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:
A# 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:
A# Dm
e|--------1-|-------1--|
B|------3---|-----3----|
G|-0h2-3----|-3-2------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|
A# Dm
Shake me down,
A# Dm
Not a lot of people left around,
A# Dm
Who knows now,
A# Dm
Softly laying on the ground, ooooh
A# Dm
Not a lot people left around, ooooh. ooooh
This next part is played like this:
A# 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)
A# Dm Gm
In my life, I have seen,
Cm A#
People walk into the sea,
Dm Gm
Just to find memories,
Cm A#
Plagued by constant misery,
Dm Gm
Their eyes cast down,
Cm A#
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)
A# Dm (intro)
sun
A# Dm
Shake me down,
A# Dm
Cut my hair on a silver cloud, (intro/first verse again)
A# Dm
Broken sound,
A# Dm
Softly laying on the
A# Dm
ground, ooooh
A# Dm
Not a lot people left
A# Dm
around, ooooh, ooooh
This time play the Barre chords and strum 4x each
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cage_the_elephant/shake_me_down_crd_ver_2.html ]
A# Dm Gm (use A# bare chord at 6th fret
In my past, bittersweet, not at the 1st)
Cm A#
There's no love between the sheets,
Dm Gm
Taste the blood, broken dreams,
Cm A#
Lonely times indeed,
Dm Gm
With eyes cast down,
Cm A#
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
A# 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---------|
A# A# A G F
sun
F F F F F F F F F F F F A# A# A G F
Turn back now its time for me to let go,
F F F... A# A# A G F
Way down had to find a place to lay low,
F... A# Dm A
Lampshade turned around into a light post
A# Dm A A# 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----|
A# 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
A# (x8) to strum)
Never saw it coming still,
F G
I try to make a move,
A#
It almost stopped me from belief,
F G
I don't wanna know the future,
A#
But I'm like rolling thunder,
A# Dm
Even on a cloudy day,
F G
Even on a cloudy day,
A# Dm
Even on a cloudy day, (Barre Chords)
F G
Even on a cloudy day,
A# Dm
Even on a cloudy day,
F G
Even on a cloudy day,
A# Dm
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
A# Dm (intro)
sun
A# Dm
Shake me down,
A# Dm
Not a lot of people left
A# Dm A#
around, ooooh, ooooh
