Shakedown Street / The Grateful Dead ~ lyrics and guitar chords

Shakedown Street

The Grateful Dead

D5 Flourish (x2)
    Dm C/D Dm   Dm C/D Dm (x4)  (A)
                     G                                            C/G  F  C9
              You tell me this town ain't got no heart
               Dm    C/D  Dm   Dm       C/D    Dm
              (Well, well, well, you can never tell)
              The sunny side of the street is dark
              (Well, well, well, you can never tell)

                   (E)   Fmaj7 
                            Maybe that's cause it's midnight
                                         Em
                            And the dark of the moon besides
                            Fmaj7
                            Maybe the dark is from your eyes
                            Em                                                    Em7  Em6  EmM5
                            Maybe the dark is from your eyes
                            Fmaj7
                            Maybe the dark is from your eyes
                                   G                                               G Flourish
                            You know you got such dark eyes

                                          C7                                                        add4
                                          Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street
                                          Used to be the heart of town
                                          Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                                          You just got to poke around
                                                                                          (C)

              You say you've seen this town clear through
              (Well, well, well, you can never tell)
              Nothin' here that can interest you
              (Well, well, well, you can never tell)

                            It's not because you missed out
                            On the thing that we had to start
                            Maybe you had too much, too fast
                            Maybe you had too much, too fast
                            Maybe you had too much, too fast
                            And just overplayed your part

                                          Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street
                                          Used to be the heart of town
                                          Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                                          You just got to poke around
                                                         *Solo*   Dm Thing-->
                                                                           (verse/bridge/chorus)

              Since I'm passin' your way today
              (Well, well, well, you can never tell)
              I just stopped in 'cause I want to say
              (Well, well, well, you can never tell)

                            As I recall your darkness
                            It crackled like a thundercloud
                            Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                            Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                            Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                            When I can hear it beat out loud

                                          Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street
                                          Used to be the heart of town
                                          Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                                          You just got to poke around
                                          You just got to poke around
                                          You just got to poke around
                                          Just got to poke around
                                          Just got to poke around
                                          Just got to poke around
                                          Just got to poke around...
                                                        *Solo*   (extended C7 jam)

                                          C7
                                          Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street
                                          Used to be the heart of town
                                          Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                                          You just got to poke around

                                          Nothin' shakin' on Shakedown Street
                                          Used to be the heart of town
                                          Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
                                          You just got to poke around...
                                                                                              Dm C/D Dm   Dm C/D Dm (x4)  G

   Chords:
          D5 Dm C/D  G  C/G  F  C9 Fmaj7 Em Em7 Em6 EmM5 C7 C7/4
      e |-5--1---0---3---0---1--3----0---0---0---0---0---0---1--
      B |-3--3---1---0---1---1--3----1---0---3---2---1---1---1--
      G |-2--2---0---0---0---2--3----2---0---0---0---0---3---3--
      D |-0--0---0---0---2---3--2----3---2---2---2---2---2---2--
      A |-0--0-------2---3---3--3----0---2---2---2---2---3---3--
      E |------------3---3---1-----------0---0---0---0----------

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