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Let's jerkE, let's jDumEp,
Let's go into the river and a-Chumma-humma-Dhump
Your tailE, tail waDg,E  
Let's go into the kennel and sChagga-shagga-Dshag
ShangaElang, shangaClang
ShangaAlang-dang-Ddang
Your spiEt, my spiDneE  
Gonna make me a holler with a Cfull bodied wDine
Don't biF#te, Edon't tDalEk
Let's go into the sty and Cpuppa-puppa-puppa-puppa
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
My Cheart nailed to your door in Da Egesture of desire,
Think I'll Cfollow the path of the guanama,
And sAet myself, set myself afire.
You got a matcEh, gasolinDeE  
Why do you treat me so Cma-ma-ma-ma-Dmean
You got a gunE, got a buDlleEt
Got a finger on the trigger
Gonna Cpa-pa-pa-pull it
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
Bass solo:
|G-------------------------------------|
|D-------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------|
|E-0-000-03000-00555555333333-|
CGood intentions pave the road to hell,D  
EHigh ideals do the same.
Think I'll Cfollow the path of the guanama,
I'm gonna Aset myself, set myself aflame.
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang, shangalangC  
ShangaAlang-dang-dangD  
ShangaElang!
On the actual studio version, in the second verse (the "Gonna make me holler" bit), 
Ricky doesn't actually
play any chords, but instead scratches his strings by running his pick or fingernail up 
and down the neck,
probably on the A and D strings. Also, for the first two "Shang-a-lang" repetitions in 
the outro, the guitar
is tacet. At the end of the third verse, he scratches it again. I think the F# chord in 
the second verse was
played in error.
On the studio version, all the chords played are power chords except for the A in the 
bit about the guanama,
which is an Am chord. More properly, it is a B5 chord played on an acoustic
guitar downtuned to DGCFAD, resulting in
the A sound.
Here's the bass tab for the verses:
|G----------------------------|
|D----------------------------|
|A---------------------333555-|
|E-0-000-03000-00555555-------|
The bass tab played during the Martin Luther King sample/solo is also played during the choruses and
throughout the outro.
If you're doing the song acoustically, you can just play the chord progression from the 
chorus during the MLK
speech.

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Shang-A-Lang

by The Doug Anthony All Stars

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E D E

Let's jerk, let's jump,

C D

Let's go into the river and a-humma-humma-hump

E D E

Your tail, tail wag,

C D

Let's go into the kennel and shagga-shagga-shag

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E D E

Your spit, my spine

C D

Gonna make me a holler with a full bodied wine

F# E D E

Don't bite, don't talk

Let's go into the sty and puppa-puppa-puppa-puppa

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

C D E

My heart nailed to your door in a gesture of desire,

Think I'll follow the path of the guanama,

And set myself, set myself afire.

E D E

You got a match, gasoline

C D

Why do you treat me so ma-ma-ma-ma-mean

E D E

You got a gun, got a bullet

Got a finger on the trigger

Gonna pa-pa-pa-pull it

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

Bass solo:

|G-------------------------------------|

|D-------------------------------------|

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

|E-0-000-03000-00555555333333-|

C D

Good intentions pave the road to hell,

High ideals do the same.

Think I'll follow the path of the guanama,

I'm gonna set myself, set myself aflame.

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

E C

Shangalang, shangalang

A D

Shangalang-dang-dang

Shangalang!

On the actual studio version, in the second verse (the "Gonna make me holler" bit),

Ricky doesn't actually

play any chords, but instead scratches his strings by running his pick or fingernail up

and down the neck,

probably on the A and D strings. Also, for the first two "Shang-a-lang" repetitions in

the outro, the guitar

is tacet. At the end of the third verse, he scratches it again. I think the F# chord in

the second verse was

played in error.

On the studio version, all the chords played are power chords except for the A in the

bit about the guanama,

which is an Am chord. More properly, it is a B5 chord played on an acoustic

guitar downtuned to DGCFAD, resulting in

the A sound.

Here's the bass tab for the verses:

|G----------------------------|

|D----------------------------|

|A---------------------333555-|

|E-0-000-03000-00555555-------|

The bass tab played during the Martin Luther King sample/solo is also played during the choruses and

throughout the outro.

If you're doing the song acoustically, you can just play the chord progression from the

chorus during the MLK

speech.

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