Shaking Chords

KeyG CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays357

Shaking by Melissa Etheridge is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G, F, C, A, Bm, Em and Am. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G
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16
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Intro: G 

Verse 
                    G                     F 
Running down the road, breath is misty cold 
                 C                         G 
Everything I touch leaves blood on the stone 
                         G                          F 
The hounds are on my trail, I see the cross and nails 
                 C              G 
Everything is felt deep in my bones 

Pre-Chorus 
 G                   A 
But I tried, oh, I tried, how I tried 
       Bm                        C 
Every time I got close, I could never get inside 
      G                       A 
So I wait, oh, I wait, every night and day, I wait 
        Bm                          C 
But my fear is closing in and the ground has started 

  G 
Shaking 
                             Em 
All my dreams have started breaking 
                           Bm 
Hold me, honey, I'm still aching 
                   C                      N.C. 
I'm sorry, but I, I'm sorry, but I can't stop 
                               G         G  G 
I'm sorry, I just can't stop shaking, ah 

Verse:: 
                G               F 
I can't get away, every door I take 
          C             G 
Leads me back into the maze 
                   G                     F 
A laughter or a scream, everything's extreme 
                C                         G 
Come on look at me, how much more can I take? 

Pre-Chorus 
 G                   A 
But I tried, oh, I tried, how I tried 
       Bm                        C 
Every time I got close, I could never get inside 
      G                       A 
So I wait, oh, I wait, every night and day, I wait 
        Bm                          C 
But my fear is closing in and the ground has started 
 
  G 
Shaking 
                             Em 
All my dreams have started breaking 
                           Bm 
Hold me, honey, I'm still aching 
                   C                      C 
I'm sorry, but I, I'm sorry, but I can't stop 
                               G      G 
I'm sorry, I just can't stop shaking, ah 
                    G     G  G 
I just can't stop shaking 


BREAK: 
 G                                Am 
Look me in the eyes, tell me you still believe 
       C                                          F     C 
I can make it through the night, I just have to breathe 
        G                        Am 
Breathe in (Breathe in), Breathe out (Breathe out) 
        Bm                        C 
Breathe in (Breathe in), Breathe out (Breathe out) 
        G 
Breathe in, breathe out 
        Am 
Breathe in, breathe out 
        Bm 
Breathe in, breathe out 
    C 
Oh, I just can't stop 

  G 
Shaking 
                             Em 
All my dreams have started breaking 
                           Bm 
Hold me, honey, I'm still aching 
                   C                      C 
I'm sorry, but I, I'm sorry, but I can't stop 
     C 
I'm sorry, I just can't stop 

  G 
Shaking 
                             Em 
All my dreams have started breaking 
                           Bm 
Hold me, honey, I'm still aching 
                   C                     N.C. 
I'm sorry, but I, I'm sorry, but I can't stop 
                               G      G 
I'm sorry, I just can't stop shaking, ha 
                    G 
I just can't stop shaking  
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

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

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante