You Shook Me

Words & Music:

Willie Dixon & J.B. Lenoir

 

The February 2002 issue of Guitar One has a full transcription & discussion of this tune.  It is just basic E blues, kids, until Jimmy Page goes to town around those changes.

 

Basic Led Zeppelin lyrics & chords:

E   A7   E7   A7  E7  B7

             E7

You know you shook me, baby, you shook me all night long.

             A7                                     E7

You know you shook me, baby, you shook me all night long.

                B7           A7                      E7  A7  E7  B7

You shook me so hard, baby.  Baby, baby, please come home.

 

I have a bird that whistles and I have birds that sing.

I have a bird that whistles and I have birds that sing.

I have a baby, won't do nothing, oh!  Oh, oh, buy a diamond ring.

 

You know you shook me, baby.  You shook me all night long.

(I know you really, really, did baby.)

I said you shook me, baby.  You shook me all night long.

You shook me so hard, baby.  You shook me all night long.

 

 

Original Willie Dixon Lyrics:

You know you shook me, you shook me all night long

Whoa you shook me, pretty mama, you shook me all night long

Oh you just kept on shakin' me baby, oh you done messed up my happy home

 

You know you move me baby, just like a hurricane

Oh, you move me, pretty mama, just like a hurricane

You know you move me, pretty mama, just like a earthquake move the land

 

Sometimes I wonder what's gonna happen to my poor wife and child

Lord, sometimes I wonder what's gonna happen to my poor wife and child

Now, baby, you done made me love you.  Lord, I just can't be satisfied

 

You know you shook me, you shook me all night long

Whoa you shook me, pretty mama, you shook me all night long

Oh you just kept on shakin' me baby, oh you done messed up my happy home

 

You Shook Me (Zeppelin version) Tab [tabber unknown]

Gain Level:8    Bass/Mid/Treble Level:4/6/5    Effects:Echoplex

 

Intro:

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Verse:

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|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0---5--3--0-|------------------------------------|

       You  Know You Shook Me,         You shook me all night long

 

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                              You know you shook me baby

 

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|-14----------------------------|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2----------------|

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    You shook me all night long

 

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    You shook me so hard baby      Baby, baby  please      come home

 

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VERSE:

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|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2---7--5--2-|------12---14-------14--------------|

|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2---5--5--2-|---14---------------------12\0------|

|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0---5--3--0-|------------------------------------|

        I have a bird that whistles,       and I have a bird that sings.

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|-------------------------|----------------12----------------------------|

|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2-|-------12--14--------14--12-14\0--------------|

|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2-|--14------------------------------------------|

|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0-|----------------------------------------------|

                             I have a bird that whistles,

 

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|--------------12---------------|----------------------------------------|

|------12---14------14----12\0--|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2----------------|

|-14----------------------------|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2----------------|

|-------------------------------|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0----------------|

     and I have a bird that sings

 

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    I have a bird  won't do nothin'    AAAAAHHH

 

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                       Buy a diamond ring yeah

 

Organ/Harmonica/Guitar Solos

 

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|-7-5-7-7-9-9-7-7-5-7-3-7-9-9-7-3-7-3-2-2-2-4-4-2-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-2-2-2-3-7-9-|

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VERSE:

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|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2---5--5--2-|---14---------------------12\0------|

|--0--5--3--0--0--0--0--0---5--3--0-|------------------------------------|

     You  know you shook me, baby,         You shook me all night long.

 

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|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2-|-------12--14--------14--12-14\0--------------|

|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2-|--14------------------------------------------|

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     I know you really, really did, baby.

 

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|------12---14------14----12\0--|--2--7--5--2--2--2--2--2----------------|

|-14----------------------------|--2--7--5--2--2--4--4--2----------------|

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    I said you shook me.           You shook me all night long.

 

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     You   shook   me   soo         hard   baby

 

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        Babe....               Ah Ahh...              Ah Ahhhh...

 

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    Ah Ahhhhh...              Ah Ahhhh...       Ah Ahhh...

 

    Coda:

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                  You shook me all night long...

 

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                  You shook me all night long.

 




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