Dont Shut Em Down

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Artist: Flogging Molly
Song: Don't Shut 'em Down
Album: Speed of Darkness
Capo on 2
Not 100% sure of the chords but I am just about certain they are correct. The
outro may be all that's incorrect. Place Capo on 2
4/4 time
[Intro]
GDA
(hold)
[Pre-verse)
AAAG A G D
/D( for 3 measures, and for the 4th) Repeat once more
A E
Sad days
G D
Kissing the cheeks of the
A E
Families
G D
Who are walking away
A E
Tragic
G D G D E
The pubs are all closin, the system is broken, decayed.
Because
A E
Business
G D
Is down at the depot
A E
Defenses
G D
Are the only things built.
A E
Neighbors
G D G D E
Wave goodbye to eachother, this country is over they say.
[Chorus]
A
Yeah this life
D
In a modern town.
G A
The windows smashed open with the doors kicked out.
A D
It's not a good day left to be in a fight.
G A
Cuz livin is hard through the struggles of life.
G D G
If nothing gets done it'll never be right.
A A A G/D
But don't shut em down
[/Chorus]
A E
Lately
G D
The twenty-first century's been
A E
Crazy
G D
It's the sign of the times.
A E
Buildings
G D G D E
Decomposing in slumber, there's no work for all till they wake.
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
F C
Too many faults no reasons
F C
The rain that falls dry bleedin
F C E
Upon the ashes of our homes, our homes, save our homes
[/Bridge]
[Bass solo]
Manic
The word on the street here is
Panic
There's a riot on hand.
A E
People
G D G D E
Takin care of the people, there's no other way or we'll break.
[Chorus] Repeat once more
[Outro] Played the same as the pre-verse
A G D A
Sad days, kissing the cheeks of the families(But don't shut em down)
A G D A
Sad days, kissing the cheeks of the families(You won't shut em down)
Again I apologize for any incorrections. Song is brand new but I believe I have it all correct

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Artist: Flogging Molly
Song: Don't Shut 'em Down
Album: Speed of Darkness
Capo on 2
Not 100% sure of the chords but I am just about certain they are correct. The 
outro may be all that's incorrect. Place Capo on 2
4/4 time
[Intro]
G D A(hold)
[Pre-verse)
A A A G/D(A for 3 measures, G and D for the 4th) Repeat once more
Because
[Chorus]
[/Chorus]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[/Bridge]
[Bass solo]
Manic
The word on the street here is
Panic
There's a riot on hand.
[Chorus] Repeat once more
[Outro] Played the same as the pre-verse
Again I apologize for any incorrections. Song is brand new but I believe I have it all correct

Dont Shut Em Down Chords by Flogging Molly

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