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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