Michael Patrick Kelly – Shake Away (Guitar Tab)

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Notes: I worked it out from the numerous acoustic versions on YouTube which differ slightly from the Studio version: he pauses just before the chorus to give himself time to change to that C#minor and there's no middle 8. The Intro is the same as the Verse. In the second bridge he just plays the progression once through. I just wrote out the chord shapes out for the chorus and you can play around with the strumming pattern yourself. I called that second chord an E/D# once and an EMaj7 once, but the chord shapes are essentially the same. I tabbed out the mandolin part for guitar and stuck it on the end. I didn't bother tabbing out the 'Western' sounding Middle 8 from the studio version. But the lead guitar part is based on the C#minor Pentatonic scale and is very 'wet' with reverb if you want to give it a crack. Happy (clappy) playing! [Verse]
   E             E/D#          Asus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9------9------9------9------9--------------------| 
D|---9-------------9-------------9-------------9-----------------------------|
A|-7-------------6-------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|(x3)

   E/C#             E/B           Asus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9------9------9------9------9--------------------|
D|---9-------------9-------------9-------------9-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
E|-9-------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
So I left with the rising sun...
[Bridge]
   E             E/B           Asus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------0--0----------------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9------9------9------9------9--------------------| 
D|---9-------------9-------------9-------------9-----------------------------|
A|-7---------------------------0-------------0-------------------------------|
E|---------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|

Goooooo...
   E             E/B           Asus2
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--0----------0--0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
G|-----9------9------9------9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------| 
D|---9-------------9-----------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---------------------|
A|-7---------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|
E|---------------7-----------------------------------------------------------|
Goooooo...
[Chorus]
   E   Asus2 Badd11  
e|-0-| |-0-| |-0-|    
B|-5-| |-0-| |-0-| 
G|-6-| |-6-| |-8-| 
D|-6-| |-7-| |-9-| 
A|-4-| |-7-| |-9-| 
E|---| |-5-| |-7-|
Shake away, shake away...

   E   Asus2   E   EMaj7
e|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| 
B|-5-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
G|-6-| |-6-| |-9-| |-9-|
D|-6-| |-7-| |-9-| |-9-| 
A|-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-6-|
E|---| |-5-| |-0-| |-0-|
Got a new, got a new...

   E   Asus2 Badd11  
e|-0-| |-0-| |-0-|    
B|-5-| |-0-| |-0-| 
G|-6-| |-6-| |-8-| 
D|-6-| |-7-| |-9-| 
A|-4-| |-7-| |-9-| 
E|---| |-5-| |-7-|
Break away,break away...

   E   Asus2   E   EMaj7
e|-0-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-| 
B|-5-| |-0-| |-0-| |-0-|
G|-6-| |-6-| |-9-| |-9-|
D|-6-| |-7-| |-9-| |-9-| 
A|-4-| |-7-| |-7-| |-6-|
E|---| |-5-| |-0-| |-0-|
Got a new course...
[Lyrics] [Verse 1] Most of my days I've spent life on the road Took backroad highways to meet the simple folk Nights ran together in a haze of drink and smoke So I left with the rising sun all alone Gooooooo Goooooo [Chorus] Shake away, shake away the old chains in my life Got a new, got a new love and open eyes Break away, break away the old ways and live high Got a new course for the light [Verse 2] Made it out west through the desert and the snow How you found me I reckon someday I'll know You picked me up from the depth, I couldn't cope And You showed me a life of love, trust and hope Gooooooo [Chorus] Shake away, shake away the old chains in my life Got a new, got a new love and open eyes Break away, break away the old ways and live high Got a new course for the light Got a new course for the light Mandolin arr. for guitar (melody only)
e|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------7-9----7-9----9--7--7/9---------------------|
G|-----------------------------9------9---------------------9----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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