Otis Redding – Shake (Guitar)

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Chords

This is the chord progression from the live version of "shake", the LP version is just same chords, just try by trial and error for the timing.

Guitar                     Bass
C: 8 10 10 9  8  8         C:(A)--3---|
F: x 8  10 10 10 8         F:(D)--3---|
G: x 10 12 12 12 10        G:(D)--5---|

Intro: C

C
Shake!

(bass only: A ||:-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-3:||)

[Everybody say it!] Shake! [Early in the morning] Shake! [Late in the evening] Shake! [In the midnight hour] Shake! [When the time's going bad, now] Shake! Shake with the FEELING! Shake with the FEELING!

C
Listen while I'm talkin' to you now

C
Tell you what I'm gonna do now

F
There's a new thing going around now

C
I'll tell what to put down now

G
You move your body all around

C
And just shake

G F G F F F G

C
Thats the way you do it Shake, Shake, Shake it baby

C
Shake it like a bowl of soup

C
Let your body loop de loop

F
Put your hands on your hip

C
Come on and let your backbone slip

G
Move your body like your hip

C
And just shake!

C
Shake early in the morning

C
Shake early in the evening

G F G F FF G F A Ring-A-Ling-A-Ling

C
Honey, Shakin' is the greatest thing

F                      G
But if you really roll Gotta do the thing with SOUL!

C
Shake shake with all your might now

C
If you do it, do it right now

F
Put your hands on your hip,yeah

C
Come on and let your backbone slip

G
Move your body like your hip

C
And just shake

C
[God have mercy now!]

C
Early in the morning

C
Early in the evening All night long, y'all!

F C F G F G F F F G

C
If you really want to roll

F
Gotta do the thing with SOUL!

C
Shake shake with all your might

F
If you do it, do it right

G
Let your body loop de lite

C
Shake!

(bass: A ||:-3-3-3-3-3-1-2-3:||)

C
Everybody say it, Shake!

C
One more time, Shake!

C
Everybody louder, Shake!

C
One more time, now, say Shake!

C
Everybody a bit louder, Shake!