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Shaking the Blues Away chords by
Elisabeth Welch
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Key: D major•
Verse 1
D
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G
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F
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Eb
Eb
6

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D
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G
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Shaking the blues away,
D
D

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unhappy news away

If you are blue it's easy to shake off
G
G

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F
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Eb
Eb
6

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Ebdim
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your cares and troubles
D
D

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Em
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Telling the blues to go,
D
D

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they may refuse to go

But as a rule they'll go
G
G

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if you'll shake them away
Em
Em

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B
B
2

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Do you like the folks all do,
Em
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listening to a preacher way
D
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Am
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down south?
A
A

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They shake their bodies so, to and fro,
D
D

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with every shake, a lucky break
G
G

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D
D

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Proving that there's a way,
D
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to chase your cares away

If you would lose your weary blues,
G
G

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shake them away

There's an old superstition
C
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way down south
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G

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Everybody believes that trouble won't stay
G
G

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If you shake it away

When they hold her a vial
C
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way down south
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G

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Everybody with care and
D
D

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trouble that day
E
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Tries to shake it away
D
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Abdim
Abdim
6

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D
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Shaking the blues away,
G
G

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D
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unhappy news away

If you are blue it's easy to shake off
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G

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D
D

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Eb
Eb
6

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your cares and troubles
D
D

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Em
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Telling the blues to go,
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they may refuse to go

But as a rule they'll go

if you shake them away
Cm
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3

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B
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2

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Do like the folks all do,
Em
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listen to that preacher way down south
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A
A

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they shake their bodies so to and fro
D
D

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with every shake a lucky break
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G

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proven that there's a way
D
D

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Ebdim
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to hold your cares away

if you would lose your weary blues
Em
Em

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Baug
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shake them away
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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • D

  • G

  • F

  • Eb

    6

  • Ebdim

  • Em

  • B

    2

  • Am

  • A

  • C

  • E

  • Abdim

    6

  • Cm

    3

  • Baug

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Shaking the Blues Away by Elisabeth Welch is D major.

The primary chords used in Shaking the Blues Away are D, G, F, Eb, Ebdim, Em.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like D, G, F, Eb, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Shaking the Blues Away is approximately 176 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Shaking the Blues Away using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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