• Song:

    Shake Me Down

  • Artist:

    Cage The Elephant

  • Album:

    Shake Me Down

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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 (x1333x@1)       Dme|-------1--|-------1--| (xx0231@1)B|-----3----|-----3----|
G|-2-3------|-3-2------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|x4 for intro
E|----------|----------|x 8 for first verse

Sometimes he adds in:
  Bb (x1333x@1)       Dme|--------1-|-------1--| (xx0231@1)B|------3---|-----3----|
G|-0h2-3----|-3-2------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|

Bb (x1333x@1)         DmShake (xx0231@1)me down,
Bb (x1333x@1)         DmNot (xx0231@1)a lot of people left around,
Bb (x1333x@1)         DmWho (xx0231@1)knows now,
Bb (x1333x@1)         DmSoftly (xx0231@1)laying on the ground, ooooh
Bb (x1333x@1)         DmNot (xx0231@1)a lot people left around, ooooh. ooooh

This next part is played like this:
   Bb (x1333x@1)       Dm (xx0231@1)       Gm (355333@1)       Cme|------6---|-----5----|-----3----|-----3----| (x3101x@1)B|----6---6-|---6---6--|---3---3--|---4---4--| (It's the top 3 strings 
G|-/7-------|-7--------|-3--------|-5--------|  of the Barre chords, 
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|   But you don't need to
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|   use the barre chords just 
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|    yet)

Bb (x1333x@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)         Gm (355333@1) In my life, I have seen,
         Cm (x3101x@1)          Bb (x1333x@1) People walk into the sea,
          Dm (xx0231@1)      Gm (355333@1) Just to find memories,
             Cm (x3101x@1)       Bb (x1333x@1) Plagued by constant misery,
        Dm (xx0231@1)      Gm (355333@1) Their eyes cast down,
  Cm (x3101x@1)           Bb (x1333x@1) Fixed upon the ground,
        Dm (xx0231@1)      Gm (355333@1)  Cm (x3101x@1) Their eyes cast down

F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F  F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)(just hit the Fbarre (133211@1)chord 
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the       a bunch of times)
Bb Dm  (intro)
sun

Bb (x1333x@1)        DmShake (xx0231@1)me down,
Bb (x1333x@1)        DmCut (xx0231@1)my hair on a silver cloud,  (intro/first verse again)
Bb (x1333x@1)        DmBroken (xx0231@1)sound,
Bb (x1333x@1)        DmSoftly (xx0231@1)laying on the 
Bb (x1333x@1)        Dmground, (xx0231@1)ooooh
Bb (x1333x@1)        DmNot (xx0231@1)a lot people left 
Bb (x1333x@1)        Dmaround, (xx0231@1)ooooh, ooooh

This time play the Barre chords and strum 4x each

A# (x1333x@1)    Dm (xx0231@1)      Gm (355333@1)               (use A#bare (x1333x@1)chord at 6th fret
In my past, bittersweet,                    not at the 1st)
           Cm (x3101x@1)             BbThere's (x1333x@1)no love between the sheets,
          Dm (xx0231@1)          GmTaste (355333@1)the blood, broken dreams,
Cm (x3101x@1)         BbLonely (x1333x@1)times indeed,
        Dm (xx0231@1)      GmWith (355333@1)eyes cast down,
  Cm (x3101x@1)           BbFixed (x1333x@1)upon the ground,
Dm (xx0231@1)  Gm (355333@1)     CmEyes (x3101x@1)cast down

F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1) F (133211@1)I'll keep my eyes fixed on the

Bb (x1333x@1)       A (x02220@1)  G (320003@1)   F|/6---6----|-5----3---|-1---------| (133211@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 Bb A G F
sun

F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1)F (133211@1) Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G FTurn (133211@1)back now its time for me to let go,
F (133211@1)name="chord_133211@1">F F...                            Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_x1333x@1">Bb A (x02220@1)name="chord_320003@1">G FWay (133211@1)down had to find a place to lay low,
F...                                 Bb (x1333x@1)name="chord_xx0231@1">Dm ALampshade (x02220@1)turned around into a light post
 
  Bb (x1333x@1)       Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1)   Bb (x1333x@1)        Dm (xx0231@1)A|-66666----|-5----5---|-66666-----|-5---5----| (x02220@1)|-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 (x1333x@1)       Dm (xx0231@1) A (x02220@1)   Gm|-66666----|-5----5---|-33333333--| (355333@1)|-66666----|-6----5---|-33333333--|
|-77777----|-7----6---|-33333333--|
|-88888----|-7----7---|-55555555--|
|-88888----|-5----7---|-55555555--|x2
|-66666----|-5----5---|-33333333--|



F(x4) (133211@1)         G(x4) (320003@1)Walk around the corner, (barre chords, the () is how many times
Bb(x8) (x1333x@1)                                     to strum)
Never saw it coming still,
F (133211@1)             GI (320003@1)try to make a move,
BbIt (x1333x@1)almost stopped me from belief,
F (133211@1)             GI (320003@1)don't wanna know the future,
BbBut (x1333x@1)I'm like rolling thunder,

Eb (x43121@3)             Bb (x1333x@1)
Even on a cloudy day,
F (133211@1)              GEven (320003@1)on a cloudy day,
Eb (x43121@3)             BbEven (x1333x@1)on a cloudy day,   (Barre Chords)
F (133211@1)              G (320003@1)      remember to use the corresponding barre chords 
Even on acloudy (x02210@1)day,                     at the 6th fret
Eb (x43121@3)             BbEven (x1333x@1)on a cloudy day,
F (133211@1)              GEven (320003@1)on a cloudy day,
Eb (x43121@3)             BbEven (x1333x@1)on a cloudy day,

F (133211@1) F (133211@1) 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  Dm (intro)
sun

Bb (x1333x@1)         DmShake (xx0231@1)me down,
Bb (x1333x@1)         DmNot (xx0231@1)a lot of people left 
Bb (x1333x@1)         Dm (xx0231@1)   Bbaround, (x1333x@1)ooooh, ooooh




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