Shaking Chords
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.
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