Chords for Shake It and Break It - Charley Patton

Tempo:
136.1 bpm
Chords used:

Em

D

Am

G

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Shake It and Break It - Charley Patton chords
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[D]
[Em]
[D]
[Am] [F#m]
[D] [Em] [D]
[Em]
[D] [Em]
[Am]
[F#] [Em] [D]
[Em] You gotta wanna catch a [D] cold, cold.
You gotta [Em]
wanna catch a cold, cold.
[Am] My jelly, [G] my roll, [A] sweet mama don't let [Em] it fall.
Everybody got a jelly roll like mine.
I live it [D] down, I ain't got no [Em] gal.
All I want is my jelly, [G] my roll, sweet mama [Em] don't let it fall.
You [D] can shag, you can grab it, you can break it, you can [Em] twist it,
every way that I'm feeling can [D] get it.
I ain't got my right [Em] mind, cause I am loaded now.
My [Am] jelly, my [A] roll, sweet mama don't let it [F#] fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the wall.
[Em] Toss it out the window, catch a cold, cold.
[D] You can break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, [C] cold.
My jelly, [G]
my [A] roll, sweet mama don't [Em] let it fall.
[D] I ain't got nobody here [Em] but me and myself.
[D] I stay blue all [Em] the time, oh, when the sun go down.
[Am] My jelly, [B] my roll, sweet mama don't let [Em] it fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the wall.
[Em] You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
Break it, you can hang it on the wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
[Am] My jelly, [A] my roll, sweet mama don't let it fall.
[D] You can snatch it, you can grab it, you can break it, you can twist [Em] it any way that a fella can [D] get it.
I ain't got my right [Em] mind, oh, you heard some time [Am] now.
My jelly, [G] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't let it [Em] fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on [Em] the wall.
Toss it out the window, catch a cold, [D] cold.
You can break it, you can hang it on [Em] the wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
[C] My jelly, [B] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't let [Em] it fall.
[D] Now I know I'm just a town [Em] boy.
I walked [D] around, started raving [Em] down.
I fooled around.
[Am] My jelly, [G] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't [Em] let it fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a [D] cold, cold.
Break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
[Am] My jelly, [G] my roll, sweet mama don't [Bm] let it fall.
You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
My jelly, [G] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't [Em] let it
[G#]
Key:  
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
D
1321
Am
2311
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] You gotta wanna catch a [D] cold, cold.
You gotta _ [Em] _
wanna catch a cold, cold.
[Am] My jelly, [G] my roll, [A] sweet mama don't let [Em] it fall.
_ Everybody got a jelly roll like mine.
I live it [D] down, I ain't got no [Em] gal.
All I want is my jelly, [G] my roll, sweet mama [Em] don't let it fall.
You [D] can shag, you can grab it, you can break it, you can [Em] twist it,
every way that I'm feeling can [D] get it.
I ain't got my right [Em] mind, cause I am loaded now.
My [Am] jelly, my [A] roll, sweet mama don't let it [F#] fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the wall.
[Em] Toss it out the window, catch a cold, cold.
[D] You can break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, [C] cold.
My jelly, [G]
my [A] roll, sweet mama don't [Em] let it fall.
[D] I ain't got nobody here [Em] but me and myself.
[D] I stay blue all [Em] the time, oh, when the sun go down.
[Am] My jelly, [B] my roll, sweet mama don't let [Em] it fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the wall.
[Em] You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
Break it, you can hang it on the wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
[Am] My jelly, [A] my roll, sweet mama don't let it fall.
[D] You can snatch it, you can grab it, you can break it, you can twist [Em] it any way that a fella can [D] get it.
I ain't got my right [Em] mind, oh, you heard some time [Am] now.
My jelly, [G] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't let it [Em] fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on [Em] the wall.
Toss it out the window, catch a cold, [D] cold.
You can break it, you can hang it on [Em] the wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
[C] My jelly, [B] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't let [Em] it fall.
[D] Now I know I'm just a town [Em] boy.
I walked [D] around, _ started raving [Em] down.
_ I fooled around.
[Am] My jelly, [G] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't [Em] let it fall.
[D] You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a [D] cold, cold.
Break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
[Am] My jelly, [G] my roll, sweet mama don't [Bm] let it fall.
You can shoot it, you can break it, you can hang it on the [Em] wall.
You gotta wanna catch a cold, cold.
My jelly, [G] my roll, [D] sweet mama don't [Em] let it_ _
_ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _

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