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What a Shame

The Rolling Stones
Track 16 on The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years 

Producer

Andrew Loog Oldham
Jan. 15, 19651 viewer

What a Shame Lyrics

[Intro]

[Verse 1]
What a shame, nothing seems to be going right
What a shame, nothing seems to be going right
It seems easy to me that everything can be alright

[Verse 2]
What a shame, they always want to start a fight
What a shame, they always want to start a fight
Well it scares me so I could sleep in the shelter all night
Well alright

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
What a shame, you all heard what I said
What a shame, y'all heard what I said
You might wake up in the morning and find your poor self dead

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The Rolling Stones Singles Collection: The London Years (1989)
  1. 1.
    Come On
  2. 2.
    I Want to Be Loved
  3. 3.
    I Wanna Be Your Man (Mono Version)
  4. 4.
    Stoned
  5. 5.
    Not Fade Away (Mono Version)
  6. 6.
    Little by Little
  7. 7.
    It’s All Over Now
  8. 8.
    Good Times, Bad Times
  9. 9.
    Tell Me
  10. 10.
    I Just Want to Make Love to You
  11. 11.
    Time Is on My Side
  12. 12.
    Congratulations
  13. 13.
    Little Red Rooster
  14. 14.
    Off the Hook
  15. 15.
    Heart of Stone
  16. 16.
    What a Shame
  17. 17.
    The Last Time
  18. 18.
    Play with Fire
  19. 19.
    (I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction
  20. 20.
    The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man
  21. 21.
    The Spider and the Fly
  22. 22.
    Get Off of My Cloud
  23. 23.
    I’m Free
  24. 24.
    The Singer Not the Song
  25. 25.
    As Tears Go By
  26. 26.
    Gotta Get Away
  27. 27.
    19th Nervous Breakdown
  28. 28.
    Sad Day
  29. 29.
    Paint It, Black
  30. 30.
    Stupid Girl
  31. 31.
    Long Long While
  32. 32.
    Mother’s Little Helper
  33. 33.
    Lady Jane
  34. 34.
    Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadow?
  35. 35.
    Who’s Driving Your Plane?
  36. 36.
    Let’s Spend the Night Together
  37. 37.
    Ruby Tuesday
  38. 38.
    We Love You
  39. 39.
    Dandelion
  40. 40.
    She’s a Rainbow
  41. 41.
    2000 Light Years from Home
  42. 42.
    In Another Land
  43. 43.
    The Lantern
  44. 44.
    Jumpin’ Jack Flash
  45. 45.
    Child of the Moon
  46. 46.
    Street Fighting Man
  47. 47.
    No Expectations
  48. 48.
    Surprise, Surprise
  49. 49.
    Honky Tonk Women
  50. 50.
    You Can’t Always Get What You Want
  51. 51.
    Memo from Turner
  52. 52.
    Brown Sugar
  53. 53.
    Wild Horses
  54. 54.
    I Don’t Know Why
  55. 55.
    Try a Little Harder
  56. 56.
    Out of Time
  57. 57.
    Jiving Sister Fanny
  58. 58.
    Sympathy for the Devil
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Drums
Bass
Piano
Electric Guitar
Harmonica
Vocals
Released on
January 15, 1965
Tags
Rock
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