Chords for Jay Ferguson - Shakedown Cruise (1979) HQ
Tempo:
117.4 bpm
Chords used:
E
B
A
D
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A#]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#] [E] It was 30 [G] days around the [A] hall, [D] the captain [G] said it's 35 [A] more.
The [G] moonless me, the crew waiting [A] to stay, gonna feed some [G] blood is what they're [A] all saying.
It's a [B] shakedown, it's a shakedown, [E] and I was just [B] a man of few.
[E] There ain't no [B] easy way out, [E] they're gonna shake you [D] till you shout.
Hey man, [E] hey, they treat you [G] like a doll, but you're only [A] human.
You miss [G] your home, Lord, you [A] miss that woman.
The [G] captain laughs, he says you boys want [A] some sex.
You can squeeze the [G] cells, you can lick the [A] decks.
It was a [B]
shakedown cruise, [E] I guess I [B] just was all the news.
[E] They tell you life is [B] going cheap, [E] I got myself in [B] pretty deep.
[E] [G]
[F#m] [F#]
[B]
[F#m] [C#]
[G]
[A] [B]
Drift away [B] and it feels [G] alright, I [A] [B]
[A] [B]
guess it feels alright.
[F#m] [E]
[E] The [G] fever's high, the winds are blowing [A] cold, the captain's [G] crazy eye puts the fear in his [A] soul.
I heard [G] somebody crying, Lord let this [A] end.
You know [G] I'll never go to sea [A] again.
And it was [E] a shakedown [D] cruise, [E] and now we're sending out [D] the news.
[E] There ain't no victory at sea, unless it's mutant.
[B] Shakedown, shaking in [E] my shoes,
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I don't get off [D] them.
[E] It's just as well, I'll be [B] waking up in heaven, cause I found [E] hell on the [D] shakedown cruise.
[E] They call it a [D] shakedown cruise, oh [E] shake me down boys.
[B] [E]
[B] Shakedown, [E] it was a [B]
shakedown cruise, [E] got me shaking in [D] my shoes.
[E] Now I'm feeling [D] like a fool.
[E]
[D] Shakedown, [E] [B]
shakedown cruise, [E] I said shake me down [D] boys.
[E] [B]
Shakedown, shakedown [E]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E] [D]
[E]
[D] [E]
[D] [E]
[F#] [E] It was 30 [G] days around the [A] hall, [D] the captain [G] said it's 35 [A] more.
The [G] moonless me, the crew waiting [A] to stay, gonna feed some [G] blood is what they're [A] all saying.
It's a [B] shakedown, it's a shakedown, [E] and I was just [B] a man of few.
[E] There ain't no [B] easy way out, [E] they're gonna shake you [D] till you shout.
Hey man, [E] hey, they treat you [G] like a doll, but you're only [A] human.
You miss [G] your home, Lord, you [A] miss that woman.
The [G] captain laughs, he says you boys want [A] some sex.
You can squeeze the [G] cells, you can lick the [A] decks.
It was a [B]
shakedown cruise, [E] I guess I [B] just was all the news.
[E] They tell you life is [B] going cheap, [E] I got myself in [B] pretty deep.
[E] [G]
[F#m] [F#]
[B]
[F#m] [C#]
[G]
[A] [B]
Drift away [B] and it feels [G] alright, I [A] [B]
[A] [B]
guess it feels alright.
[F#m] [E]
[E] The [G] fever's high, the winds are blowing [A] cold, the captain's [G] crazy eye puts the fear in his [A] soul.
I heard [G] somebody crying, Lord let this [A] end.
You know [G] I'll never go to sea [A] again.
And it was [E] a shakedown [D] cruise, [E] and now we're sending out [D] the news.
[E] There ain't no victory at sea, unless it's mutant.
[B] Shakedown, shaking in [E] my shoes,
[A] [E]
[A] [E] I don't get off [D] them.
[E] It's just as well, I'll be [B] waking up in heaven, cause I found [E] hell on the [D] shakedown cruise.
[E] They call it a [D] shakedown cruise, oh [E] shake me down boys.
[B] [E]
[B] Shakedown, [E] it was a [B]
shakedown cruise, [E] got me shaking in [D] my shoes.
[E] Now I'm feeling [D] like a fool.
