• 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         Dm
e|-------1--|-------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         Dm
e|--------1-|-------1--|
B|------3---|-----3----|
G|-0h2-3----|-3-2------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|


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

   This next part is played like this:
   Bb         Dm         Gm         Cm
e|------6---|-----5----|-----3----|-----3----|
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      Dm           Gm
  In my life, I have seen,
         Cm            Bb
  People walk into the sea,
          Dm        Gm
  Just to find memories,
             Cm         Bb
  Plagued by constant misery,
        Dm        Gm
  Their eyes cast down,
  Cm             Bb
  Fixed upon the ground,
        Dm        Gm    Cm
  Their eyes cast down


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


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


This time play the Barre chords and strum 4x each

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


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

  Bb         A    G     F
|/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 Bb A G F
sun


F  F  F  F  F  F  F  F  F  F  F  F   Bb Bb A G F
Turn back now its time for me to let go,
F F F...                            Bb Bb A G F
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
F...                                 Bb Dm A
Lampshade turned around into a light post
 
  Bb         Dm   A     Bb          Dm  A
|-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         Dm   A     Gm
|-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--|



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


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


F   F   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           Dm
Shake me down,
Bb           Dm
Not a lot of people left 
Bb           Dm     Bb
around, ooooh, ooooh
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