Biography:
Samuel Cooke (born January 22, 1931 in Clarksdale, Mississippi; died December 11, 1964 in Los Angeles, California) was a popular and influential American gospel, R&B, soul and pop singer-songwriter recognized as one of the true founders of soul music. Often referred to as The King of Soul, Cooke had 29 Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1957 and 1964 including major hits You Send Me, A Change Is Gonna Come, Chain Gang and Wonderful World. Cooke was also
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Other songs:
- A Change Is Gonna Come
- Another Saturday Night
- Bring It On Home To Me
- Twistin' The Night Away
- Wonderful World
- You Send Me
- Aint That Good News
- Blowin In The Wind
- Chain Gang
- Cupid
- Everybody Loves To Cha Cha Cha
- Farewell My Darling
- Good Times
- Having A Party
- Ill Come Running Back To You
- Its All Right
- Just For You
- Keep Movin On
- Little Red Rooster
- Mean Old World
- Meet Me At Marys Place
- Nothing Can Change This Love
- Only Sixteen
- Out In The Cold Again
- Rome Wasnt Built In A Day
- Sad Mood
- Send Me Your Lovin
- Shake
- She Was Only Sixteen
- Sugar Dumpling
- Summertime
- Teenage Sonata
- Tennessee Waltz
- Thats It I Quit Im Movin On
- Thats Where Its At
- The Bells Of St Marys
- The Gypsy
- Try A Little Love
- Twistin The Night Away
- Twisting The Night Away
- What A Wonderful World
- Win Your Love For Me
- Working In A Coal Mine
- You Belong To Me
- You Were Made For Me
- Your Always On My Mind
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...SHAKE... by Sam Cooke
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*from 'Shake' (1965)*
Intro:
C (n.C) C Bb C Bb, C
Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake!
Verse 1:
C
Listen while I talk to you; I'll tell you what we're gonna do.
F7
There's a new thing that's going around,
C
And I'll tell you what they're puttin' down;
G7
Just move your body all around;
Chorus 1:
C (n.C)
And just shake, oh, mama,
C (n.C)
Shake; that's the way to do it.
C
Shake; oh, you're looking good now,
C Bb C Bb C
Shake, yeah, ah ha.
Verse 2:
C
Shake it like a bowl of soup, and make your body loop de loop.
F7 C
Put your hands on your hips, and kinda let your backbone slip.
G7
Move your body like a whip;
Chorus 2:
C (n.C)
And just shake; mmm, that's doing it,
C (n.C)
Shake; yeah, you're looking good now.
C
Shake; go on, do it baby,
C Bb C Bb C
Shake, yeah, ohh.
Bridge 1:
F C
A ring-a-ling-a-ling, honey, Shakin' is the latest thing.
F G F G F G
And if you wanna swing; just loo-sen up them shoulders.
Verse 3:
C
And if you wanna really roll, you got to do the thing with soul.
F7 C
Shake the shake with all your might, oh, if you do it, do it right.
G7
Just make your body loose and light;
Chorus 3:
C (n.C)
And kinda shake; oh, honey,
C (n.C)
Shake; hoo!.
C
Shake; oh, that's the way to do it.
C Bb C Bb C
Shake; ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-yeah.
Interlude:
F C, G G F G F G
Come on and... loo-sen up them shoulders.
Verse 4:
C
And if you wanna really roll, you got to do the thing with soul.
F7 C
Shake the shake with all your might, oh, if you do it, do it right.
G7
Make your body loose and light, and just...
Chorus 4:
C (n.C)
Shake, oh, I like to do it,
C (n.C)
Shake; make me feel good now.
C (n.C)
Shake; all gone baby,
C Bb C Bb C
Shake; don't be shy now.
Coda:
C
Shake; dance, with you mama,
C
Shake; don't, do it baby.
C
Shake; oh, yeah,
C
Shake; make me feel good now...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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C Bb F7 G7 F G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35553 x13331 131211 353433 133211 355433
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
------------............
*from 'Shake' (1965)*
Intro:
C (n.C) C Bb C Bb, C
Shake! Shake! Shake! Shake!
Verse 1:
C
Listen while I talk to you; I'll tell you what we're gonna do.
F7
There's a new thing that's going around,
C
And I'll tell you what they're puttin' down;
G7
Just move your body all around;
Chorus 1:
C (n.C)
And just shake, oh, mama,
C (n.C)
Shake; that's the way to do it.
C
Shake; oh, you're looking good now,
C Bb C Bb C
Shake, yeah, ah ha.
Verse 2:
C
Shake it like a bowl of soup, and make your body loop de loop.
F7 C
Put your hands on your hips, and kinda let your backbone slip.
G7
Move your body like a whip;
Chorus 2:
C (n.C)
And just shake; mmm, that's doing it,
C (n.C)
Shake; yeah, you're looking good now.
C
Shake; go on, do it baby,
C Bb C Bb C
Shake, yeah, ohh.
Bridge 1:
F C
A ring-a-ling-a-ling, honey, Shakin' is the latest thing.
F G F G F G
And if you wanna swing; just loo-sen up them shoulders.
Verse 3:
C
And if you wanna really roll, you got to do the thing with soul.
F7 C
Shake the shake with all your might, oh, if you do it, do it right.
G7
Just make your body loose and light;
Chorus 3:
C (n.C)
And kinda shake; oh, honey,
C (n.C)
Shake; hoo!.
C
Shake; oh, that's the way to do it.
C Bb C Bb C
Shake; ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-yeah.
Interlude:
F C, G G F G F G
Come on and... loo-sen up them shoulders.
Verse 4:
C
And if you wanna really roll, you got to do the thing with soul.
F7 C
Shake the shake with all your might, oh, if you do it, do it right.
G7
Make your body loose and light, and just...
Chorus 4:
C (n.C)
Shake, oh, I like to do it,
C (n.C)
Shake; make me feel good now.
C (n.C)
Shake; all gone baby,
C Bb C Bb C
Shake; don't be shy now.
Coda:
C
Shake; dance, with you mama,
C
Shake; don't, do it baby.
C
Shake; oh, yeah,
C
Shake; make me feel good now...
(Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
---------------
C Bb F7 G7 F G
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x35553 x13331 131211 353433 133211 355433
Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005 ([email protected])
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