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Shake Me Down chords by Cage the Elephant (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

A
C#m/G#
C#m
F#m
Bm
E
C#m/E
G#5
F#5
G#m
D

Intro 1

A

C#m/G#

A

C#m/G#

A

C#m/G#

A

C#m/G#

Verse 1
A 
C#m/G# 
Shake me down
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
Not a lot of people    left around
C#m/G# 
Who knows now
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
Softly laying    on the ground, ooh
A 
C#m/G# 
Not a lot of people    left around,
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
ooh, ooh

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Chorus 1

A

C#m

F#m

In my life, I've seen

Bm

A

People walk into the sea

C#m

F#m

Just to find memories

Bm

A

Plagued by constant misery

C#m

F#m

Their eyes cast down

Bm

A

Fixed upon the ground

C#m

F#m

Bm

Their eyes cast down

E

A

C#m/G#

I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

Verse 2
A 
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
Shake me down
A 
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
A 
Cut my hair      on a silver   cloud
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
A 
Broken sound
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
A 
Softly laying    on       the ground,
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
ooh
A 
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
Not a lot of people    left     around,
A 
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
A 
C#m/G# 
C#m/E 
ooh, ooh

Chorus 2
A 
C#m 
F#m 
In my past, bittersweet
Bm 
A 
There's no love between the sheets
C#m 
F#m 
Taste the blood, broken dreams
Bm 
A 
Lonely times indeed
C#m 
F#m 
With eyes cast down
Bm 
A 
Fixed upon the ground
C#m 
F#m 
Their eyes cast down
E 
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

Bridge 1
A 
G#5 
F#5 
E 
Turn back now it's time for me to let go
A 
G#5 
F#5 
E 
Way down had to find a place to lay low
A 
G#5 
F#5 
E 

Interlude 1
Lampshade turned around into a light post
F#m 
C#m 
G#m 
A 
C#m 
G#m 
A 
C#m 
G#m 
F#m 
G#m 
A 
C#m 
G#m 
A 
C#m 
G#m 
A 
C#m 
G#m 
F#m 

Bridge 2
E 
F#m 
Walk around the corner
A 
Never saw it coming, still
E 
F#m 
I try to make a move
A 
It almost stopped me from belief
E 
F#m 
I don't wanna know the future
A 
But I'm like Rolling Thunder

Chorus 3
D 
A 
Even on a cloudy day
E 
F#m 
Even on a cloudy day
D 
A 
Even on a cloudy day
E 
F#m 
Even on a cloudy day
D 
A 
Even on a cloudy day
E 
F#m 
Even on a cloudy day
D 
A 
Even on a cloudy day
E 
Even I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
Even I'll keep my eyes fixed on the

Outro 1
Even I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
Shake me down
A 
C#m/G# 
A 
Not a lot of peop      le left around,
C#m/G# 
A 
C#m/G# 
ooh,      ooh
A 

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A
C#m/G#
C#m
F#m
Bm
E
C#m/E
G#5
F#5
G#m
D

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: AdvancedKey: A majorBPM: 106

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
C#m/G#: 4-x-6-6-5-x
C#m: x-4-6-6-5-x
F#m: 2-4-4-2-2-2
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x
E: 0-2-2-1-0-0
C#m/E: x-7-6-6-9-x
G#5: 4-6-x-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
G#m: 4-6-6-4-4-4
D: x-x-0-2-3-2

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This is the definitive original version of Shake Me Down by Cage The Elephant, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A major. It is designed for experienced players looking to reproduce the full sonic intent and artistic expression of Cage The Elephant.

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