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[Verse 1] She was a [G] fast machine, she kept her [C] motor clean ..She was the [D] best damn woman that I [G] ever seen ..She had the [G] sightless eyes, telling [C] me no lies [D] Knockin' me out with those A [G] merican thighs ..Taking
[G] more than her share, had [C] me fighting for air, She [D] told me to come, but I was [G] already there ..'Cause the [G] walls start shaking, the [C] earth was quaking ..My [D] mind was aching, [##Stop and scroll##] and [D] we were making it [###################################################################]
[Chorus] And [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [C][G/B] .. Yeah, [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [C][G/B]
[Verse 2] Working [G] double time on the se [C] duction line ..She was [D] one of a kind, she's just [G] mine, all mine ..Wanted [G] no applause, just a [C] nother course ..Made a [D] meal out of me and [G] come back for more ..Had to
[G] cool me down to take a [C] -nother round, ..Now I'm [D] back in the ring to take a [G] -nother swing ..'Cause the [G] walls were shaking, the [C] earth was quaking ..My [D] mind was aching, and [D] we were making it
[Chorus] And [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [C][G/B] .. Yeah, [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long And [C] knocked me [G/B] out I said [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [C] You had me [G/B] shakin' and [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [Dsus4] Yeah, you shook me [D] ..... Well, you took me
[Chorus] You really took me and [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [C][G/B] Ooooh [G] you Shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long [C][G/B] Yeah, yeah, [G] you shook me [C] all. [G/B] [D] night long [C] You really [G/B] got me and [G] you shook me [C] all [G/B] night [D] long
[Outro] [C] Yeah, you [G/B] shook me .... [D] [C] Yeah, you [G/B] shook me .... [D] [D] All night long .... [D][D][D][D][D][D][D][D]
[Vox 2 - 5th below, vox 3 - 5th below and 3rd up - increase mix of harmony - make sure double on main vox] [Intro BPM 95 ] Drums B..B B+S... A..A .A.A A.G#m. C#m... (Stop playing C#m to play Keyboard riff)
[Verse 1] [B] I hear the drums [D#m] echoing [G#m] tonight She [G#m/F#-224444] hears only [A] whispers of some [C#m] quiet con [G#m] versa [A] tion [A][G#m][C#m] [B] She's coming [D#m] in, twelve thirty [G#m] flight The moonl [G#m/F#] it wings [A] reflect the stars that [C#m] guide me towards [G#m] salva [A] tion [G#m][C#m] [B] I stopped an [D#m] old man along the [G#m] way Hoping [G#m/F#] to find some [A] old forgotten [C#m] words or ancient [G#m] melo [A] dies [A][G#m][C#m] [B] He turned to [D#m] me as if to [G#m] say [G#m/F#] Hurry boy, it's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Verse 2] [B] The wild dogs [D#m] cry out in the [G#m] night As [G#m/F#] they grow restless [A] longing for some [C#m] solitary [G#m] compa [A] ny [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I know that [D#m] I must do what's [G#m] right As sure as [G#m/F#] Kilimanjaro [A] rises like O [C#m] lympus above the [G#m] Serenge [A] ti [A][G#m][C#m] [B] I seek to [D#m] cure what's deep in [G#m] side... [G#m/F#] Frightened of this [A] thing that I've become [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo
[Link] A (G#m C#m) X 2
[Music Break] B D#m G#m B A C#m G#m A (G#m C#m)
[B][D#m][G#m] H [G#m/F#] urry boy, she's [A] waiting there for you [A][G#m][C#m] (Drum fill)
[Chorus - Guido in one second line] [F#m] It's gonna take a [D] lot to drag me [A] away from [E] you [F#m] There's nothing that a [D] hundred men or [A] more could ever [E] do [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] I bless the [D] rains down [A] in Afri [E] ca [F#m] Gonna take some [D] time to do the [A] things we never [C#m] Ha-- a a[E]ad a a [F#m] ad [E] oo, [A] ooo [G#m][C#m]
[Outro] A (G#m C#m) til fade
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