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Shake Me Down

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1/54

Tempo 80 BPMVol

Sound:

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Step 1 / 54Position: 1

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

[Intro/Riff 1]
e|--A--0--C#m--0--|
B|---2-2--2-2-|
G|--2----1----|
D|------------| x4
A|------------|
E|------------|
[Verse 1 - Riff 1]
AShake me C#mdown, Anot a lot of C#mpeople left aAround
AWho knows C#mnow?  ASoftly C#mlaying on the Aground
OC#mooh Anot a lot of C#mpeople left aAround oC#mooh   AoC#mooh
[Verse 2]
 AIn my C#mlife I have seen   F#mpeople Bmwalk into the Asea
Just to find   C#mmemories    F#mplagued by Bmconstant miseAry
Their eyes   C#mcast down,    F#m  Bmfixed upon the Aground
Their eyes   C#mcast downF#m  Bm  
[Chorus 1]
 EI'll keep my eyes fixed on the sunA  C#m  
[Verse 3 - Riff 1]
 AShake me down,    C#m   Acut my C#mhair on a silver cloud
 ABroken C#msound, Asoftly C#mlaying on the groundA  
C#mOooh  Anot a lot of C#mpeople left around Aoooh    C#m   AooohC#m  
[Verse 4 - Chords]
 AIn my C#mpast, bittersweet,   F#mthere's no Bmlove between the Asheets
ATaste the blood, C#mbroken F#mdreams, Bmlonely times inAdeed
With eyes C#mcast down,    F#m  Bmfixed upon the Aground, with eyes   C#mcast downF#m  
[Chorus 2]
EI'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
[Riff 2]
e|-A5--5-x-x--G#4--4-F#m-2--E0-|
B|-5--5-x-x--4--4--2--0-|
G|-6--6-x-x--5--5--2--1-|
D|-7--7-x-x--6--6--4--2-|
A|-7--7-x-x--6--6--4--2-|
E|-5--5-x-x--4--4--2--0-|
e|--Ex-0-0-x--0-0-x--0---|
B|--x-0-0-x--0-0-x--0---|
G|--x-1-1-x--1-1-x--1---|
D|--x-2-2-x--2-2-x--2---|
A|--x-2-2-x--2-2-x--2---|
E|--x-0-0-x--0-0-x--0---|
ETurn back now, it's time for me to let goA  G#  F#m  E  
EWay down, had to find a place to lay lowA  G#  F#m  E  
ELamp shade, turned around into a light post
[Riff 3] (Play twice)
e|-A0-0-0-0-C#m-4---G#4----|
B|-2-2-2-2--5---4----|
G|-2-2-2-2--6---5----|
D|-2-2-2-2--6---6----|
A|-0-0-0-0--4---6----|
E|-x-x-x-x--x---4----|   x3
e|F#m-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
D|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|
E|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|   x1
[Bridge]
EWalk around the F#mcorner, Anever saw it coming, still
I Etry to make a move   F#mit almost Astopped me from belief
I don't Ewant to know the F#mfuture, I'm Alike Rolling Thunder
DEven on a cloudy dayA  
EEven on a cloudy dayF#m  
DEven on a cloudy dayA  
EEven on a cloudy dayF#m  
DEven on a cloudy dayA  
EEven on a cloudy dayF#m  
DEven on a cloudy dayA  
[Chorus 3]
EI'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
[Outro - Riff 1]
e|--A--0--C#m--0--|
B|---2-2--2-2-|
G|--2----1----|
D|------------| x4
A|------------|
E|------------|
AShake me down,    C#m   Anot a lot of C#mpeople left around Aoooh    C#m   AooohC#m  A  

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Shake Me Down

by Cage the Elephant

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C#m

F#m

[Intro/Riff 1]

A C#m

e|----0----0--|

B|---2-2--2-2-|

G|--2----1----|

D|------------| x4

A|------------|

E|------------|

[Verse 1 - Riff 1]

A C#m A C#m A

Shake me down, not a lot of people left around

A C#m A C#m A

Who knows now? Softly laying on the ground

C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m

Oooh not a lot of people left around oooh oooh

[Verse 2]

A C#m F#m Bm A

In my life I have seen people walk into the sea

C#m F#m Bm A

Just to find memories plagued by constant misery

C#m F#m Bm A

Their eyes cast down, fixed upon the ground

C#m F#m Bm

Their eyes cast down

[Chorus 1]

E A C#m

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

[Verse 3 - Riff 1]

A C#m A C#m

Shake me down, cut my hair on a silver cloud

A C#m A C#m A

Broken sound, softly laying on the ground

C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m

Oooh not a lot of people left around oooh oooh

[Verse 4 - Chords]

A C#m F#m Bm A

In my past, bittersweet, there's no love between the sheets

A C#m F#m Bm A

Taste the blood, broken dreams, lonely times indeed

C#m F#m Bm A C#m F#m

With eyes cast down, fixed upon the ground, with eyes cast down

[Chorus 2]

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

[Riff 2]

A G# F#m E

e|-5--5-x-x--4--4--2--0-|

B|-5--5-x-x--4--4--2--0-|

G|-6--6-x-x--5--5--2--1-|

D|-7--7-x-x--6--6--4--2-|

A|-7--7-x-x--6--6--4--2-|

E|-5--5-x-x--4--4--2--0-|

e|--x-0-0-x--0-0-x--0---|

B|--x-0-0-x--0-0-x--0---|

G|--x-1-1-x--1-1-x--1---|

D|--x-2-2-x--2-2-x--2---|

A|--x-2-2-x--2-2-x--2---|

E|--x-0-0-x--0-0-x--0---|

E A G# F#m E

Turn back now, it's time for me to let go

E A G# F#m E

Way down, had to find a place to lay low

Lamp shade, turned around into a light post

[Riff 3] (Play twice)

A C#m G#

e|-0-0-0-0--4---4----|

B|-2-2-2-2--5---4----|

G|-2-2-2-2--6---5----|

D|-2-2-2-2--6---6----|

A|-0-0-0-0--4---6----|

E|-x-x-x-x--x---4----| x3

F#m

e|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|

B|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|

G|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|

D|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|

A|-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--|

E|-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--| x1

[Bridge]

E F#m A

Walk around the corner, never saw it coming, still

E F#m A

I try to make a move it almost stopped me from belief

E F#m A

I don't want to know the future, I'm like Rolling Thunder

D A

Even on a cloudy day

E F#m

Even on a cloudy day

D A

Even on a cloudy day

E F#m

Even on a cloudy day

D A

Even on a cloudy day

E F#m

Even on a cloudy day

D A

Even on a cloudy day

[Chorus 3]

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

[Outro - Riff 1]

A C#m

e|----0----0--|

B|---2-2--2-2-|

G|--2----1----|

D|------------| x4

A|------------|

E|------------|

A C#m A C#m A C#m A C#m A

Shake me down, not a lot of people left around oooh oooh

About Shake Me Down Chords by Cage the Elephant

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