E E E A A D D D A G G G G G A
Verse
E Little Orphan Annie and Sweet Sue too,They' A ve been coming ar D ound ,Gives 'em s E
somethin' D to do. Their mam E as all warned 'em not to come to town. It got into their
blood, Now they gonna get down A . D
Chorus
Shakin' stre A et it's g A ot that G beat. Shakin' street where all the kids meet . Shakin'
street it's got that sound. Shaki A n' street A say you gotta get G down .
Verse 2
S E treetlight Sammy decided to make the trip. All the A way from New J D ersey , On his E
gi D rlfriend's tip. H E e pulled into town and met Skinny Leg Pete. Said come here, boy I
heard about the D streets. I heard about the place where all the kids go , Now, I'm
a-bo E ut to flip , I just gotta know a A bout . D
Bridge
Well the kids on shakin' street never give in . 'Cause all of their l A5 ives they've been
in sin. You know that they're bad ,
Y D ou know that they're mad . They take for the takin' ,They shake for the shakin' . HA!
Verse 3
The fo E lks keep complaining they find it so A shockin' . A D ll the kids wanna do is j E ust keep
rockin' . They ain't got no time to
think abou E t stoppin' . They gotta get down and do a little stompin' . Now Sally Baker
to shake her shaker . And Bobby
C. says he's gonna take A her to. D
Chorus
Shakin' stre A et it's g A ot that G beat. Shakin' street where all the kids meet . Shakin'
street it E 's got that sound. Shakin' street say you gotta get down .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_jUqozpuTk
Here's a video I uploaded for the song from the Kick out the Jams Dvd. Its gives a
example of the rhythm. Shakin Street Was written and performed by Fred Sonic Smith of
MC5. Rest in Peace Fred and Rob.
Chords
Verse Chorus Bridge
E A D A G A5 B D
Mc5
