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[Intro]
|   A5|   A5| 2x
[Verse 1]
PA5ack my bags and leave today
YA5ou read this I'll be far away
A5Ain't gonna give ya no moon in June
NA5ever see you it'll be too soon
[Chorus]
B5One-eyed JackB5/A  
 B5Gotta watch my backB5/A  
 B5See you 'roundB5/A  
 B5Guess I better shB5/Aut you downE5  
ShD5ut you downE5  
ShD5ut you downE5  D5  
StE5eal your thunder, tD5urn you round
[Instrumental]
|   A5|   A5| 2x
[Verse 2]
LA5isten up 'cos I'm telling you
The mA5agic moments were way too few
I’d lA5ike to stay, but you got too weird
DA5on't look right since you grew that beard
[Chorus]
B5One-eyed JackB5/A  
 B5Gotta watch my backB5/A  
 B5See you 'roundB5/A  
 B5Guess I better shB5/Aut you downE5  
ShD5ut you downE5  
ShD5ut you downE5  D5  
StE5eal your thunder, tD5urn you round
[Solo]
|   A5|   A5| 4x
|    B5    B5/A|    B5    B5/A| 2x
|    E5    D5|    E5    D5| 2x
[Instrumental]
|   A5|   A5| 2x
[Verse 3]
TA5ell you, babe, what I'm gonna do
LA5eave this town and I'll leave you too
DA5on't wanna see your face no more
DA5on't come 'round knocking at my door
[Chorus]
B5One-eyed JackB5/A  
 B5Gotta watch my backB5/A  
 B5See you 'roundB5/A  
 B5Guess I better shB5/Aut you downE5  
ShD5ut you downE5  
ShD5ut you downE5  D5  
StE5eal your thunder, tD5urn you roundA5  

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Shut You Down

by Motörhead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

B5/A

[Intro]

A5 A5

| | | 2x

[Verse 1]

Pack my bags and leave today

You read this I'll be far away

Ain't gonna give ya no moon in June

Never see you it'll be too soon

[Chorus]

B5 B5/A

One-eyed Jack

B5 B5/A

Gotta watch my back

B5 B5/A

See you 'round

B5 B5/A E5

Guess I better shut you down

D5 E5

Shut you down

D5 E5 D5

Shut you down

E5 D5

Steal your thunder, turn you round

[Instrumental]

A5 A5

| | | 2x

[Verse 2]

Listen up 'cos I'm telling you

The magic moments were way too few

I’d like to stay, but you got too weird

Don't look right since you grew that beard

[Chorus]

B5 B5/A

One-eyed Jack

B5 B5/A

Gotta watch my back

B5 B5/A

See you 'round

B5 B5/A E5

Guess I better shut you down

D5 E5

Shut you down

D5 E5 D5

Shut you down

E5 D5

Steal your thunder, turn you round

[Solo]

A5 A5

| | | 4x

B5 B5/A B5 B5/A

| | | 2x

E5 D5 E5 D5

| | | 2x

[Instrumental]

A5 A5

| | | 2x

[Verse 3]

Tell you, babe, what I'm gonna do

Leave this town and I'll leave you too

Don't wanna see your face no more

Don't come 'round knocking at my door

[Chorus]

B5 B5/A

One-eyed Jack

B5 B5/A

Gotta watch my back

B5 B5/A

See you 'round

B5 B5/A E5

Guess I better shut you down

D5 E5

Shut you down

D5 E5 D5

Shut you down

E5 D5 A5

Steal your thunder, turn you round

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