[E]
[D] Shakedown, [E] [B]
shakedown cruise, [E] I said shake me down [D] boys.
[E] [B]
Shakedown, shakedown [E]
Key:
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A
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[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] It was 30 [G] days around the [A] hall, [D] the captain [G] said it's 35 [A] more.
The [G] moonless me, the crew waiting [A] to stay, gonna feed some [G] blood is what they're [A] all saying.
It's a [B] shakedown, it's a shakedown, [E] and I was just [B] a man of few.
_ _ _ [E] There ain't no [B] easy way out, _ _ [E] they're gonna shake you [D] till you shout.
Hey man, [E] hey, they treat you [G] like a doll, but you're only [A] human.
You miss [G] your home, Lord, you [A] miss that woman.
The [G] captain laughs, he says you boys want [A] some sex.
You can squeeze the [G] cells, you can lick the [A] decks.
It was a [B]
shakedown cruise, _ [E] I guess I [B] just was all the news.
_ [E] They tell you life is [B] going cheap, _ [E] I got myself in [B] pretty deep.
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B]
Drift away [B] and it feels [G] alright, I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ guess it feels alright.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ The [G] fever's high, the winds are blowing [A] cold, the captain's [G] crazy eye puts the fear in his [A] soul.
_ I heard [G] somebody crying, Lord let this [A] end.
You know [G] I'll never go to sea [A] again.
And it was [E] a shakedown [D] cruise, _ [E] and now we're sending out [D] the news.
[E] _ There ain't no victory at sea, _ _ unless it's mutant.
[B] Shakedown, shaking in [E] my shoes, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I don't get off [D] them.
_ [E] It's just as well, I'll be [B] waking up in heaven, cause I found [E] hell on the [D] shakedown cruise.
_ _ [E] They call it a [D] shakedown cruise, oh [E] shake me down boys. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] Shakedown, _ _ [E] it was a [B]
shakedown cruise, _ _ [E] got me shaking in [D] my shoes.
_ [E] _ Now I'm feeling [D] like a fool.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] Shakedown, _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B]
shakedown cruise, _ [E] I said shake me down [D] boys.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B]
Shakedown, _ shakedown [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[F#] _ _ _ _ [E] It was 30 [G] days around the [A] hall, [D] the captain [G] said it's 35 [A] more.
The [G] moonless me, the crew waiting [A] to stay, gonna feed some [G] blood is what they're [A] all saying.
It's a [B] shakedown, it's a shakedown, [E] and I was just [B] a man of few.
_ _ _ [E] There ain't no [B] easy way out, _ _ [E] they're gonna shake you [D] till you shout.
Hey man, [E] hey, they treat you [G] like a doll, but you're only [A] human.
You miss [G] your home, Lord, you [A] miss that woman.
The [G] captain laughs, he says you boys want [A] some sex.
You can squeeze the [G] cells, you can lick the [A] decks.
It was a [B]
shakedown cruise, _ [E] I guess I [B] just was all the news.
_ [E] They tell you life is [B] going cheap, _ [E] I got myself in [B] pretty deep.
_ _ [E] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B]
Drift away [B] and it feels [G] alright, I _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ guess it feels alright.
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ The [G] fever's high, the winds are blowing [A] cold, the captain's [G] crazy eye puts the fear in his [A] soul.
_ I heard [G] somebody crying, Lord let this [A] end.
You know [G] I'll never go to sea [A] again.
And it was [E] a shakedown [D] cruise, _ [E] and now we're sending out [D] the news.
[E] _ There ain't no victory at sea, _ _ unless it's mutant.
[B] Shakedown, shaking in [E] my shoes, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ I don't get off [D] them.
_ [E] It's just as well, I'll be [B] waking up in heaven, cause I found [E] hell on the [D] shakedown cruise.
_ _ [E] They call it a [D] shakedown cruise, oh [E] shake me down boys. _
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[B] Shakedown, _ _ [E] it was a [B]
shakedown cruise, _ _ [E] got me shaking in [D] my shoes.
_ [E] _ Now I'm feeling [D] like a fool.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[D] Shakedown, _ _ [E] _ _ _ [B]
shakedown cruise, _ [E] I said shake me down [D] boys.
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [B]
Shakedown, _ shakedown [E] _ _ _ _