WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Cage The Elephant - Shake Me Down Chords | Ver. 2
live. Everything should be right, I've been fixing it for 3 days.
hopefully this is easy to follow, that was my goal.
intro:
Bb Dm
e|-------1--|-------1--|
B|-----3----|-----3----|
G|-2-3------|-3-2------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|x4 for intro
E|----------|----------|x 8 for first verse
Sometimes he adds in:
Bb Dm
e|--------1-|-------1--|
B|------3---|-----3----|
G|-0h2-3----|-3-2------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|
Bb Dm
Shake me down,
Bb Dm
Not a lot of people left around,
Bb Dm
Who knows now,
Bb Dm
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Bb Dm
Not a lot people left around, ooooh. ooooh
This next part is played like this:
Bb Dm Gm Cm
e|------6---|-----5----|-----3----|-----3----|
B|----6---6-|---6---6--|---3---3--|---4---4--| (It's the top 3 strings
G|-/7-------|-7--------|-3--------|-5--------| of the Barre chords,
D|----------|----------|----------|----------| But you don't need to
A|----------|----------|----------|----------| use the barre chords just
E|----------|----------|----------|----------| yet)
Bb Dm Gm
In my life, I have seen,
Cm Bb
People walk into the sea,
Dm Gm
Just to find memories,
Cm Bb
Plagued by constant misery,
Dm Gm
Their eyes cast down,
Cm Bb
Fixed upon the ground,
Dm Gm Cm
Their eyes cast down
F F F F F F F F F F F (just hit the F barre chord
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the a bunch of times)
Bb Dm (intro)
sun
Bb Dm
Shake me down,
Bb Dm
Cut my hair on a silver cloud, (intro/first verse again)
Bb Dm
Broken sound,
Bb Dm
Softly laying on the
Bb Dm
ground, ooooh
Bb Dm
Not a lot people left
Bb Dm
around, ooooh, ooooh
This time play the Barre chords and strum 4x each
A# Dm Gm (use A# bare chord at 6th fret
In my past, bittersweet, not at the 1st)
Cm Bb
There's no love between the sheets,
Dm Gm
Taste the blood, broken dreams,
Cm Bb
Lonely times indeed,
Dm Gm
With eyes cast down,
Cm Bb
Fixed upon the ground,
Dm Gm Cm
Eyes cast down
F F F F F F F F
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
Bb A G F
|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------|
|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------|
|/7---7----|-6----4---|-2---------|
|/8---8----|-7----5---|-3---------|
|/8---8----|-7----5---|-3---------|
|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------|
Bb Bb A G F
sun
F F F F F F F F F F F F Bb Bb A G F
Turn back now its time for me to let go,
F F F... Bb Bb A G F
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
F... Bb Dm A
Lampshade turned around into a light post
Bb Dm A Bb Dm A
|-66666----|-5----5---|-66666-----|-5---5----|
|-66666----|-6----5---|-66666-----|-6---5----|
|-77777----|-7----6---|-77777-----|-7---6----|
|-88888----|-7----7---|-88888-----|-7---7----|
|-88888----|-5----7---|-88888-----|-5---7----|
|-66666----|-5----5---|-66666-----|-5---5----|
Bb Dm A Gm
|-66666----|-5----5---|-33333333--|
|-66666----|-6----5---|-33333333--|
|-77777----|-7----6---|-33333333--|
|-88888----|-7----7---|-55555555--|
|-88888----|-5----7---|-55555555--|x2
|-66666----|-5----5---|-33333333--|
F (x4) G (x4)
Walk around the corner, (barre chords, the () is how many times
Bb (x8) to strum)
Never saw it coming still,
F G
I try to make a move,
Bb
It almost stopped me from belief,
F G
I don't wanna know the future,
Bb
But I'm like rolling thunder,
Eb Bb
Even on a cloudy day,
F G
Even on a cloudy day,
Eb Bb
Even on a cloudy day, (Barre Chords)
F G remember to use the corresponding barre chords
Even on a cloudy day, at the 6th fret
Eb Bb
Even on a cloudy day,
F G
Even on a cloudy day,
Eb Bb
Even on a cloudy day,
F F F....
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
F...
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
F...
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
Bb Dm (intro)
sun
Bb Dm
Shake me down,
Bb Dm
Not a lot of people left
Bb Dm Bb
around, ooooh, ooooh