Chords for Blues Project - Wake Me, Shake Me (1966)
Tempo:
148.35 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
F
Fm
Eb
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Fm]
[F]
[Bb]
[Fm] I saw [Bb] my mother was [Fm] born in, [Bb] walking down the road,
[F]
[Bb] she tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven dollar's [Cm] worth.
But [E] I heard [F] her say, wake me, shake [Bb] me, [F] don't you know that [Bb] it takes too [F] long.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a [Eb] heaven [Fm] dollar's worth.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] Well [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] I [Bb] [F] [Bb] saw my sister [F] this morning, [Bb] [F] she was walking down the road,
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a [Eb] heaven [Cm] dollar's worth.
But I [Ab] heard her [F] say, wake [Bb] me, shake me, don't you know that it takes [F] too long.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[A] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Fm]
But I heard her say, oh,
[Eb]
[F]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] she's a little [F] bit softer, a little bit softer, a little bit softer.
[Bbm] [F]
Yeah, [Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
I got the [F] fever, I got the fever, I got the fever,
Down [Bb] in my soul, [F] I'm [Eb] [Bb] so weak, I'm [F] so weak,
[Fm] I'm so weak.
[Bb] Yes I [Ab] am, yes I am, yes I [F] am, and I gotta say yeah, Lord I gotta say yeah, Lord I gotta say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Fm] I
[Bb] [Fm]
was walking down [F] the river this morning, yeah, I was thinking about that lonesome road.
[Bb] Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [F]
dollar's worth.
[Bb] Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [Ab]
dollar's worth.
Let me [N] hear you sing, wake me, shake me, don't let me sleep too long.
[Bb] I [B] tried to make it in, [Abm] two [Bb] times, for a heaven [Fm]
dollar's worth.
[N] I tried to make it [D] in, two times, for a heaven [Em] [G] dollar's [Eb] worth.
[G] [F] Wake [Bb] me, shake me, [F] don't let me sleep too long.
[Bb] I tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] I tried to make it in, two [Fm] times, for a heaven dollar's worth.
That's why I'm a
That's why I'm [Bb] a
[Fm] That's why I'm [Bb] a
[Fm] [Bb] [F] [N]
[F]
[Bb]
[Fm] I saw [Bb] my mother was [Fm] born in, [Bb] walking down the road,
[F]
[Bb] she tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven dollar's [Cm] worth.
But [E] I heard [F] her say, wake me, shake [Bb] me, [F] don't you know that [Bb] it takes too [F] long.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a [Eb] heaven [Fm] dollar's worth.
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] Well [Fm] [Bb]
[Fm] I [Bb] [F] [Bb] saw my sister [F] this morning, [Bb] [F] she was walking down the road,
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a [Eb] heaven [Cm] dollar's worth.
But I [Ab] heard her [F] say, wake [Bb] me, shake me, don't you know that it takes [F] too long.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Fm]
[F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Bb]
[Ab] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb] [F] [Bb]
[F] [Bb]
[A] [F]
[Bb]
[F] [Eb] [Fm]
But I heard her say, oh,
[Eb]
[F]
[Fm] [Bb] [Fm]
[Bb] [F] [Eb] [F]
[Bb] she's a little [F] bit softer, a little bit softer, a little bit softer.
[Bbm] [F]
Yeah, [Bb] [Eb] [Fm]
I got the [F] fever, I got the fever, I got the fever,
Down [Bb] in my soul, [F] I'm [Eb] [Bb] so weak, I'm [F] so weak,
[Fm] I'm so weak.
[Bb] Yes I [Ab] am, yes I am, yes I [F] am, and I gotta say yeah, Lord I gotta say yeah, Lord I gotta say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
[Fm] I
[Bb] [Fm]
was walking down [F] the river this morning, yeah, I was thinking about that lonesome road.
[Bb] Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [F]
dollar's worth.
[Bb] Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [Ab]
dollar's worth.
Let me [N] hear you sing, wake me, shake me, don't let me sleep too long.
[Bb] I [B] tried to make it in, [Abm] two [Bb] times, for a heaven [Fm]
dollar's worth.
[N] I tried to make it [D] in, two times, for a heaven [Em] [G] dollar's [Eb] worth.
[G] [F] Wake [Bb] me, shake me, [F] don't let me sleep too long.
[Bb] I tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
[Bb] I tried to make it in, two [Fm] times, for a heaven dollar's worth.
That's why I'm a
That's why I'm [Bb] a
[Fm] That's why I'm [Bb] a
[Fm] [Bb] [F] [N]
Key:
Bb
F
Fm
Eb
Ab
Bb
F
Fm
[Fm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] I saw [Bb] my mother was [Fm] born in, _ _ [Bb] walking down the road,
[F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] she tried to make it in, two times, _ for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven dollar's [Cm] worth.
