I Am Your Tambourine Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays393

I Am Your Tambourine by Tift Merritt is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, F#m, E and B7. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			VERSE I 
A                    D A 
My body was sleepin',    sleep was a lie 
F#m                          E 
Grab hold of my body, I will rise, rise, rise 
 
 
VERSE II 
A                 D A 
My heart was heavy,   hungry and tired 
F#m                            E 
Oh, but your touch has made me fly, fly, fly 
 
 
CHORUS 
A                D    A               D 
I am your tambourine, I am your tambourine 
B7                 D     B7                 D 
Shake me with your love, shake me with your love 
B7                 D    A    D   A   D 
Shake me with your love song 
 
 
VERSE III 
A                 D A 
Rattle me darlin',    way down inside 
F#m                    E 
Fill me with rhythm so fine, fine, fine 
 
 
CHORUS 
A               D     A               D 
I am your tambourine, I am your tambourine 
B7                   D     B7                 D 
Shake with with your love, shake me with your love 
B7                 D        A    D   A   D   A   D   A   D 
Shake me with your love, tonight 
 
 
VERSE IV 
A                  D A 
I can't keep quiet,    Oh, I can't hide 
F#m                          E 
I want to shout and sing and shine, shine, shine 
 
 
CHORUS 
A               D     A               D 
I am your tambourine, I am your tambourine 
B7                 D     B7                 D 
Shake me with your love, shake me with your love 
B7                 D       A   D   A   D   A   D   A   D   A   D   A   D 
Shake me with your love tonight 
 
A               D                                    A 
I am your tambourine (repeat 11 times)  
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante