Chords for Shakin Stevens -Eddie Cochran Medley
Tempo:
100.65 bpm
Chords used:
C
E
G
A
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [E]
[B] [E] I'm a go to the forest, I'm a go to the forest.
I'm about to work it all summer, trying to make myself a dollar.
[B]
[A] Every time I call my baby, I try to get a date.
[Ab] My wife says, don't die, son, you got to work late.
[A] Sometimes I wonder how I'm going to [E] do when I ain't [Ab] knocked you before the [E] summertime.
Well,
[Eb] [E]
come on everybody, let's get real, dude.
I got some money in my pinky, so we're really going straight, dude.
[A] I'm going to be doing my home, [B] cause I always belong.
[A] Now the house is [B] empty, I'm a broke.
[E] Woo!
Come on, [D]
[D] hey, look at that.
Here she comes.
She called that girl again, wanted to dance, but I don't know [A] where.
She knows me without a plan.
[G] She's on her other times, and they're out of my plan.
[A] And I'm [G] thinking for a minute to myself, [E] she's so fine looking, man.
Wow, she's [Cm] something else.
[C] Ooh, I got a girl, I got a machine, women, I'm so right.
[F] Well, I can dance every Saturday night.
Well, [Gm] I'm a knucklehead, loose [G] on 20 and you're falling.
[C] And I'm a baby that's broke and that's why I walk.
She's a five, she's a [Em] black boy.
My six, she's a five, she's a black boy.
[D] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [G] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [Bm] head on top, [C] I'm the tattered rider.
[C]
Well, it's cold, and I'm going to set her on fire.
I'm going to make her more than a [G] lawyer.
So, baby, you're mine [C] and sweet.
I'll never leave you.
[G] I'm going to go for a fall in a [Cm] day.
Well, I'm going to stay the way I saw you walk.
She's a five, she's [C] a black boy.
My six, she's a [F] five, she's a black boy.
[Cm] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [Gm] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [B] head on top, and I'll [C] be the tattered rider.
Oh, [E] boy, don't you [Em] enjoy it.
Jacob [Gb] Stevens.
[A]
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
[G] Well, you said, you got to go for it fast.
Oh, baby, stop being a mess.
[F]
Oh, boy, it's late.
[C] [G] Oh, it's too much late.
Oh, I'm going to get you now.
[C] I'm going to drive you over the red flag line.
[Gm] You're a black boy.
My six, she's a [C] five, she's a black boy.
I'm going to build my red flag, red with the people on it.
I'm going to be [Gb] the sack, head on [F] top, and I'll be the tattered rider.
[C]
[B] [E] I'm a go to the forest, I'm a go to the forest.
I'm about to work it all summer, trying to make myself a dollar.
[B]
[A] Every time I call my baby, I try to get a date.
[Ab] My wife says, don't die, son, you got to work late.
[A] Sometimes I wonder how I'm going to [E] do when I ain't [Ab] knocked you before the [E] summertime.
Well,
[Eb] [E]
come on everybody, let's get real, dude.
I got some money in my pinky, so we're really going straight, dude.
[A] I'm going to be doing my home, [B] cause I always belong.
[A] Now the house is [B] empty, I'm a broke.
[E] Woo!
Come on, [D]
[D] hey, look at that.
Here she comes.
She called that girl again, wanted to dance, but I don't know [A] where.
She knows me without a plan.
[G] She's on her other times, and they're out of my plan.
[A] And I'm [G] thinking for a minute to myself, [E] she's so fine looking, man.
Wow, she's [Cm] something else.
[C] Ooh, I got a girl, I got a machine, women, I'm so right.
[F] Well, I can dance every Saturday night.
Well, [Gm] I'm a knucklehead, loose [G] on 20 and you're falling.
[C] And I'm a baby that's broke and that's why I walk.
She's a five, she's a [Em] black boy.
My six, she's a five, she's a black boy.
[D] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [G] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [Bm] head on top, [C] I'm the tattered rider.
[C]
Well, it's cold, and I'm going to set her on fire.
I'm going to make her more than a [G] lawyer.
So, baby, you're mine [C] and sweet.
I'll never leave you.
[G] I'm going to go for a fall in a [Cm] day.
Well, I'm going to stay the way I saw you walk.
She's a five, she's [C] a black boy.
My six, she's a [F] five, she's a black boy.
[Cm] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [Gm] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [B] head on top, and I'll [C] be the tattered rider.
Oh, [E] boy, don't you [Em] enjoy it.
Jacob [Gb] Stevens.
[A]
[Cm] [Gm] [C]
[G] Well, you said, you got to go for it fast.
Oh, baby, stop being a mess.
[F]
Oh, boy, it's late.
[C] [G] Oh, it's too much late.
Oh, I'm going to get you now.
[C] I'm going to drive you over the red flag line.
[Gm] You're a black boy.
My six, she's a [C] five, she's a black boy.
I'm going to build my red flag, red with the people on it.
I'm going to be [Gb] the sack, head on [F] top, and I'll be the tattered rider.
[C]
Key:
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E
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B
C
E
G
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm a go to the forest, I'm a go to the forest.
_ _ _ I'm about to work it all summer, trying to make myself a dollar.
_ _ [B] _
[A] Every time I call my baby, I try to get a date.
[Ab] My wife says, don't die, son, you got to work late.
[A] Sometimes I wonder how I'm going to [E] do when I ain't [Ab] knocked you before the [E] summertime. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ come on everybody, let's get real, dude.
_ _ I got some money in my pinky, so we're really going straight, dude.
_ _ [A] I'm going to be doing my home, [B] cause I always belong.
[A] Now the house is [B] empty, I'm a broke. _
[E] Woo!
Come on, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] hey, look at that.
Here she comes.
_ She called that girl again, wanted to dance, but I don't know [A] where.
She knows me without a plan.
[G] She's on her other times, and they're out of my plan.
[A] And I'm [G] thinking for a minute to myself, [E] she's so fine looking, man.
Wow, she's [Cm] something else.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Ooh, I got a girl, I got a machine, women, I'm so right. _
[F] Well, I can dance every Saturday night.
Well, [Gm] I'm a knucklehead, loose [G] on 20 and you're falling.
_ [C] And I'm a baby that's broke and that's why I walk.
She's a five, she's a [Em] black boy.
My six, she's a five, she's a black boy.
[D] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [G] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [Bm] head on top, [C] I'm the tattered rider.
_ [C] _
Well, it's cold, and I'm going to set her on fire.
I'm going to make her more than a [G] lawyer.
So, baby, you're mine [C] and sweet.
I'll never leave you.
[G] I'm going to go for a fall in a [Cm] day.
Well, I'm going to stay the way I saw you walk.
She's a five, she's [C] a black boy.
My six, she's a [F] five, she's a black boy.
[Cm] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [Gm] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [B] head on top, and I'll [C] be the tattered rider. _ _
Oh, [E] boy, don't you [Em] enjoy it.
Jacob [Gb] Stevens.
[A] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, you said, you got to go for it fast.
Oh, baby, stop being a mess.
[F]
Oh, boy, it's late.
[C] _ [G] Oh, it's too much late.
Oh, I'm going to get you now.
[C] I'm going to drive you over the red flag line.
[Gm] You're a black boy.
My six, she's a [C] five, she's a black boy.
I'm going to build my red flag, red with the people on it.
I'm going to be [Gb] the sack, head on [F] top, and I'll be the tattered rider.
[C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] I'm a go to the forest, I'm a go to the forest.
_ _ _ I'm about to work it all summer, trying to make myself a dollar.
_ _ [B] _
[A] Every time I call my baby, I try to get a date.
[Ab] My wife says, don't die, son, you got to work late.
[A] Sometimes I wonder how I'm going to [E] do when I ain't [Ab] knocked you before the [E] summertime. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Well, _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ come on everybody, let's get real, dude.
_ _ I got some money in my pinky, so we're really going straight, dude.
_ _ [A] I'm going to be doing my home, [B] cause I always belong.
[A] Now the house is [B] empty, I'm a broke. _
[E] Woo!
Come on, _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] hey, look at that.
Here she comes.
_ She called that girl again, wanted to dance, but I don't know [A] where.
She knows me without a plan.
[G] She's on her other times, and they're out of my plan.
[A] And I'm [G] thinking for a minute to myself, [E] she's so fine looking, man.
Wow, she's [Cm] something else.
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ Ooh, I got a girl, I got a machine, women, I'm so right. _
[F] Well, I can dance every Saturday night.
Well, [Gm] I'm a knucklehead, loose [G] on 20 and you're falling.
_ [C] And I'm a baby that's broke and that's why I walk.
She's a five, she's a [Em] black boy.
My six, she's a five, she's a black boy.
[D] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [G] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [Bm] head on top, [C] I'm the tattered rider.
_ [C] _
Well, it's cold, and I'm going to set her on fire.
I'm going to make her more than a [G] lawyer.
So, baby, you're mine [C] and sweet.
I'll never leave you.
[G] I'm going to go for a fall in a [Cm] day.
Well, I'm going to stay the way I saw you walk.
She's a five, she's [C] a black boy.
My six, she's a [F] five, she's a black boy.
[Cm] I'm going to build my red [C] flag, red with the [Gm] people on it.
I'm going to be the sack, [B] head on top, and I'll [C] be the tattered rider. _ _
Oh, [E] boy, don't you [Em] enjoy it.
Jacob [Gb] Stevens.
[A] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, you said, you got to go for it fast.
Oh, baby, stop being a mess.
[F]
Oh, boy, it's late.
[C] _ [G] Oh, it's too much late.
Oh, I'm going to get you now.
[C] I'm going to drive you over the red flag line.
[Gm] You're a black boy.
My six, she's a [C] five, she's a black boy.
I'm going to build my red flag, red with the people on it.
I'm going to be [Gb] the sack, head on [F] top, and I'll be the tattered rider.
[C] _ _ _ _