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Shifting Gears

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Capo 2nd
ASheriff drove out to the edge of the county
Kicked a man out and turned around and he
DDrove slowly back into tAown
Just don't hEurt nobody, or you'll be going dAown
AEarn respect quick with a gun in your pocket
AEverybody shut up and you'd better watch it
DIf you're out doing things everyone knows ain't rAight
Find yourEself in the highway in the middle of the Anight
[Chorus 1]
Find yourself down F#m152 EGast out of toAwn
You can F#mscream and Gno one hears a soAund
Yea, and the sBmheriff and his boys know eDvery road out of hEere
And they'll kick you right Gout in the miDddle of shifting gAears
[Verse]
LAived in the courthouse, kept an eye on things
Better stay quiet and you'd better not sing
DUnless you can keep a tune in your hAead
Just don't Edo nothing stupid or you might end up dAead
LeAather gloves in the back of his pants
DoAn’t backtalk or you're gonna dance
Around an 8D-by-12 steel and cement cAell
And if yEou hurt a woman, you'll find yourself in HAell
[Chorus 2]
Hell's down F#m152 EGast out of Atown
You can sF#mcream and Gno one hears a soAund
Yea, and the sBmheriff and his boys know evDery road out of hEere
And they'll kick you right Gout in the miDddle of shifting gAears
Yeah they'll kick you right Gout in the mDiddle of shifting Agears
[Verse]
AHe'll see to it that your trip is short
Mind your manners and you ain't got to worry
IDt's a well-known secret the sheriff runs a tight townA  
Just don't hEurt nobody or you'll be goin' dAown
Spoken part
ASheriff drove out to the edge of the county
Kicked a man out and he turned around and he
WDatched his mirror as he drove into tAown
Just don't hEurt nobody or you'll be goin' dAown
[Chorus 3]
Find yourself down F#m152 EGast out of tAown 
You can sF#mcream and nGo one hears a souAnd
Yea, and the sBmheriff and his boys know evDery road out of hEere
And they'll kick you right Gout in the mDiddle of shifting gAears
Yeah they'll kick you right Gout in the Dmiddle of shifting Agears 
Yeah they'll kick you right Gout in the Dmiddle of shifting Agears 

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Shifting Gears

by Cooder Graw

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

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Capo 2nd

Sheriff drove out to the edge of the county

Kicked a man out and turned around and he

D A

Drove slowly back into town

E A

Just don't hurt nobody, or you'll be going down

Earn respect quick with a gun in your pocket

Everybody shut up and you'd better watch it

D A

If you're out doing things everyone knows ain't right

E A

Find yourself in the highway in the middle of the night

[Chorus 1]

F#m G A

Find yourself down 152 East out of town

F#m G A

You can scream and no one hears a sound

Bm D E

Yea, and the sheriff and his boys know every road out of here

G D A

And they'll kick you right out in the middle of shifting gears

[Verse]

Lived in the courthouse, kept an eye on things

Better stay quiet and you'd better not sing

D A

Unless you can keep a tune in your head

E A

Just don't do nothing stupid or you might end up dead

Leather gloves in the back of his pants

Don’t backtalk or you're gonna dance

D A

Around an 8-by-12 steel and cement cell

E A

And if you hurt a woman, you'll find yourself in Hell

[Chorus 2]

F#m G A

Hell's down 152 East out of town

F#m G A

You can scream and no one hears a sound

Bm D E

Yea, and the sheriff and his boys know every road out of here

G D A

And they'll kick you right out in the middle of shifting gears

G D A

Yeah they'll kick you right out in the middle of shifting gears

[Verse]

He'll see to it that your trip is short

Mind your manners and you ain't got to worry

D A

It's a well-known secret the sheriff runs a tight town

E A

Just don't hurt nobody or you'll be goin' down

Spoken part

Sheriff drove out to the edge of the county

Kicked a man out and he turned around and he

D A

Watched his mirror as he drove into town

E A

Just don't hurt nobody or you'll be goin' down

[Chorus 3]

F#m G A

Find yourself down 152 East out of town

F#m G A

You can scream and no one hears a sound

Bm D E

Yea, and the sheriff and his boys know every road out of here

G D A

And they'll kick you right out in the middle of shifting gears

G D A

Yeah they'll kick you right out in the middle of shifting gears

G D A

Yeah they'll kick you right out in the middle of shifting gears

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