Shake ’em on down

Fred McDowell

Key: Open G

[G]Well, come to my house,

[G]you don’t find me around

[G]I’ll be somewhere baby,

[G]I’ll be shake ’em on down

[G]I mean, must I holler,

must I shake ’em on [Bb]down[C][Bb][G]

[Bb][C][Bb][Bb]

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[G]Put your knees together,

[G]let your backbone move

[G]There’s nobody here that

[G]shake ’em down like you

[G]I said, must I holler,

must I shake ’em on [Bb]down[C][Bb][G]

[Bb][C][Bb][Bb]

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Yeah shake ’em on down baby,

whole lot crave will there

Big leg woman take me to my grave

I said, must I holler,

must I shake ’em on [Bb]down[C][Bb][G]

[Bb][C][Bb][Bb]

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Yeah me and my baby

Workin’ in the field

Heard the train as it left mobile

I said, must I holler,

must I shake ’em on [Bb]down[C][Bb][G]

[Bb][C][Bb][Bb]

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Yeah, me and my baby

went to get some ice

‘fore we come back,

done shook ’em down twice

I said, must I holler,

must I shake ’em on [Bb]down[C][Bb][G]

[Bb][C][Bb][Bb]

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Well, come to my house,

you don’t find me around

I’ll be somewhere baby,

I’ll be shake ’em on down

I mean, must I holler,

must I shake ’em on [Bb]down[C][Bb][G]

[Bb][C][Bb][Bb]