Shakedown
E - D
- E - D (2x) + E ~
E D E
1. No matter what you think you pull, you'll find it's not enough,
E D E
no
matter who you think you know, you won't get 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.
+ E - D - E
- D
E
D E - A
2. 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.
E D
Shakedown, breakdown, takedown,
E D
everybody wants into the crowded line,
E
D E - G - D
breakdown, takedown, you’re busted.
E D
Let down, your guard, honey,
E D
just about the time you’re thinking
it's alright,
E D E
- D
breakdown, takedown, you’re busted.
+ E - D - E
- D
(2x)
E A E
- A
3. 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 D
It's
O.K. to want to shine, but once you step across that line,
E D E - A
no matter where you
hide I'm comin’ after you.
E D
Shakedown, breakdown, takedown,
E D
everybody wants into the crowded line.
E D E
- G - D
breakdown, takedown, you’re busted.
E D
Shakedown, breakdown, honey,
E
D
just about the time you’re
thinking it's alright,
E D E - G - D
breakdown, takedown, you’re busted.
+ C - D - Bm - C - D + E - D - E - D (4x) + CHORUS
E D
Shakedown, breakdown, takedown,
E D
everybody wants into the crowded line,
E D E - G - D
breakdown, takedown, you’re busted.
E D
Let down, your guard, honey,
E D
just about the time you’re
thinking it's alright,
E D E - D
breakdown, takedown, you’re busted ....
(Bob Seger)