Cage The Elephant
Shake Me Down
Thank You Happy Birthday
2011
Submitted by: paramore_fans@yahoo.com

Key: A

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

Chords used:
A -    x02220
C#m -  x46654
F#m -  244222
D -    xx0232
Bm -   x24432
E -    022100
E/G# - 476xxx



Intro: A--C#m-- x4

Verse 1:
A (x02220@1)        C#m (x13321@4) Shake me down
A (x02220@1) Not alot of 
C#m (x13321@4)        Apeople (x02220@1)left around
           C#mWho (x13321@4)know's now
A (x02220@1)      C#m (x13321@4) Softly laying on 
    A (x02220@1)    C#m (x13321@4)  Athe (x02220@1)ground oh-oohh
            C#mNot (x13321@4)alot of people left 
 A (x02220@1)   C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1)name="chord_x13321@4">C#m
around oh-oohh  oh-oohh

Verse 2:
A (x02220@1)     C#m (x13321@4)       F#m (244222@1) In my life I have seen
       Bm (x24432@1)           APeople (x02220@1)walking to the seat
        C#m (x13321@4)    F#mJust (244222@1)to find memory
            Bm (x24432@1)        APlagued (x02220@1)my constant misery
      C#m (x13321@4)     F#mTheir (244222@1)eyes cast down
Bm (x24432@1)           AFixed (x02220@1)upon the ground
      C#m (x13321@4)     F#m (244222@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
Their eyes cast down

Chorus 1:
E (022100@1) I'll keep my eyes
             A (x02220@1)C#m (x13321@4)name="chord_x02220@1">A C#mfixed (x13321@4)on the sun

Verse 3:
A (x02220@1)        C#m (x13321@4) Shake me down
A (x02220@1)      C#m (x13321@4) Cut my hair on 
         Aa (x02220@1)silver cloud
   C#mBroken (x13321@4)sound
A (x02220@1)      C#m (x13321@4) Softly laying on the
A (x02220@1)    C#mground (x13321@4)oh-oohh
A (x02220@1)           C#m (x13321@4) Not alot of people left 
 A (x02220@1)   C#m (x13321@4)  A (x02220@1) C#maround (x13321@4)oh-oohh oh-oohh

Verse 4:
A (x02220@1)     C#m (x13321@4)       F#m (244222@1) In my past bitter sweet
         Bm (x24432@1)             AFound (x02220@1)no love between the sheets
         C#m (x13321@4)        F#mTake (244222@1)the blood broken dreams
Bm (x24432@1)           ALonely (x02220@1)times indeed
     C#m (x13321@4)     F#mWith (244222@1)eyes cast down
Bm (x24432@1)           AFixed (x02220@1)upon the ground
     C#m (x13321@4)     F#m (244222@1)name="chord_x24432@1">Bm
With eyes cast down

Chorus 2:
E (022100@1) I'll keep my eyes 
             A (x02220@1) E/G#fixed (143121@4)on the sun
E (022100@1) Turn back no it's
                     A (x02220@1)name="chord_143121@4">E/G#
time for me to let go
E (022100@1) Way down had to 
                       A (x02220@1)name="chord_143121@4">E/G#
find a place to lay low
E (022100@1) Lamp shade turning 
right into a lamp post

Breakdown: 
F#m--C#m-E/G#-A--C#m-E/G#-A--C#m-E/G#-F#m-- x4

Bridge:
E (022100@1)             F#mWalk (244222@1)around the corner
ANever (x02220@1)saw it coming still
  E (022100@1)           F#mI (244222@1)try to make a move
           AIt (x02220@1)almost stopped me from belief
        E (022100@1)            F#mI (244222@1)don't wanna know the future
AI'm (x02220@1)like rolling thunder
D (xx0232@1)              AEven (x02220@1)on a cloudy day
E (022100@1)              F#mEven (244222@1)on a cloudy day
D (xx0232@1)              AEven (x02220@1)on a cloudy day
E (022100@1)              F#mEven (244222@1)on a cloudy day
D (xx0232@1)              AEven (x02220@1)on a cloudy day
E (022100@1)              F#mEven (244222@1)on a cloudy day
D (xx0232@1)              AEven (x02220@1)on a cloudy day

Chorus 3:
E (022100@1) I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the
                               A--C#m-- x4
I'll keep my eyes fixed on the sun

Outro:
A (x02220@1)        C#m (x13321@4) Shake me down
A (x02220@1)            C#m (x13321@4) Not a lot of people 
      Aleft (x02220@1)around
C#m   A C#m   A(hold)
oh-ooh  oh-ooh