But [E] I heard [F] her say, wake me, shake [Bb] me, [F] don't you know that [Bb] it takes too [F] long.
_ _ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] _ She tried to make it in, two _ times, for a [Eb] heaven [Fm] dollar's worth.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Well [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] I [Bb] _ _ _ [F] [Bb] saw my sister [F] this morning, _ [Bb] [F] she was walking down the road,
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] _ She tried to make it in, two times, _ for a [Eb] heaven [Cm] dollar's worth.
But I [Ab] heard her [F] say, wake [Bb] me, _ shake me, don't you know that it takes [F] too long.
_ _ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ But I heard her say, _ _ _ oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] she's a little [F] bit softer, _ _ _ a little bit softer, _ _ _ a little bit softer.
[Bbm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
_ I got the [F] fever, _ _ _ I got the fever, _ _ _ I got the fever, _
Down _ [Bb] in my soul, _ _ [F] I'm _ [Eb] [Bb] so weak, _ _ _ I'm [F] so weak, _ _
_ _ [Fm] I'm so _ weak. _
_ _ [Bb] Yes I [Ab] am, _ _ _ yes I am, _ _ _ yes I [F] am, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ and I gotta say yeah, _ _ _ Lord I gotta say yeah, _ _ Lord I gotta say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [Fm] I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ was walking down [F] the river this morning, yeah, I was thinking about that lonesome road.
_ [Bb] _ _ Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [F]
dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] _ Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [Ab]
dollar's worth.
Let me [N] hear you sing, wake me, _ shake me, _ don't let me sleep too long.
[Bb] I [B] tried to make it in, [Abm] two [Bb] times, for a heaven [Fm]
dollar's worth.
[N] _ _ I tried to make it [D] in, two times, for a heaven [Em] [G] dollar's [Eb] worth.
[G] _ [F] Wake [Bb] me, shake me, _ [F] don't let me sleep too long.
_ _ [Bb] I tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] I tried to make it in, two [Fm] times, for _ _ a heaven dollar's worth.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's why I'm a_
That's why I'm [Bb] a_
[Fm] That's why I'm [Bb] a_
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [Fm] I saw [Bb] my mother was [Fm] born in, _ _ [Bb] walking down the road,
[F] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] she tried to make it in, two times, _ for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven dollar's [Cm] worth.
But [E] I heard [F] her say, wake me, shake [Bb] me, [F] don't you know that [Bb] it takes too [F] long.
_ _ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] _ She tried to make it in, two _ times, for a [Eb] heaven [Fm] dollar's worth.
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Bb] Well [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _
[Fm] I [Bb] _ _ _ [F] [Bb] saw my sister [F] this morning, _ [Bb] [F] she was walking down the road,
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] _ She tried to make it in, two times, _ for a [Eb] heaven [Cm] dollar's worth.
But I [Ab] heard her [F] say, wake [Bb] me, _ shake me, don't you know that it takes [F] too long.
_ _ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ [Bb] She tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [Ab] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Bb] _
_ [F] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ [Bb] _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[A] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[F] _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ But I heard her say, _ _ _ oh, _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [F] _ _ [Eb] _ [F] _ _
[Bb] she's a little [F] bit softer, _ _ _ a little bit softer, _ _ _ a little bit softer.
[Bbm] _ [F] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [Fm] _
_ I got the [F] fever, _ _ _ I got the fever, _ _ _ I got the fever, _
Down _ [Bb] in my soul, _ _ [F] I'm _ [Eb] [Bb] so weak, _ _ _ I'm [F] so weak, _ _
_ _ [Fm] I'm so _ weak. _
_ _ [Bb] Yes I [Ab] am, _ _ _ yes I am, _ _ _ yes I [F] am, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ and I gotta say yeah, _ _ _ Lord I gotta say yeah, _ _ Lord I gotta say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
_ [Fm] I
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bb] _ _ [Fm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ was walking down [F] the river this morning, yeah, I was thinking about that lonesome road.
_ [Bb] _ _ Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [F]
dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] _ Gotta make it in, two times, for a heaven [Ab]
dollar's worth.
Let me [N] hear you sing, wake me, _ shake me, _ don't let me sleep too long.
[Bb] I [B] tried to make it in, [Abm] two [Bb] times, for a heaven [Fm]
dollar's worth.
[N] _ _ I tried to make it [D] in, two times, for a heaven [Em] [G] dollar's [Eb] worth.
[G] _ [F] Wake [Bb] me, shake me, _ [F] don't let me sleep too long.
_ _ [Bb] I tried to make it in, two times, for a heaven [F] dollar's worth.
_ _ [Bb] I tried to make it in, two [Fm] times, for _ _ a heaven dollar's worth.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ That's why I'm a_
That's why I'm [Bb] a_
[Fm] That's why I'm [Bb] a_
[Fm] _ _ [Bb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _ _