OPEN C tuning.  CGCEGC
C=  000000
C2=12th fret
Eb= 333333
F=  555555
G=  777777

| C  Eb  C Eb C C2  This pattern repeats throught the verse                                |
|Verse 2 is completely different. I modified the lyrics slightly to line things up easier|

[Intro]
[C2 vibrato]
Mmm, a, mmm, a, mmm, a mmm, a mmm, a come on down

                

[Verse 1]
         
When I done qu

            
it holl-ering,

  
 babe
          
I believe     

      
              

           
 I'll shake 'e

                     
m on down___
        
Get    me  bab

        
e,      won't 

        
be late
         
  You know by 

           
that I mean ah

       
,       second

   
s late
       
Ah, ha.       

                    
must I
          
Must I shake '

    
em on down?
              

          
When, I've don

           
e quit holleri

         
n', baby
          
I believe     

          
 I'll shake 'e

                    
m on down
       
--------------

         
----  Shake   

            
           'em
           
Aaahhh

      

[break]
                                        

[Verse 2]
           
Well, I ain't 

         
no monkey
           
I can't climb 

   
no tree
          
  No brown-ski

            
n woman gonna 

           
make no monkey

           
 out of me, Ye

ah
           
I ain't no mon

             
key, Sure can'

           
t climb no tre

       
e
         
    I    been 

              
mistreated, ba

             
be, I believe 

              
I'll shake 'em

            
 on down....
          
  WELL, I  bee

          
n mistreated, 

       
babe,
        
I believe    I

             
'll shake 'em 


on down

[Instrumental]
        
              

       
              

        
 Mmm, ha ha
      
Ha   ha      h

        
aha,    ha ha 

     
    haha, ha. 

          
ha haha,
N.C.
ha ha hahaaaaaaa....

       
         
     
     
     
     

[Interlude ]
N.C.
Listen, mama, put on your mornin' gown
N.C.
Put on your nightshirt, mama
N.C.
We going to shake them down, yeah
N.C.
Must I holler?
N.C.
Must I, must I, must I shake them on down?
           
Ooh, I done be

              
en mistreated,

              
 babe, I belie

              
ve I'll shake 

            
'em on down

[Break]
                        

[Outro]
           
Gave my baby t

             
wenty-dollar b

  
ill
            
If that finish

              
 her, I'm sure

              
 my shot, shot

            
, shot-gun wil


l
             
Yeah, I gave m

              
y baby a twent

              
y-dollar bill
           
      Well, if

             
 that don't ge

              
t that woman, 

             
I'm sure my sh

          
ot-gun will
         
Gonna go shoot

        
 her now
     X4