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Tuning: Standard CAPO II
INTRO:
E  E7  E  E7
VERSE:
EThere's a fire top that mountain  (hE7ey ya Ehey ya!)
EAnd a blood pitting fountain      (hE7ey ya Ehey ya!)
EWatching God shake the earth like they're cE7learing off a Eroof
ERid the earth, rid the earth of these E7whores and these Ethugs
CHORUS:
If we B7don't start gritting our C7teeth we'll D7sink into the EmudE7  E  E7  
VERSE:
EThere's a fire top that mountain  (hE7ey ya Ehey ya!)
EAnd a blood pitting fountain      (hE7ey ya Ehey ya!)
EThe ocean spills itself onto eE7very living Esoul
EWashing us all from the E7north to south Epoll
CHORUS:
If we B7don't start gritting our C7teeth we'll D7sink into the EmudE7  E  E7  
SOLO:
EBRIE7DGEE:E7  B7  C7  D7  E  
A7If there's a God he's left and gone away
We need to Erise up (rise up!) through the rubble and decay
A7Watch the earth reclaim what is rightfully hers
and the Ebinds will have covered what is scattered what is burned
A7Well your momma ain't bail you out of this one son
I B7hate to break it to you but your time is up and done
VERSE:
EThere's a fire top that mountain  (hE7ey ya Ehey ya!)
EAnd a blood pitting fountain      (hE7ey ya Ehey ya!)
EWatching God shake the earth like they're cE7learing off a Eroof
ERid the earth, rid the earth of these E7whores and these Ethugs
CHORUS:
If we B7don't start gritting our C7teeth we'll D7sink into the Emud      E7     E         E7x3
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Shakedown

by Larry and His Flask

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

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Tuning: Standard CAPO II

INTRO:

E E7 E E7

VERSE:

E E7 E

There's a fire top that mountain (hey ya hey ya!)

E E7 E

And a blood pitting fountain (hey ya hey ya!)

E E7 E

Watching God shake the earth like they're clearing off a roof

E E7 E

Rid the earth, rid the earth of these whores and these thugs

CHORUS:

B7 C7 D7 E E7 E E7

If we don't start gritting our teeth we'll sink into the mud

VERSE:

E E7 E

There's a fire top that mountain (hey ya hey ya!)

E E7 E

And a blood pitting fountain (hey ya hey ya!)

E E7 E

The ocean spills itself onto every living soul

E E7 E

Washing us all from the north to south poll

CHORUS:

B7 C7 D7 E E7 E E7

If we don't start gritting our teeth we'll sink into the mud

SOLO:

E E7 E E7 B7 C7 D7 E

BRIDGE:

If there's a God he's left and gone away

We need to rise up (rise up!) through the rubble and decay

Watch the earth reclaim what is rightfully hers

and the binds will have covered what is scattered what is burned

Well your momma ain't bail you out of this one son

I hate to break it to you but your time is up and done

VERSE:

E E7 E

There's a fire top that mountain (hey ya hey ya!)

E E7 E

And a blood pitting fountain (hey ya hey ya!)

E E7 E

Watching God shake the earth like they're clearing off a roof

E E7 E

Rid the earth, rid the earth of these whores and these thugs

CHORUS:

B7 C7 D7 E E7 E E7

If we don't start gritting our teeth we'll sink into the mud x3

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