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...SOUL SHAKEDOWN PARTY... by Bob Marley
--------------------------..............
*Released 1970*
Intro:
  C   Bb(x4)
Chorus 1:
We gonna have a CSoul Shakedown BbParty, to-Cnight!Bb  
We gonna have a CSoul Shakedown BbParty, to-Cnight!Bb  
Verse 1:
The way you Clove-a me,  Bbhuh; it's all Cright!Bb  
When you put your Clovin' arms a-Bbround me,
And you hold me Ctight, Bbhold me tight.
This is Cmy invi-Bbtation; I got the Cspecial va-Bbcation;
I Cneed your concen-Bbtration; just to Cfeel your vi-Bbbration.
Chorus 2:
At that Csoul shakedown Bbparty, to-Cnight!Bb  
We gonna have a CSoul Shakedown BbParty, to-Cnight!Bb  
Verse 2:
Jane is in the Cback yard,  Bbdoin' the Coutside dance;Bb  
 CI'm tellin' you the Bbother day she Cdidn't even get a Bbchance!
This is Cmy invi-Bbtation; I got the Cspecial va-Bbcation;
I Cneed your concen-Bbtration; just to Cfeel your vi-Bbbration.
Chorus 3:
 CBaby I Bbneed you, to-Cnight,Bb  
We gonna have a CSoul Shakedown BbParty, to-Cnight!
 BbHit it, brother, y'all.
Interlude:
  C   Bb(x4)
Verse 3:
The way you Clove-a me, Bbit's all Cright!Bb  
When you put your Clovin' arms a-Bbround me,
And you hold me Ctight, Bbhold me tight.
This is Cmy invi-Bbtation; I got the Cspecial va-Bbcation;
I Cneed your concen-Bbtration; just to Cfeel your vi-Bbbration.
Chorus 4:
At that CSoul Shakedown BbParty, to-Cnight!Bb  
We gonna have a Csoul shakedown Bbparty, to-Cnight!Bb  
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
   C       Bb
 EADGBE  EADGBE
 x35553  x13331
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

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Soul Shake Down Party

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...SOUL SHAKEDOWN PARTY... by Bob Marley

--------------------------..............

*Released 1970*

Intro:

C Bb

(x4)

Chorus 1:

C Bb C Bb

We gonna have a Soul Shakedown Party, to-night!

C Bb C Bb

We gonna have a Soul Shakedown Party, to-night!

Verse 1:

C Bb C Bb

The way you love-a me, huh; it's all right!

C Bb

When you put your lovin' arms a-round me,

C Bb

And you hold me tight, hold me tight.

C Bb C Bb

This is my invi-tation; I got the special va-cation;

C Bb C Bb

I need your concen-tration; just to feel your vi-bration.

Chorus 2:

C Bb C Bb

At that soul shakedown party, to-night!

C Bb C Bb

We gonna have a Soul Shakedown Party, to-night!

Verse 2:

C Bb C Bb

Jane is in the back yard, doin' the outside dance;

C Bb C Bb

I'm tellin' you the other day she didn't even get a chance!

C Bb C Bb

This is my invi-tation; I got the special va-cation;

C Bb C Bb

I need your concen-tration; just to feel your vi-bration.

Chorus 3:

C Bb C Bb

Baby I need you, to-night,

C Bb C

We gonna have a Soul Shakedown Party, to-night!

Hit it, brother, y'all.

Interlude:

C Bb

(x4)

Verse 3:

C Bb C Bb

The way you love-a me, it's all right!

C Bb

When you put your lovin' arms a-round me,

C Bb

And you hold me tight, hold me tight.

C Bb C Bb

This is my invi-tation; I got the special va-cation;

C Bb C Bb

I need your concen-tration; just to feel your vi-bration.

Chorus 4:

C Bb C Bb

At that Soul Shakedown Party, to-night!

C Bb C Bb

We gonna have a soul shakedown party, to-night!

(Fade)

CHORD DIAGRAMS:

---------------

C Bb

EADGBE EADGBE

x35553 x13331

Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2006 (clumsyband@hotmail.com)

About Soul Shake Down Party Chords by Bob Marley

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