| E | A | C#m | |
| There's a | man back a-w | ays |
| A | E | |
| Who b | elieves at where h | e is |
| And there's a girl |
| G#m | B | |
| Up | ahead who says she k | nows |
| A | G#m | |
| And the str | eet ove | rflows |
| C#m | B | |
| With the f | olk who underst | and |
| E | G#m | B | |
| But for the | guy who | can't be s | een |
| A | G#m | F#m | |
| He's the Shadow | Man |
| B | A | E | |
| A | nd the Shadow | Man is close at | hand |
| E | A | C#m | |
| Take a | turn and see his | smile |
| A | E | |
| Made of n | othing but lonel | iness |
| E | G#m | |
| take a B | oy and be a | friend |
| B | |
| To the Shadow M | an |
| A | G#m | |
| You can c | all him Joe, you can | call him Sam |
| C#m | B | |
| You should | call and see who | answers |
| E | G#m | B | A | G#m | F#m | |
| For he p | romises | to come runn | ing, guided by the | tru | th |
| A | E | |
| But the Shadow | Man is really | you |
| B | E | |
| Look into his eyes and | see your reflection |
| A | F#m | |
| Look to the stars and | see his eyes |
| B | A | |
| He'll | show you tomorrow, he'll s | how you the sorrows |
| G#m | B | |
| Of what you did | today |
| A | E | |
| You can | call him foe, you | can call him friend |
| C#m | G#m | |
| You should | call and see who a | nswers |
| E | G#m | B | |
| For he k | nows your | eyes are | drawn |
| F#m | B | |
| To the road | ahead |
| A | E | |
| And the Shadow | Man is waiting round the b | end |
| (Fade out on A &E) |
| Oh, shadow man |
| Shadow man, shadow man |
| It's really you, it's really you, it's really you |
| He's the shadow man |