Shang-a-lang Chords

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Shang-a-lang by Doug Anthony All Stars is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, D, C, A and F#. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
E
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         E         D E 
Let's dig, let's jump, 
                              C           D 
Let's go into the river and a-humma-humma-hump 
         E        D E 
Your tail, tail wag, 
                              C            D 
Let's go into the kennel and shagga-shagga-shag 
A                   C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
A                  D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 

        E        D E 
Your spit, my spine 
                              C            D 
Gonna make me a holler with a full bodied wine 
        F# E       D E 
Don't bite, don't talk 
                          C 
Let's go into the sty and puppa-puppa-puppa-puppa 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 

My heart nailed to your door in a gesture of desire, 
Think I'll follow the path of the guanama, 
     A 
And set myself, set myself afire. 

              E         D E 
You got a match, gasoline 
                       C           D 
Why do you treat me so ma-ma-ma-ma-mean 
             E         D  E 
You got a gun, got a bullet 
Got a finger on the trigger 
      C 
Gonna pa-pa-pa-pull it 

      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 


Bass Solo: 
|G-------------------------------------| 
|D-------------------------------------| 
|A-------------------------------------| 
|E-0-000-03000-00555555333333-| 

Good intentions paved the road to hell, 
High ideals do the same. 
Think I'll follow the path of the guanaco, 
          A 
I'm gonna set myself, set myself aflame. 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A               C 
Shangalang, shangalang 
      A             D 
Shangalang-dang-dang 
      A 
Shangalang! 
 
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante