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Shake It
Lyrics and music by David Bowie
Intro:  F  E  
G F#m F E G F#m F
I feel like a Esail-boat
Adrift on the Gsea
It's a Gbrand F#mnew Fday
So when you gonna Ephone meG  F#m  F  
I could take you to Eheaven
I could spin you to Ghell
But I'll Gtake F#myou to FNew York
It's the place that I Eknow wellG  F#m  F  E  
SGitting on a flagstone talking to a GfaceF#mless FgirlE  
GWondering what to say but my eyes do the talking so Cwell
CI duck and I sway - what's my Cline
CShoot at a full moon - what's my Cline
What's my line - shake it Gbaby
G F#m F
Cause love is the Eanswer
Love's talking to Gme
I'd Gscream and F#mI'll Ffight for you
You're better than EmoneyG  F#m  F  E  
GWe're the kind of people who can shake it if we're GfeeF#mling FblueE  
When I'm Gfeeling disconnected well I sure know Gwhat F#mto dFoE  
Shake it Gbaby
CI duck and I sway - what's my Cline
CShoot at a full moon - what's my Cline
What's my line - Gshake it baby
 G   F#m   F   E   G   F#m   F   E(repeat)

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Shake It

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F#m

Shake It

Lyrics and music by David Bowie

F E

Intro:

G F#m F E G F#m F

I feel like a sail-boat

Adrift on the sea

G F#m F

It's a brand new day

E G F#m F

So when you gonna phone me

I could take you to heaven

I could spin you to hell

G F#m F

But I'll take you to New York

E G F#m F E

It's the place that I know well

G G F#m F E

Sitting on a flagstone talking to a faceless girl

G C

Wondering what to say but my eyes do the talking so well

C C

I duck and I sway - what's my line

C C

Shoot at a full moon - what's my line

What's my line - shake it baby

G F#m F

Cause love is the answer

Love's talking to me

G F#m F

I'd scream and I'll fight for you

E G F#m F E

You're better than money

G G F#m F E

We're the kind of people who can shake it if we're feeling blue

G G F#m F E

When I'm feeling disconnected well I sure know what to do

Shake it baby

C C

I duck and I sway - what's my line

C C

Shoot at a full moon - what's my line

What's my line - shake it baby

G F#m F E G F#m F E

(repeat)

About Shake It Chords by David Bowie

Learn how to play Shake It by David Bowie with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Shake It chords”, “Shake It guitar chords”, or “David Bowie Shake It chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Shake It chords and for experienced players who want accurate Shake It lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include F, E, G, F#m, C.

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What key is "Shake It" in?

The chords for "Shake It" show the original chord names (including F, E, G, F#m, C). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.