Shake Me Down chords by Cage The Elephant

Chords with lyrics

this is based off a video on youtube of them playing this song
live. Everything should be right, I've been fixing it for 3 days.
hopefully this is easy to follow, that was my goal.
Tabbed by: Matt Johnson

intro:
 Bb majorBb     DmDm
e|-------1--|-------1--|
BB|-----3----|-----3----|
G+G|-2-3------|-3-2------|
D MajorD|----------|----------|
A augmentedA|----------|----------|x4 for intro
E MajorE|----------|----------|x 8 for first verse

Sometimes he adds in:
 Bb majorBb     DmDm
e|--------1-|-------1--|
BB|------3---|-----3----|
G+G|-0h2-3----|-3-2------|
D MajorD|----------|----------|
A augmentedA|----------|----------|
E MajorE|----------|----------|

Bb majorBb      DmDm
Shake me down,
Bb majorBb      DmDm
Not a lot of people left around,
Bb majorBb      DmDm
Who knows now,
Bb majorBb      DmDm
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
Bb majorBb      DmDm
Not a lot people left around, ooooh. ooooh

This next part is played like this:
  Bb majorBb     DmDm     G minorGm     C minorCm
e|------6---|-----5----|-----3----|-----3----|
BB|----6---6-|---6---6--|---3---3--|---4---4--| (It's the top 3 strings
G+G|-/7-------|-7--------|-3--------|-5--------| of the Barre chords,
D MajorD|----------|----------|----------|----------|  But you don't need to
A augmentedA|----------|----------|----------|----------|  use the barre chords just
E MajorE|----------|----------|----------|----------|  yet)

Bb majorBb   DmDm      G minorGm
 In my life, I have seen,
     C minorCm      Bb majorBb
 People walk into the sea,
     DmDm    G minorGm
 Just to find memories,
       C minorCm     Bb majorBb
 Plagued by constant misery,
    DmDm    G minorGm
 Their eyes cast down,
 C minorCm       Bb majorBb
 Fixed upon the ground,
    DmDm    G minorGm  C minorCm
 Their eyes cast down

FF F FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF (just hit the FF barre chord
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the    a bunch of times)
Bb majorBb DmDm (intro)
sun

Bb majorBb     DmDm
Shake me down,
Bb majorBb     DmDm
Cut my hair on a silver cloud, (intro/first verse again)
Bb majorBb     DmDm
Broken sound,
Bb majorBb     DmDm
Softly laying on the
Bb majorBb     DmDm
ground, ooooh
Bb majorBb     DmDm
Not a lot people left
Bb majorBb     DmDm
around, ooooh, ooooh

This time play the Barre chords and strum 4x each

A#A#   DmDm    G minorGm         (use A#A# bare chord at 6th fret
In my past, bittersweet,          not at the 1st)
      C minorCm        Bb majorBb
There's no love between the sheets,
     DmDm      G minorGm
Taste the blood, broken dreams,
C minorCm      Bb majorBb
Lonely times indeed,
    DmDm    G minorGm
With eyes cast down,
 C minorCm       Bb majorBb
Fixed upon the ground,
DmDm  G minorGm    C minorCm
Eyes cast down

FF  FF  FF  FF  FF  FF  FF  FF
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the

Bb majorBb     A augmentedA  G+G   FF
|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------|
|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------|
|/7---7----|-6----4---|-2---------|
|/8---8----|-7----5---|-3---------|
|/8---8----|-7----5---|-3---------|
|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------|

Bb majorBb Bb A augmentedA G+G FF
sun

FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF FF  Bb majorBb Bb A augmentedA G+G FF
Turn back now its time for me to let go,
FF F F...              Bb majorBb Bb A augmentedA G+G FF
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
F...                 Bb majorBb DmDm A augmentedA
Lampshade turned around into a light post

 Bb majorBb     DmDm  A augmentedA   Bb majorBb     DmDm A augmentedA
|-66666----|-5----5---|-66666-----|-5---5----|
|-66666----|-6----5---|-66666-----|-6---5----|
|-77777----|-7----6---|-77777-----|-7---6----|
|-88888----|-7----7---|-88888-----|-7---7----|
|-88888----|-5----7---|-88888-----|-5---7----|
|-66666----|-5----5---|-66666-----|-5---5----|

Bb majorBb     DmDm  A augmentedA   G minorGm
|-66666----|-5----5---|-33333333--|
|-66666----|-6----5---|-33333333--|
|-77777----|-7----6---|-33333333--|
|-88888----|-7----7---|-55555555--|
|-88888----|-5----7---|-55555555--|x2
|-66666----|-5----5---|-33333333--|

FF (x4)     G+G (x4)
Walk around the corner, (barre chords, the () is how many times
Bb majorBb (x8)                   to strum)
Never saw it coming still,
FF        G+G
I try to make a move,
Bb majorBb
It almost stopped me from belief,
FF        G+G
I don't wanna know the future,
Bb majorBb
But I'm like rolling thunder,

Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Even on a cloudy day,
FF        G+G
Even on a cloudy day,
Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Even on a cloudy day,  (Barre Chords)
FF        G+G    remember to use the corresponding barre chords
Even on a cloudy day,           at the 6th fret
Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Even on a cloudy day,
FF        G+G
Even on a cloudy day,
Eb MajorEb        Bb majorBb
Even on a cloudy day,

FF  FF  F....
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
F...
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the-
F...
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
Bb majorBb DmDm (intro)
sun

Bb majorBb      DmDm
Shake me down,
Bb majorBb      DmDm
Not a lot of people left
Bb majorBb      DmDm   Bb majorBb
around, ooooh, ooooh

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