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Andy: “Recorded in Dave's front room on his reel to reel for THE [BIG] EXPRESS. That's me and him on guitars and I think him on his Fender bass. Clumsy key change place but not bad for feeling it out. Virgin wanted this as a single from the album, even to the point where I went to Bristol to script out a storyboard with Peter Lord of Aardman animation.”
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Here he come again
Dress in all that skin
Like he was still human being
Look at he long ears
And he big brown eyes
And with them truth he is seeing
Isn't it a shame you kicked that girl
Isn't it a shame she kicked you back, jackass
She really shake you donkey up
She really make you donkey up
She really shake you donkey up, quite a packet
How she carry you
Over thick and thin ice
You still dug you spurs in
Now you forced to walk
Laden down with shame
It's not just you back that's hurting
Now children saddle him for riding
Pick a fight with love and she will
Tan your hide in
She really shake you donkey up
She really shake you donkey up
Shake you donkey!
© 1984 Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 14:09:24 -0700 From: hbmus047 (at) email dot csun dot edu (Ian Dahlberg) Subject: Shake You Donkey Up TAB Message-Id: <199609282110.OAA06802 (at) sgi dot sgi dot com> SHAKE YOU DONKEY UP "u" means to bend up 1/2 step and release. (the string below where it's marked) E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------2-----0----2--------2-----0----2----------| D------------u------2------------u------2----------| A--u-0----0--4---------u--0---0--4-----------------| E--4-------------------4---------------------------| + . . . + . . . E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------2-----0----2--------2---5-4--2------------| D------------u------2------------5-4--2------------| A--u-0----0--4---------u--0---0---------u----------| E--4-------------------4----------------4----------| + . . . + . . . This figure is played throughout entire tune with minor variations. E--------------------------------------------------| B--------------------------------------------------| G--------2-----0----2--------2-----0----2----------| D------------u------2------------u------2----------| A--u-0----0--4---------u--0---0--4-----------------| E--4-------------------4---------------------------| + . . . + . . . (Dave figure during second verse) Now You forced to walk... E--------------------------------------------------| B------------2------------------------2------------| G---------------2---0------------2-0---------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| + . . . + . . . E--------------------------------------------------| B------------2---------------------0----2----------| G---------------2---0---------2--2-----------------| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| + . . . + . . . E--------------------------------------------------| B--3--3---3-2--------------------2-----------------| G------------------------0--2--0---0--2--0---------| D--------------------------------------------------| A--------------------------------------------------| E--------------------------------------------------| + . . . + . . . BRIDGE Now children... ridin' E--0-------------------0---------------------------| B--2-------------------3---------------------------| G--2-------------------0---------------------------| D--2-------------------4---------------------------| A--0-------------------5---------------------------| E--X-------------------X---------------------------| + . + . + . + . pick a fight with love... E--0---------------------| B--2---------------------| G--2---------------------| D--2---------------------| A--0---------------------| E--X---------------------| + . + . tan your hide in (chords used) E--0-------------------0---------------------------| B--2-------------------2---------------------------| G--2-------------------2---------------------------| D--4-------------------3---------------------------| A--0-------------------0---------------------------| E--X-------------------X---------------------------| + . . . + . . . + . . . Dave actually plays something akin to this but funkier E----------------------------------------------------| B-------2---------2---------2---------2-------2----2-| G----2----2----2----2----2----2----2----2---2--2--2-2| D--4---------4---------3---------3---------3-----3---| A----------------------------------------------------| E----------------------------------------------------| + . . . + . . . + . . . There's more, I know but it's hard to pick out. This, at least are some important bits. Bye! Ian
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