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         Shake That Tambourine – Elvis Presley
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Written by: Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye
From: “Harum Scarum” (1965)
Tabbed by: maguri
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[Intro]
|  N.C.  |  %  |  %  |
 (tambourine)  (+ bongos)
[Chorus]
 C5Shake the little tambourine
 BbShake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling
 AbShake, shake my little dancin' queen
     G     Ab          Ab   G     Ab      Ab|  G|  Cm| % |
Shake that tambourine, that tambourine
[Verse]
CmI can hear them dancing, Bbin the marketCmplace
CmSwishin' and a-swirlin', G7in their' silks and lace
FmBracelets keep a-clinking, Cmon their' tiny feet
                                      G7|  Cm   C7|
And with their tambourines they keep the beat
[Bridge]
 F7Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes
 C7They make music, wherever they go
F7Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb
[Chorus]
 C5Shake the little tambourine
 BbShake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling
 AbShake, shake my little dancin' queen
     G     Ab          Ab   G     Ab      Ab|  G|  Cm| % |
Shake that tambourine, that tambourine
[Verse]
CmI heard their talent, Bbopen palace Cmdoors
CmEvery night they're dancin', G7on those marble floors
FmKings may bow before them, Cmbut they'll be my own
                                    G7|  Cm   C7|
Then they'll shake their thing for me alone
[Bridge]
 F7Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes
 C7They make music, wherever they go
F7Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb
[Chorus]
 C5Shake the little tambourine
 BbShake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling
 AbShake, shake my little dancin' queen
     G     Ab          Ab   G     Ab      Ab|  G|  Cm| % |
Shake that tambourine, that tambourine
[Bridge]
 F7Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes
 C7They make music, wherever they go
F7Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb
[Chorus]
 C5Shake the little tambourine
 BbShake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling
 AbShake, shake my little dancin' queen
     G     Ab          Ab   G     Ab      Ab|  G|
Shake that tambourine, that tambourine
[Outro]
|  Cm| % | % | % |
      (fade out)

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Shake That Tambourine

by Elvis Presley

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Shake That Tambourine – Elvis Presley

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

Written by: Bernie Baum, Bill Giant, Florence Kaye

From: “Harum Scarum” (1965)

Tabbed by: maguri

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

[Intro]

| N.C. | % | % |

(tambourine) (+ bongos)

[Chorus]

Shake the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling

Shake, shake my little dancin' queen

G Ab Ab G Ab Ab G Cm

| | | % |

Shake that tambourine, that tambourine

[Verse]

Cm Bb Cm

I can hear them dancing, in the marketplace

Cm G7

Swishin' and a-swirlin', in their' silks and lace

Fm Cm

Bracelets keep a-clinking, on their' tiny feet

G7 Cm C7

| |

And with their tambourines they keep the beat

[Bridge]

Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes

They make music, wherever they go

Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb

[Chorus]

Shake the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling

Shake, shake my little dancin' queen

G Ab Ab G Ab Ab G Cm

| | | % |

Shake that tambourine, that tambourine

[Verse]

Cm Bb Cm

I heard their talent, open palace doors

Cm G7

Every night they're dancin', on those marble floors

Fm Cm

Kings may bow before them, but they'll be my own

G7 Cm C7

| |

Then they'll shake their thing for me alone

[Bridge]

Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes

They make music, wherever they go

Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb

[Chorus]

Shake the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling

Shake, shake my little dancin' queen

G Ab Ab G Ab Ab G Cm

| | | % |

Shake that tambourine, that tambourine

[Bridge]

Rings on their fingers, bells on their toes

They make music, wherever they go

Pound that little drum now, tap on it with your thumb

[Chorus]

Shake the little tambourine

Shake a-ring a jing -jing a-ling

Shake, shake my little dancin' queen

G Ab Ab G Ab Ab G

| |

Shake that tambourine, that tambourine

[Outro]

| | % | % | % |

(fade out)

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The chords for "Shake That Tambourine" show the original chord names (including C, C5, Bb, Ab, G, Cm). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.