Shakedown Chords by Bob Seger

Tempo:
85.25 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

G

Em

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bob Seger - Shakedown chords
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[E] [D] [E] [D]
[E] [D] [E] [D]
[C#] [E]
No matter what you think, oh you'll find it's not enough.
No matter who you think, you know you won't get through.
[A] Caramel [D] and lard, [G] someone's faster on the draw.
[D] [E] No matter where you hide, I'm coming after you.
[B]
[D] [E] No matter how the [F#m] race run, it [D] always ends fast.
[A] Another rule without a deal awaits [Bm] downtown.
[A] You shake it [D] for a while, [G] live it up inside.
[D] [E] No matter [A] what you do, I'm gonna take [E] you down.
[F#m] [E] [D] Shake down, [E] break down, take down, everybody wants to see you [A] cry a lie.
[E] [D] Break down, [E] take down, you're busted.
[G] [A] [E] Let down your guard, honey, just about the time [D] you think it's all [E] right.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
[D] [A] [E]
[D] [A] [E] It's [A] [E]
[C#m] [Bm] every time, every [A] morning, reaching [Bm] for the top.
[A] [Em] It's every [D] play, every [F#m] second, that's what we [Em] never do.
[A] It's okay to want [D] to shine, [A] but once you step across [D] that line.
[Em] No matter where you hide, [A] [E]
[A] [Em] [D] shake it, break [E] down, take down, everybody wants to see you cry a lie.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
[G] [A] [E] Shake down, break down, honey, just about the time [D] you think it's all [E] right.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
[C] [D] [C]
[D] [E]
[Em]
[A] [E] [G] [A] [E]
[B] [E] Shake
[Em] down, break down, take down, everybody wants to see you cry a lie.
Break down, take down, [G] you're busted.
[A] [Em] Shake down, [E] break down, honey, just about the time you think [A] it's all [E] right.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
[G] [A] [Em] Shake down, break down, take down, [E] everybody wants to see you cry a lie.
[G] Break down, take [E] down, you're busted.
[G] [A] [E] Let down your guard, honey, just about the [D] time you think it's all [Em] right.
Breakdown, kickdown, [E] [G] [A] [E] shakedown, breakdown, kickdown, everybody welcome to the crowd now.
Breakdown, kickdown, you're busted.
[G] [A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Em
121
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Bob Seger - (Remastered 2011) Shakedown chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - G, A, E, G, E, D, E, D and A. Ease into the song by practicing at 42 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 85 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[E] _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _
[C#] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ No matter what you think, oh you'll find it's not enough.
_ No matter who you think, you know you won't get through. _
_ _ [A] Caramel [D] and lard, [G] someone's faster on the draw.
[D] [E] No matter where you hide, I'm coming after you. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
[D] _ [E] No matter how the [F#m] race run, it [D] always ends fast.
[A] _ Another rule without a deal awaits [Bm] downtown.
[A] _ You shake it [D] for a while, [G] live it up inside.
[D] [E] No matter [A] what you do, I'm gonna take [E] you down.
[F#m] _ _ [E] [D] Shake down, [E] break down, take down, everybody wants to see you [A] cry a lie.
[E] [D] Break down, [E] take down, you're busted. _
[G] _ [A] _ [E] Let down your guard, honey, just about the time [D] you think it's all [E] right.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[D] _ [A] [E] It's _ [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[C#m] _ [Bm] every time, every [A] morning, reaching [Bm] for the top.
[A] _ [Em] It's every [D] play, every [F#m] second, that's what we [Em] never do. _
[A] _ It's okay to want [D] to shine, [A] but once you step across [D] that line.
[Em] No matter where you hide, [A] _ _ [E] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] [D] shake it, break [E] down, take down, everybody wants to see you cry a lie.
Break down, take down, you're busted. _
[G] _ [A] _ [E] Shake down, break down, honey, just about the time [D] you think it's all [E] right.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _
[B] _ _ [E] Shake _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] down, break down, take down, everybody wants to see you cry a lie.
Break down, take down, [G] you're busted.
_ [A] _ [Em] Shake down, [E] break down, honey, just about the time you think [A] it's all [E] right.
Break down, take down, you're busted.
[G] _ [A] [Em] Shake down, break down, take down, [E] everybody wants to see you cry a lie.
[G] Break down, take [E] down, you're busted.
[G] _ [A] _ [E] Let down your guard, honey, just about the [D] time you think it's all [Em] right.
Breakdown, kickdown, [E] _ _ [G] _ [A] _ [E] shakedown, breakdown, kickdown, everybody welcome to the crowd now.
Breakdown, kickdown, you're busted.
[G] _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Robert Seger, Keith Forsey and Harold Faltermeyer.

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