Shake Em On Down Chords by Bukka White

Tempo:
138.95 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

C#m

G#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Bukka White-Shake Em On Down chords
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Get your nightcap, mama, and your gown.
Late before day we gonna shake them all down.
[F#] Must I holler?
Ah, [G#] must I shake them [C#] all down?
[G#] Ah, don't stop hollering.
Must I [C#] shake them all down?
[F#] Watch my dashing, [C#m]
stole my charm,
sturdy crab until the [C#] boat will come.
[F#] Must I holler?
[C#] Ah, must I shake them all down?
[G#] Ah, don't stop hollering.
[C#] Must I shake them all down?
[G#]
[C#] Baby, got something I don't know.
What it is make me drunker than a whiskey still?
[F#] Must I holler?
Must [C#] I shake them all down?
Ah, don't stop hollering.
[G#m] Must I [C#] shake them all down?
[F#] Baby, got something I don't know.
What [C#] it is make me drunker than a whiskey still?
Must I holler?
[F#] Ah, [C#] must I shake them all down?
[A#] Ah, don't stop [C#]
[G#m] hollering.
Must I [C#] shake them all down?
See, see, baby, see what you done done?
Made me love you my own.
You done caught [F#]
a [F#] monster holler.
Ah, [G#] must I shake them [C#]
all down?
Ah, [G#] don't stop hollering.
Must I [C#] shake them all down?
[C#] Late last night, baby coming, knocked on your door.
I heard him when he told you, tell me she didn't want to [C#m] [F#]
miss a holler.
[C#] Ah, must I shake them all down?
Ah, don't stop hollering.
Must I shake them all down?
Look, look at y'all, baby,
[C#m] coming down the road.
My baby coming, she's trying to tell me she [C#] don't want me no more.
Miss a holler.
Ah, must I shake them all?
[G#] Ah, don't stop hollering.
Must I shake them [C#] all?
[F#]
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C#
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F#
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G#
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C#m
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G#m
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C#
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F#
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G#
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Let's start jamming Bukka White - Shake Em On Down chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - C#m, C#, F#, C# and C#m in sequence. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 47 BPM and then match the original tempo of 95 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C# Major.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Get your nightcap, mama, _ _ _ and your gown.
_ _ Late before day we gonna _ shake them all down.
_ [F#] _ _ Must I holler? _
_ _ _ _ Ah, [G#] must I shake them [C#] all down? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] Ah, don't stop _ hollering.
_ Must I [C#] shake them all down? _ _ _
_ _ [F#] Watch my dashing, [C#m] _
_ stole my charm, _ _
sturdy crab until the _ [C#] boat will come.
_ [F#] _ Must I holler?
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] Ah, must I shake them all down? _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G#] Ah, don't stop hollering.
_ [C#] _ Must I shake them all down?
_ [G#] _ _
[C#] _ _ Baby, got something I don't know.
_ What it is _ _ make me drunker than a _ _ whiskey still?
[F#] _ _ Must I holler?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Must [C#] I shake them all down? _ _ _
_ _ _ Ah, _ don't stop hollering.
[G#m] _ Must I [C#] shake them all down? _ _ _ _
_ [F#] Baby, got something I don't know.
What [C#] it is _ _ make me drunker than a _ whiskey _ still?
_ _ Must I holler? _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ Ah, [C#] must I shake them all down? _ _ _ _
_ _ [A#] Ah, don't stop [C#] _
[G#m] hollering.
_ Must I [C#] shake them all down? _ _ _ _ _
See, see, baby, see what _ you done done?
_ _ Made me love you my own.
You done caught [F#] _
a [F#] monster holler. _ _ _
_ Ah, [G#] must I shake them [C#]
all down? _ _ _ _
Ah, [G#] _ don't stop _ hollering.
_ Must I [C#] shake them all down?
_ _ _ [C#] _ _ Late last night, baby coming, _ _ knocked on your door.
_ I heard him when he told you, tell me she didn't want to [C#m] _ _ [F#] _ _
miss a holler. _ _ _ _ _
[C#] Ah, must I shake them all down?
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ah, don't stop hollering.
_ Must I shake them all down? _ _ _
_ _ Look, look at y'all, baby, _ _
[C#m] coming down the road.
_ My baby coming, she's trying to tell me she [C#] don't want me no more.
Miss a holler. _
_ _ _ Ah, must I shake them all? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] Ah, don't stop _ hollering.
Must I shake them [C#] all?
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _

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This song finds its place within the Mississippi Blues album.

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