AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Nervous Shakedown" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

E                                      A G D A
"Freeze!" said the man cruising the beat
"You get your hands up, spread your feet"
"Don't you move an inch", I heard him say
"Or you'll be doin' time until the judgement day"

A
And he said, "Don't tell me no lies,
give me alibis
'Cause if you cross my path,
you'll be doin' life"
B
It's a dirty lie

Chorus:
         E        A        G     D         A
It's a shakedown (and it's a nervous shakedown)
Another shakedown (another nervous shakedown)
Well it's a shakedown (and it's a nervous shakedown)
We got a shakedown
Another nervous shakedown

It's looking like a set-up

"Take a dime," said the man, "you can make one call"
"You got a one way ticket to the county hall"
Well the judge looked high and I looked low
When he smiled at me it was a one man show

He said, "10-to-5, the jury decides
Double parole, if you survive"
It's a dirty lie

Chorus

Lord they're gonna get you this time
And throw away the key

Chorus:
It's a shakedown (and it's a nervous shakedown)
Another shakedown (another nervous shakedown)
You got a shakedown (and it's a nervous shakedown)
Well it's a shakedown (another nervous shakedown)
Shake it down, shake it down (and it's a nervous shakedown)
Well it's a shakedown (another nervous shakedown)
Shake it down, shake it down (and it's a nervous shakedown)
It's a shakedown

It's a shakedown on...
You
Yes


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

D

Guitar chord D

E

Guitar chord E

G

Guitar chord G

B

Guitar chord B

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Nervous Shakedown" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Nervous Shakedown" by AC/DC.

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