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Shake Away

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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            B:                    A:
E|---------0---------------------0------------| 
B|---------0---------------------0------------| 
G|---------4---------------------2------------|     (only verse)
D|---------4---------------------2------------|
A|---------2---------------------0------------|
E|---------X------------------- -X------------| 
[Intro]
 E B  A
EMost of my days I've Bspend life on the road  A  
ETook backroad highways to Bmeet the simple folkA  
ENights ran together in a Bhaze of drink and smokeA  
C#mSo I left with the rising Bsun all aloneA  
EGooooooBoooooooAo    EGooooooBoooooooAo        
Shake away, C#mshake away Athe old chains in my Blife
Got a new, C#mgot a new Alove and open EeyesB  
Break away, C#mbreak away Athe old ways and live Bhigh 
C#mGot a new Acourse for the Elight 
EMade it out west through the Bdeserts and the snow A  
EHow you found me I Breckon someday I'll know A  
EYou picked me up Bfrom the depth I couldn’t cope A  
C#mAnd You showed me a life of loBve, trust and hope A  
EGooooooBoooooooAo
Shake away, C#mshake away Athe old chains in my Blife
Got a new, C#mgot a new Alove and open EeyesB  
Break away, C#mbreak away Athe old ways and live Bhigh 
C#mGot a new Acourse for the Elight 
[Bridge]
 C#m   A   E    B4x
Shake away, C#mshake away Athe old chains in my Blife
Got a new, C#mgot a new Alove and open EeyesB  
Break away, C#mbreak away Athe old ways and live Bhigh 
C#mGot a new Acourse for the Elight 
C#mGot a new Acourse for the Elight B  
C#mGot a new Acourse for the Elight

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Shake Away

by Michael Patrick Kelly

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

B A

: :

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

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

G|---------4---------------------2------------| (only verse)

D|---------4---------------------2------------|

A|---------2---------------------0------------|

|---------X------------------- -X------------|

[Intro]

E B A

Most of my days I've spend life on the road

E B A

Took backroad highways to meet the simple folk

E B A

Nights ran together in a haze of drink and smoke

C#m B A

So I left with the rising sun all alone

E B A E B A

Goooooooooooooo Goooooooooooooo

C#m A B

Shake away, shake away the old chains in my life

C#m A E B

Got a new, got a new love and open eyes

C#m A B

Break away, break away the old ways and live high

C#m A E

Got a new course for the light

E B A

Made it out west through the deserts and the snow

E B A

How you found me I reckon someday I'll know

E B A

You picked me up from the depth I couldn’t cope

C#m B A

And You showed me a life of love, trust and hope

E B A

Goooooooooooooo

C#m A B

Shake away, shake away the old chains in my life

C#m A E B

Got a new, got a new love and open eyes

C#m A B

Break away, break away the old ways and live high

C#m A E

Got a new course for the light

[Bridge]

C#m A E B

C#m A B

Shake away, shake away the old chains in my life

C#m A E B

Got a new, got a new love and open eyes

C#m A B

Break away, break away the old ways and live high

C#m A E

Got a new course for the light

C#m A E B

Got a new course for the light

C#m A E

Got a new course for the light

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