Bob Seger - Shakedown

shakedown : bob seger .
#1 in canada , #1 usa , #9 australia ans #88 in
uk in 1987 .

intro : E D E D ( x2 ) E

#1 .
E D
no matter what you think you pull . . you’ll find
E
it’s not enough .
E D
no matter who you think you know . . you won’t get
E
through .
A D A D
it’s a given , l . A . law , someone’s faster on the draw . .
E D E
no matter where you hide . . i’m comin’ after you .

#2 .
E D E A
no matter how the race is won . . it always ends the same .
E D E A
another room without a view awaits downtown .
A D A D
you can shake me for a while . . live it up , in style . .
E D E A
no matter what you do . . i’m gonna take you down .

chorus :
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , take – down . . everybody wants into
D
the crowded line .
E D E G D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .
E D E
let down , your guard , honey . . just about the time you’re
D
thinking it’s alright .
E D E D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .

( interlude : ) E D E D ( x2 )

#3 .
E A E A
this is a town where everyone is reaching for the top .
E A E A
this is a place where second best will never do .
A D A
it’s o . k . to want to shine . . but once you step across
D E D E A
that line . . no matter where you hide i’m comin’ after you .

chorus :
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , take – down . . everybody wants into
D
the crowded line .
E D E G D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , honey . . just about the time you’re
D
thinking it’s alright .
E D E D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .

( interlude : ) C D Bm C D ( x1 ) . . . E D E D ( x4 )

chorus :
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , take – down . . everybody wants into
D
the crowded line .
E D E G D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , honey . . just about the time you’re
D
thinking it’s alright .
E D E D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .

chorus :
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , take – down . . everybody wants into
D
the crowded line .
E D E G D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .
E D E
let down , your guard , honey . . just about the time you’re
D
thinking it’s alright .
E D E D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .

outro :
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , take – down . . everybody wants into
D
the crowded line .
E D E G D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted .
E D E
shakedown , breakdown , honey . . just about the time you’re
D
thinking it’s alright .
E D E D
breakdown , take – down , you’re busted . . . ( fade . )

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