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A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues

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              A Shot of Rhythm and Blues – The Beatles
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Written by; Terry Thompson
Recorded in 1963.
Now on: "Live at the BBC"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is the basic riff; on the recording there are many little 
variations/dead notes - so take this as a starting point.
RIFF
  D7                   G7                   A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
B|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
G|----------------| |----------------| |----------------|
D|----4---7---5-4-| |----------------| |----------------|
A|5-5-------------| |----2---5---3-2-| |-----4--7---5-4-|
E|----------------| |3-3-------------| |5-5-------------|
  TURNAROUND7  (end of chorus)
  A7
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|--------5-5---5-|--------5-5---5-|
A|----4-----------|----4-----------|
E|5-5---5---------|5-5---5---------|
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[Intro]
  D7          A7
|   | % | % |   |
 [Verse]
              D7                              D7
Well, if your hands start a-clapping and your fingers start a-popping
         D7
And your feet start a-moving around
           G7                               G7
And if you start to swing and sway when the band start to play
  D7
A real cool and way-out sound
           A7                              G7
And if you get the Can't Help It, when you can't sit down
    A7                        G7
You feel like you gotta move around
[Chorus]
    G7
You get a shot of rhythm and blues
G7                           D7
 With just a little rock and roll on the side
 D7
Just for good measure
    G7
You get a pair of dancing shoes
G7                             A7
 Well, with your lover by your side
                            A7
Don't you know you're gonna have a lot of pleasure?
[Verse]
          D7                            G7
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, when you start to dance and sing
  D7
And chill bumps come up on you
           G7                              G7
And if the rhythm finally gets you and the beat gets her, too
      A7                          D7
Well, here's the thing for you to do
[Chorus]
G7
Get a shot of rhythm and blues
G7                           D7
 With just a little rock and roll on the side
D7
Just for good measure
    G7
You get a pair of dancing shoes
G7                             A7
 Well, with your lover by your side
                            A7
Don't you know you're gonna have a lot of pleasure?
[Verse]
          D7                            G7
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, when you start to dance and sing
  D7
And chill bumps come up on you
           G7                              G7
And if the rhythm finally gets you and the beat gets her, too
      A7                          D7
Well, here's the thing for you to do
[Chorus] variation
G7
Get a shot of rhythm and blues [solo/lick]
D7
Get a pair of dancing shoes [solo/lick]
G7
Get a shot of rhythm and blues [solo/lick]
G7                             A7
 Well, with your lover by your side
                            A7
Don't you know you're gonna have a lot of pleasure?
[Verse]
          D7                            G7
Don't you worry 'bout a thing, when you start to dance and sing
  D7
And chill bumps come up on you
           G7                              G7
And if the rhythm finally gets you and the beat gets her, too
      A7                          D7
Well, here's the thing for you to do
[Coda]
      A7                          D7
Well, here's the thing for you to do
      A7                          D7
Well, here's the thing for you to do
                    1 + 2 + 
  A7       D7   D7  D7
|    | % |    |     

A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues chords and lyrics

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---------------------------------------------------------------------------
              A Shot of Rhythm and Blues – The Beatles
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Written by; Terry Thompson
Recorded in 1963.
Now on: "Live at the BBC"
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here is the basic riff; on the recording there are many little 
variations/dead notes - so take this as a starting point.
RIFF
  TURNAROUND7  (end of chorus)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Intro]
| D7  | % | % | A7  |
 [Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Verse]
[Chorus] variation
[Verse]
[Coda]
                    1 + 2 + 
| A7   | % | D7   | D7    D7

A Shot Of Rhythm And Blues Chords by The Beatles

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