SHAKY TOWN  -  Danny Kortchmar 
 
This song emerged on the Jackson Browne album , 'Running on Empty'.  
Danny is a great guitarist and writes good songs, too. I'm surprised  
more country bands haven't taken up this number. The slide solo was  
played by David Lindley so it's fairly inimitable, but any picking  
that follows the verse chords will do. For the intro, stay on 
the D shape and pick out the single notes on the G and D strings. 
I like to play the D7 with a hammered on F#, i.e. 2X0210.  
 
(intro) D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 D5 C5 D5 E5  -  D5 G5 
 
G5       G5           C5 
I've witnessed those one night stands 
D5         D5          C5        G5 
Must have played in a thousand bands 
    D5                              C5    D5  E5     G5    
But I'm just here tonight tomorrow I'll be gone 
      G5              C5 
Seen folks show their blacker sides 
D5        D5           C5       G5 
Seen 'em die just for foolish pride 
           D5                               C5    D5   E5     
And those drivers always ask to hear that same old song 
 

( G5 G5 )  

                    C5 
That's a big ten four 
               D5 
By your back door 
                C5      G5 
Just put that hammer down 
G5             C5                     A5 
This young man feels, those eighteen wheels 
          D5                               C5  D5   E5 
That keep turnin round to take me down to Shaky Town 
 
And I've heard all those hard luck tales 

From all of you US males 

I've heard you tell those lies about the loves you've known 

And I've followed your highway signs 

And I've run down your thin white lines 

Like those drivers this old road is all I call my own 

That's a big ten four 

By your back door 

Just put that hammer down 

This young man feels, those eighteen wheels 

That keep turnin round to take me down to Shaky Town 
 
solo and repeat chorus plus. . . 
 

G5                   C5   D5 E5 
All the way down to Shaky Town 
C5           G5 
Shaky Town  
 
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