Shake Shake Mama Chords by Bob Dylan

Shake Shake Mama Chords

by Bob Dylan

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Key: B Tuning: E A D G B E Intro: F#7 E7 B7 Verse 1: E7 B7 I get the blues for you, baby, when I look up at the sun E7 B7 I get the blues for you, baby, when I look up at the sun F#7 E7 B7 Come back here, we can have some real fun Verse 2: E7 B7 Well, it's early in the evening, and everything is still E7 B7 Well, it's early in the evening, and everything is still F#7 E7 B7 One more time, I'm walking up on heartbreak hill
Chorus: E7 B7 Shake, shake, mama; like a ship going out to sea E7 B7 Shake, shake, mama; like a ship going out to sea F#7 E7 B7 You took all my money and you give it to Richard Lee [Instrumental Break] B7 E7 B7 F#7 E7 B7 Verse 4: E7 B7 Down by the river, Judge Simpson walking around E7 B7 Down by the river, Judge Simpson walking around F#7 E7 B7 Nothing shocks me more than that old clown Verse 5: E7 B7 Some of you women, you really know your stuff E7 B7 Some of you women, you really know your stuff F#7 But your clothes are all torn E7 B7 And your language is a little too rough Chorus: E7 B7 Shake, shake, mama; shake it 'til the break of day E7 B7 Shake, shake, mama; shake it 'til the break of day F#7 E7 B7 I'm right here, baby, I'm not that far away [Instrumental Break] B7 E7 B7 F#7 E7 B7 Verse 7: E7 B7 I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too E7 B7 I'm motherless, fatherless, almost friendless too F#7 E7 B7 It's Friday morning on Franklin Avenue Chorus: E7 B7 Shake, shake, mama; raise your voice and pray E7 B7 Shake, shake, mama; raise your voice and pray F#7 E7 B7 If you're goin on home, ya better go the shortest way Outro: B7 E7 B7 F#7 E7 B7 E7 B7

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Published: April 21, 2026
Last Updated: April 21, 2026