Chords for Furry Lewis - Shake'Em On Down (1961)

Tempo:
139.35 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

A#m

D#

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Furry Lewis - Shake'Em On Down (1961) chords
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[C#]
I went to the gypsy for to get my hamper done.
Gypsy said, furry, clay, you sure need one.
[F#] Oh, must I hollow, [C#]
oh, must I shake one down.
Baby, [G#] I'm so [C#] tired of hollering.
Oh, I believe I'll shake one down.
I guess [D#] good [E] holler like [C#] a bubbly [D#] [E] junior [C#] blow.
[D#m] I call my [C#m] bebop the killing [C#] flow.
[F#] [C#] Crying, must I hollow, oh, must I shake one.
Oh, [B] so tired of hollering.
[C#] Oh, I believe I'll shake one.
I [A] [A#m] don't drink no whiskey, [A] wine, [A#m] neither gin.
If you see me sober, make [A#m] me drunk again.
[F#] Oh, [C#] must I hollow,
[F#] [C#] baby, must I shake one.
I'm getting [G#] so tired [C#]
of hollering.
And I believe [D#m] I'll shake [C#] one.
I woke [D#] up [E] this morning, [C#] looked [E] at the rising [C#] sun.
[G#m] Train [C#m] don't hurry, gonna be some walking [C#] down.
[F#] Baby, must [D#] I hollow, [C#] oh, must I shake one.
Oh, [G#] so [D#m] tired of hollering.
[C#] Baby, I believe I'll shake one.
Baby, I ain't good looking at this, show the world.
But good kind treat me, take me everywhere.
[C#m] Baby, must I hollow, [C#]
oh, [D#m] so tired of hollering, [C#] baby.
And I believe I'll shake one.
Baby, [A] you know [A#] you don't want me, you [A] ought to [A#m] let me know.
[A]
[A#m] Poor boy, he don't feel me, [A#m] where's my home?
And I'm so [C#] tired of hollering.
And I believe I'll [B] shake [C#] one.
Oh, so tired [D#] of hollering.
[G#m] Believe I'll shake [C#] one.
[F#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A#m
13421111
D#
12341116
A
1231
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
A#m
13421111
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Let's start jamming Furry Lewis - (Album Version) Shake Em On Down chords, practice the chord sequence E, C#, D#, F#, C#, G#, C#, A, A#m and A#m. Set your pace at 69 BPM initially and then sync up with the song's BPM of 139. Adapt the capo setting considering your vocal range, with reference to the key: C# Minor.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I went to the gypsy for to get my hamper done. _
Gypsy said, furry, clay, you sure need one.
_ [F#] Oh, must I hollow, _ [C#] _ _
_ oh, must I shake one down.
_ _ _ _ _ _ Baby, [G#] I'm so [C#] tired of hollering. _ _
Oh, I believe I'll shake one _ down.
_ _ _ _ _ I guess [D#] good [E] holler like [C#] a bubbly [D#] [E] junior [C#] blow.
[D#m] I call my [C#m] bebop the _ killing [C#] flow.
[F#] [C#] Crying, must I hollow, _ _ _ _ _ oh, must I shake one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [B] _ so tired of hollering. _
[C#] Oh, I believe I'll shake one. _ _
_ _ _ _ I [A] [A#m] don't drink no whiskey, [A] wine, [A#m] neither gin.
If you see me sober, make [A#m] me drunk again.
[F#] Oh, [C#] must I hollow, _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ baby, must I shake one. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I'm getting [G#] so tired [C#]
of hollering.
_ And I believe [D#m] I'll shake [C#] one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I woke [D#] up [E] this morning, [C#] looked [E] at the rising [C#] sun.
[G#m] Train [C#m] don't hurry, gonna be some walking [C#] down.
[F#] Baby, must [D#] I hollow, [C#] _ _ _ _ oh, must I shake one. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Oh, [G#] so [D#m] tired of hollering. _ _ _ _
[C#] Baby, I believe I'll shake one. _ _ _
_ _ Baby, _ _ _ _ I ain't good looking at this, show the world.
But good kind treat me, take me everywhere.
[C#m] Baby, must I hollow, _ [C#] _
_ _ _ oh, [D#m] so tired of hollering, [C#] baby.
And I believe I'll shake one. _
_ _ _ _ _ Baby, [A] you know [A#] you don't want me, you [A] ought to [A#m] let me know.
[A] _
[A#m] Poor boy, he don't feel me, [A#m] where's my home?
And I'm so [C#] tired of hollering.
_ _ _ And I believe I'll [B] shake [C#] one. _ _ _
_ _ _ Oh, _ so tired [D#] of hollering.
_ _ [G#m] Believe I'll shake [C#] one.
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _

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