Shakers and Movers
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Transcribed by...Kai Lukoschek
(The notation C(g" f" e" d" c") means you play C major plus the line
g" f" e" d" c", where g" means the note g on the upper E string etc.)
A D A F#m D E A
A D A F#m A D A D
A D A F#m
Won't you come on down the line
D E A
Away from barren ground
A D A F#m
The harlot and the autocrat
D E A
Are they driving you further down
E F#m h F#m
The season's rhymes, they anchor me
D h
Against the raging tide
A D A F#m
Take you to the last wild place
D E A
Skin and the stars they embrace
A D A F#m
A caveman could a saint become
D E A
In a hospital ward on the Somme
E F#m Bm F#m
We can dive into distant amoebas
D Bm F#m E F#m E
Our wings could melt in the sun
CHORUS
F#m E
I can shake
F#m G
I can move
F#m Bm F#m E
But I can't live without your love
F#m E
I can break
F#m G
Over you
F#m Bm F#m D F#m D F#m E
But I can't live without your love
A D A F#m
Our poet Henry Lawson he named them
D E A
The lay 'em out brigade
A D A F#m A D A D
Here they come there they go
A D A F#m
Oh great god of development
D E A
Don't really know you yet
A D A F#m
Coastline hosed down washed away
D E A
Economics, now there's nothing left
E F#m Bm F#m
Tomorrow's child takes concrete footsteps
D Bm D A A E
And they'll drink champagne or be damned
D A E
And the storm is breaking now
D A E
Yeah the storm is breaking now
D A E
Yes the storm is breaking now
CHORUS
CHORUS
(intro part)
How to play Shakers and Movers
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is C. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.