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[Intro]
E C#m E C#m
E C#m E C#m
[Verse 1]
EHere she comes ridin'
RC#mollin' it down the lF#mine
ESlippin' and slidin'
TC#makin' her sweet old F#mtime
And laAughin' all the way to the parking lot
KnF#mowin' in the back of her mind
She's goAnna show the boy what she's really got
And sBtop him in the nick of time
[Chorus]
ShEake it baby, sC#mhake it all you can toniEghtC#m  
Go on and, Ebreak 'em baby
C#mBreak 'em all you can tonEightC#m  
'Cause Ait won't last foreverG#m  
F#mDo it for worse or for better
BGive the boy somethin' to drB7eam on baby
[Verse 2]
EHere she comes slidin'
SC#mhakin' it down the halF#ml
She's got a piEcture in her locker
An aC#mutographed basketF#mball
She's got a pAurse that was made in Mexico (Mexico)
A mF#mind that was made for love
She's gAot a new way of dancin' slow
She knBows what you're thinkin' of
[Chorus]
ShEake it baby, sC#mhake it all you can toniEghtC#m  
Go on and, Ebreak 'em baby
C#mBreak 'em all you can tonEightC#m  
'Cause Ait won't last foreveG#mr
F#mDo it for worse or for better
But gBive the boy somethin' to drB7eam on baby
[Instrumental]
E C#m F#m
E C#m F#m
AIt won't last foreverG#m  
F#mDo it for worse or for better
GiBve the boy somethin' to drB7eam on baby
ShEake it baby, sC#mhake it all you can toniEghtC#m  
Go on and, Ebreak 'em baby
C#mBreak 'em all you can tonEightC#m  
Oh SEhake it baby, C#mshake it all you can tonEightC#m  
EBreak 'em baby
C#mBreak 'em all you can tonEightC#m  

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Shake It

by Ian Matthews

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

G#m

[Intro]

E C#m E C#m

[Verse 1]

Here she comes ridin'

C#m F#m

Rollin' it down the line

Slippin' and slidin'

C#m F#m

Takin' her sweet old time

And laughin' all the way to the parking lot

F#m

Knowin' in the back of her mind

She's gonna show the boy what she's really got

And stop him in the nick of time

[Chorus]

E C#m E C#m

Shake it baby, shake it all you can tonight

Go on and, break 'em baby

C#m E C#m

Break 'em all you can tonight

A G#m

'Cause it won't last forever

F#m

Do it for worse or for better

B B7

Give the boy somethin' to dream on baby

[Verse 2]

Here she comes slidin'

C#m F#m

Shakin' it down the hall

She's got a picture in her locker

C#m F#m

An autographed basketball

She's got a purse that was made in Mexico (Mexico)

F#m

A mind that was made for love

She's got a new way of dancin' slow

She knows what you're thinkin' of

[Chorus]

E C#m E C#m

Shake it baby, shake it all you can tonight

Go on and, break 'em baby

C#m E C#m

Break 'em all you can tonight

A G#m

'Cause it won't last forever

F#m

Do it for worse or for better

B B7

But give the boy somethin' to dream on baby

[Instrumental]

E C#m F#m

A G#m

It won't last forever

F#m

Do it for worse or for better

B B7

Give the boy somethin' to dream on baby

E C#m E C#m

Shake it baby, shake it all you can tonight

Go on and, break 'em baby

C#m E C#m

Break 'em all you can tonight

E C#m E C#m

Oh Shake it baby, shake it all you can tonight

Break 'em baby

C#m E C#m

Break 'em all you can tonight

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