Shaker Song chords by
The Manhattan Transfer
The Manhattan Transfer

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Key: C major

Intro 1

Verse 1
C C 
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The fool screams,
F F 
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'no more!'
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F F 
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He grabs his shirt and hits the door
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F F 
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What she needs from him he ignores
C C 
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It's a bore, oh it's a bore,
F F 
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oh it's a bore, oh it's a bore
Bb Bb 
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(Oh it's a )
Eb Eb 6
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Blast the radio The

Verse 2
Absus4 Absus4 4
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Db Db 4
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hits just come and go
Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Block out what he knows
Eb Eb 6
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that he has blown
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F F 
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(That he has blown)

Verse 3
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F F 
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The night hangs its head
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F F 
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As the fool crawls into bed
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F F 
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Still his hungry heart begs  to be fed
C C 
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All the words she once said
(That she said,
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that she said, that she said)

Verse 4

So then he grabs his Chevrolet

Absus4

In one more attempt to get away

But the thoughts of all the crimes

Gsus4

of passion lay in his way

Verse 5
He can shake the blues
E E 
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Am Am 
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Gm Gm 3
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But you know he still can get confused
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F F 
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It seems    like such a waste
Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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Csus4 Csus4 
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'Cause he can't shake her
F F 
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He can shake his tail
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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But you know his moves
are getting stale
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C C 
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F F 
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He's     on the make, but oh,
his heart can't fake
Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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That he       can't shake her
G G 
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C C 
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He can't shake her.
G G 
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C C 
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G G 
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No, he can't shake her.

Interlude 1
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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F F 
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Bbsus4 Bbsus4 
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Eb Eb 6
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Absus4 Absus4 4
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Db Db 4
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Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 6
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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F F 
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E E 
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Am Am 
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Gm Gm 3
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Csus4 Csus4 
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F F 
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C C 
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Bb Bb 
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Csus4 Csus4 
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F F 
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E E 
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Am Am 
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Gm Gm 3
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C C 
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F F 
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G G 
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F F 
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G G 
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F F 
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Verse 6
C C 
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F F 
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Romance falls like rain
C C 
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F F 
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But all the motives are insane
C C 
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Everytime that he plays the
F F 
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game he feels the pain
C C 
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(He feels the pain. Who is to
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blame? Who is to blame?)

Verse 7

He finds a joint that's jive

Absus4

Guys are spinning girls like 45's.

Bbsus4

All of the live bait sink for

Gsus4

his lines they are so high

Verse 8
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F F 
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He knows he is beat
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F F 
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As his heart puts on the heat
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F F 
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Run from the street that don't even
fit his feet
C C 
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(Don't fit his feet. Now he can
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see. Now he can really see)

Verse 9
Eb Eb 6
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Tell him here's a telephone
Absus4 Absus4 4
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He can beg to let       the fool come home
Ab Ab 4
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Fm Fm 
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Eb Eb 6
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He tells her that his life's    a drag alone
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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F F 
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(Can't be alone)
E E 
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Em Em 
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He can shake the blues, But you know he still

Verse 10
Am Am 
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can get confused.
Gm Gm 3
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Bb Bb 
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F F 
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C C 
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It seems like such a waste
F F 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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Csus4 Csus4 
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'Cause he can't shake her.
F F 
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He can shake his tail,
Em Em 
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Am Am 
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But you know his moves
are getting stale
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Csus4 Csus4 
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F F 
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He's on the make,    but oh,
his heart can't fake
C C 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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That he can't shake her.
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G G 
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F F 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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He can't shake her.
G G 
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C C 
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F F 
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G G 
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C C 
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G G 
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F F 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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F F 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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No,      he can't
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C C 
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F F 
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shake her

Outro 1
C C 
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F F 
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Gsus4 Gsus4 
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C C 
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G G 
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C C 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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G G 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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C C 
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F F 
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C C 
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C C 
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G G 
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