Jackson Browne - Shaky Town guitar tab

From: John Weaver

Subject: Shaky Town

SHAKY TOWN - Danny Kortchmar

This song emerged on the Jackson Browne album, 'Running on Empty'.

Danny is a great guitarist and writes good songs, too. I'm surprised

more country bands haven't taken up this number. The slide solo was

played by David Lindley so it's fairly inimitable, but any picking

that follows the verse chords will do. For the intro, stay on

the D shape and pick out the single notes on the G and D strings.

I like to play the D7 with a hammered on F#, i.e. 2X0210.

(intro) DD DD DD DD C D Em - D7 G

G G7 C

I've witnessed those one night stands

D D7 C G

Must have played in a thousand bands

D C D Em G

But I'm just here tonight tomorrow I'll be gone

G7 C

Seen folks show their blacker sides

D D7 C G

Seen 'em die just for foolish pride

D C D Em

And those drivers always ask to hear that same old song

(G G7)

C

That's a big ten four

D

By your back door

C G

Just put that hammer down

G7 C A

This young man feels, those eighteen wheels

D C D Em

That keep turnin round to take me down to Shaky Town

And I've heard all those hard luck tales

From all of you US males

I've heard you tell those lies about the loves you've known

And I've followed your highway signs

And I've run down your thin white lines

Like those drivers this old road is all I call my own

That's a big ten four

By your back door

Just put that hammer down

This young man feels, those eighteen wheels

That keep turnin round to take me down to Shaky Town

solo and repeat chorus plus. . .

G C D Em

All the way down to Shaky Town

C G

Shaky Town

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