

History 2000–2004: Formation and Leave a Whisper

1.1 2000–2004: Formation and Leave a Whisper.To date, the band has sold more than 10 million records. Additionally, on June 3, 2021, Shinedown was ranked #1 by Billboard on the Greatest of All Time Mainstreams Rock Artists chart released to celebrate the Mainstream Rock Chart's 40th Anniversary. Shinedown has the most number one singles on the Billboard Mainstream Rock charts with 18, and all of their released singles have reached the top 5 on the chart. The group has released seven studio albums: Leave a Whisper (2003), Us and Them (2005), The Sound of Madness (2008), Amaryllis (2012), Threat to Survival (2015), Attention Attention (2018), and Planet Zero (2022). Consistent for the first two album cycles, a few lineup changes followed in the late 2000s, eventually stabilizing with Smith and Kerch alongside Zach Myers on guitar and Eric Bass on bass. Smith, still under contract with record label Atlantic Records, recruited the band's original lineup of Jasin Todd as guitarist, Brad Stewart on bass, and Barry Kerch on drums.

OUTRO A B C#m A B A - C#m So I'll be on my way.Shinedown is an American rock band from Jacksonville, Florida, formed by singer Brent Smith in 2001 after the dissolution of Dreve, his previous band.

A B C#m A B It's all that I can say, so I'll be on my way. Tell me it's over, I don't want you to hurt. C#m E F#m A C#m E F#m A Call me you're favorite, call me the worst. Tell me it's over, I'll still love you the same. F#m A And you know I tried CHORUS C#m E F#m A C#m E F#m A Call me a sinner, call me a saint. BRIDGE A E B I'll always keep you inside, you healed my heart and my life. CHORUS C#m E F#m A C#m E F#m A Call me a sinner, call me a saint. PRE-CHORUS F#m B E B I've said it so many times I would change my ways. C#m E I kept my whole life in a suitcase. B A I had to make a choice that was not mine, I had to say goodbye for the last time. INTERLUDE: C#m - E - B - A VERSE 2 C#m E I finally put it all together. Never really thought I'de be able B A to say I merely visit on the weekends. B A Maybe that's the way I should go, straight into the mouth of the unknown. = Title: *Call Me* (3:44) Artist: Shinedown Album: The Sound of Madness = Written by Brent Smith and Tony Battaglia Published by 'Driven By Music' and 'Big Ant Music BMI, ASCAP' = Label: Atlantic Records Year: 2008 = Track: -11- = Chorded and Formatted by Asa Gaston of Oklahoma = INTRO: C#m - E - B - A VERSE C#m E Wrap me in a bolt of lightning.
