his mama
and [Db]covered his head
He told his [Dbm]mama w[Gb]hat his papa had said
His mama, she laughed,
she said, "Go man, [Db]go
Your [Gb]daddy ain't your daddy but
your daddy don't [Db]know"
Hey, [Gb]woe is

[Verse 9]
me,
shame and [Db]scandal [Gb]in the family
Hey, [Db]woe i[Gb]s me,
[Db]shame and scan[D]dal [Gb]in the family
Hey, [D]worries, it worries [F#]me,
[G]sha[Gb]me and scandal[D] in the[Gb] family
Hey, [Db]woe i[Gb]s me,
shame and [D]scandal in the family
[Gb]Hey,

[Verse 10]
[Db]hey, woe is me[Gb],
[Db]shame and scandal in the [Gb]family
Hey, hey, hey, woe is me,
shame and scandal in the family