B52s-Love Shack
[Intro BPM 134 - Play C7 at 8th fret with little finger on 11th to simulate riff][What is key is to not play the C on the one alot of the time - play on 2 (snare)]
[Just Drums with Fill to start - (RB)LLR-L]
[4 bars - B S B S B S BSS - No drums or bass at this point]
If you see a faded sign at the side of the road that says
15 miles to the
(instruments in - hard strum - and 'Shack' is off the beat)
[Bb] [C]
Love Shack"
Love Shack, yeah
[Verse 1]
I'm
[C] headin' down the At [Bb] lanta high
[C] way, [Bb] Lookin' for the
[C] love [Bb] getaway
[C] Headed for the [Bb] love getaway...
I And we're
[C] got me a car, it's [Bb] as big as a whale
[C] headin' on down to the [Bb] Love Shack I
[C] got me a Chrysler, it [Bb] seats about 20 So
[C] hurry up and bring your [Bb] jukebox money
[Chorus - Play as open chords as possible - you can slide C forward to play Eb and mute the other strings]
The
[C - 032010] love shack is a
[Eb-slide up-x65x46] little old place where
(backward drums)
[F] we can [Ab] get togeth [C] er
[C] Love Shack, [Bb] baby, Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, [Bb] baby, Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, [Bb] baby, Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, [Bb] baby, Love Shack
[Verse 2]
[C] Sign says (woo) " [Bb] Stay away, fools"
'Cause [C] love rules at [Bb] the Love Shack
(Stacatto section [Bb] to [C] with [C7sus4] for final bit)
Well, it's [C] set way back [Bb] in the [C] middle of a field
[Bb] Just a [C] funky old shack [Bb] and
I g [C] otta get back (Bbm or C7sus4 simulates guitar riff)
[C] Glitter on the mat [Bb] tress
[C] Glitter on the high [Bb] way
[C] Glitter on the front po [Bb] rch
[C] Glitter on the hall [Bb] way
[Chorus - The later Love Shacks start on offbeat ahead of 1st beat of bar but dont
have to play chord with that - keep same pattern]
The [C] Love Shack is a [Eb] little old place where
[F] we can [Ab] get togeth [C] e
[Bb] Love Shack, [C] baby ( [Bb] Love Shack, baby)
[C] Love Shack, [Bb] that's where it's at
[C] Love Shack, [Bb] that's where it's at
[Verse 3]
[C] Huggin' and a-kissin', [Bb] Dancin' and a-lovin'
[C] Wearin' next to nothin','Cause it's [Bb] hot as an oven
The [C] whole shack shimmies [Bb]
The [C] whole shack shimmies [Bb]
Yeah the [C] whole shack shimmies, [Bb] when everybody's
Movin' [C - stop on this one - NC for next bit] around and
around and around and around [Eb]
[C] Everybody's movin', [Bb] everybody's groovin', baby
[C] Folks linin' up outs [Bb] ide just to get down
[C] Everybody's movin', [Bb] everybody's groovin', baby
[C] Funky little shack, [Bb] Funky little shack
[Solo - Link - Play C at 7th but add minor third on high E - 11 8 11 8
the play fast change BbBb CC Bb C - pattern is C C C C - Bb Bb (CCBbC) ]
[C] [Bb] x 4 - play C at 8th with little finger playing 11th fret riff and
then Bb play the figure 6 to 8
[Verse 4]
[C] Hop in my Chrysler, it's as [Bb] big as a whale
and it's a [C] bout to set [Bb] sail
[C] I got me a car, it [Bb] seats about 20
So come [C] on and bring your [Bb] jukebox money
[Chorus]
The
[C] Love Shack is a [Eb] little old place where
[F] we can [Ab] get together [C]
[Bb] Love Shack, [C] baby (a-Love Shack, baby)
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack
[Link - Drums quiet just bass drum]
[C] [Bb] x 2
[Bridge]
[C] Bang, bang, bang, [Bb] on the door, baby [C] (double snare)
[Bb] Knock a little louder, sugar
[C] Bang, bang, bang, [Bb] on the door, baby [C] (double snare)
[Bb] I can't hear you (full drums)
[C] Bang, bang, [Bb] on the door, baby
[C] Bang, bang, [Bb] bang, on the door, baby (Knock a little louder)
[C] Bang, bang, [Bb] bang, on the door, baby
[C] Bang, bang ( [Bb] On the door, baby)
[C] Your what? (drums stop)
N.C.
Tin roof, rusted
[Outro - Drums back in]
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at, yeah)
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack (Love, baby, that's where it's at)
[C] Love Shack, baby, [Bb] Love Shack [C]
[End]
[Notes - Ignore]
[Chorus 7th riff]
E ----6-3---------
B -5-35-5-3-3-5535
G -5-35-5-3-3-5535
D -5-35-5-3-3-5535
A -3-33-3-1-1-3313
E ----------------
DrB-S-B-S-B-S-B-S-
After prechorus - the first riff played after ascending is xxCx xAxBb xxxx xxxx (dont come back up to C)
xx[C]x x[A]x[Bb] Love Shack, ba beeeee [C]xxx x[A]x[Bb] [Bb][C][Bb][C](Love Shack baby)
ALSO SOMETIMES WHEN PLAYING THIS RIFFS AND NEED THAT FAST SLIDE FROM Bb TO C YOU
CAN PLAY JUST POWER CHORDS
E --------------------------------
B --5--3-3----------5--3-3----3535
G --5--3-3----------5--3-3----3535
D --5--3-3----------5--3-3----3535
A --3--0-1----------3--0-1----1313
E --------------------------------
DrB-S-B-S-B-S-B-S-
[Riff over Bb and C during intro + verse]
E --------------------------------
B --5--3-3----3535--5--3-3----35--
G --5--3-3----3535--5--3-3----35--
D --5--3-3----3535--5--3-3----35--
A --3--0-1----1313--3--0-1----13--
E --------------------------------
DrB-S-B-S-B-S-B-S-
[Chorus - Straighter riff - simulate horns with offbeats on C]
E ----------------------------65slide down
B --5--3-3----x5x5--5--3-3----65s-
G --5--3-3----x5x5--5--3-3----76s-
D --5--3-3----x5x5--5--3-3----87s-
A --3--0-1----x3x3--3--0-1----87s
E ----------------------------65s-
DrB-S-B-S-B-S-B-S-
[Staccato section]
E -------------666666-------------
B -3-5-----5-5-666666-------------
G -3-5-x3--3-5-555555-------------
D -3-5-----3-5-555555-------------
A -1-3-----1-3-333333-------------
E --------------------------------
DrB-S-B-S-B-S-B-S-