Biography:
Gregory Abbott burst on the music scene in the late eighties and early nineties with his multi-platinum mega-hit "Shake You Down", top 5 R&B hits "Got The Feelin (Its Over)", "I'll Prove It To You" and "Let Me Be Your Hero". He has written and recorded with artists such as Whitney Houston, Ashford & Simpson, Bill Cosby, Cindi Lauper, Brenda Russell, Jennifer Warnes, Michael Bolton, Ronnie Spector, Diane Warren, Leiber/Stoller and Barry Mann, to name just a few.
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Four years of hard work!This month of May we celebrated four years on the air. We continue working on the dissemination of this wonderful instrument, thank you for participating in our story!
No Capo
Bridge chords
Cadd9 x55558
Bm x99777
D x57775
Dsus4 x57785
Bm7 x997107
[Intro]
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dmaj7/C# D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G6/E Gmaj7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dmaj7/C# D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G6/E Gmaj7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G Gmaj7 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse]
Em7 A A Bm7 Em7 A
Girl, I've been watching you
Bm Em7 A
From so far across the floor, now, baby
A Bm7 G
That's nothing new, I've watched you
A Em7 A
So many times before, now, baby
A Bm7 Em7 A
I see that look in your eyes (look in your eyes)
Bm
And what it's telling me
Em7 A A Bm7
And you know, ooh girl, that I'm not shy
G A
I'm glad you picked up on my telepathy, now, baby
[Chorus]
D
You read my mind (you know you did)
Bm7 G
Girl I wanna shake you down (oh well, oh well)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need (I'm gonna love you)
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down (oh, baby)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
[Verse]
Em7 A A Bm7 Em7 A
Oooh, I been missing you
Bm Em7 A
And the way you make me feel inside
A Bm7 G
What can I do?
A Em7 A
I can tell you've got your pride now, baby
A Bm7 Em7 A
Come to me (oh well, oh well)
Bm Em7 A
Let me ease your mind (oh babe)
A Bm7 G
I've got the remedy, yes I do
A
Now give me just a little time
[Chorus]
D
You read my mind
Bm7 G
Girl I wanna shake you down (I wanna rock you down)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need (I'm gonna love you)
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down (Oh well, oh well)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
[Refrain]
Em7 A A Bm7
Girl, I've been missing you
Em7 A
And you know, it's funny
Bm
Every time I get to feelin' this way
Em7 A
I wish I had you near me
F#m Bm7 Gmaj7 G A
I wanna reach out and touch you
[Bridge]
Cadd9
I can't stop thinking of the things we do
Bm
The way you call me baby when I'm holding you
D Dsus4 D
I shake and I shiver when I know you're near
D Cadd9/D Bm G A7
Then you whisper in my ear (oh baby, well, well)
[Chorus]
D
Here in my mind (You know you did)
Bm7 G
girl, I wanna shake you down, (Oh baby)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need(I'm gonna love you)
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down (Oh well, oh well)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
[Outro]
D
You read my mind (Eeny-meeny-miny-mo)
Bm7 G
girl, I wanna shake you down (Come on, girl, let's shock the show)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need(Roses are red and violets are blue)
Bm7 G
I'm gonna rock this world for you (Hey baby)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
D
You read my mind
Bm7 G
Girl, I wanna shake you down
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
Bridge chords
Cadd9 x55558
Bm x99777
D x57775
Dsus4 x57785
Bm7 x997107
[Intro]
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dmaj7/C# D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G6/E Gmaj7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
Dmaj7/C# D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G G6/E Gmaj7/F#
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
G Gmaj7 A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
[Verse]
Em7 A A Bm7 Em7 A
Girl, I've been watching you
Bm Em7 A
From so far across the floor, now, baby
A Bm7 G
That's nothing new, I've watched you
A Em7 A
So many times before, now, baby
A Bm7 Em7 A
I see that look in your eyes (look in your eyes)
Bm
And what it's telling me
Em7 A A Bm7
And you know, ooh girl, that I'm not shy
G A
I'm glad you picked up on my telepathy, now, baby
[Chorus]
D
You read my mind (you know you did)
Bm7 G
Girl I wanna shake you down (oh well, oh well)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need (I'm gonna love you)
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down (oh, baby)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
[Verse]
Em7 A A Bm7 Em7 A
Oooh, I been missing you
Bm Em7 A
And the way you make me feel inside
A Bm7 G
What can I do?
A Em7 A
I can tell you've got your pride now, baby
A Bm7 Em7 A
Come to me (oh well, oh well)
Bm Em7 A
Let me ease your mind (oh babe)
A Bm7 G
I've got the remedy, yes I do
A
Now give me just a little time
[Chorus]
D
You read my mind
Bm7 G
Girl I wanna shake you down (I wanna rock you down)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need (I'm gonna love you)
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down (Oh well, oh well)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
[Refrain]
Em7 A A Bm7
Girl, I've been missing you
Em7 A
And you know, it's funny
Bm
Every time I get to feelin' this way
Em7 A
I wish I had you near me
F#m Bm7 Gmaj7 G A
I wanna reach out and touch you
[Bridge]
Cadd9
I can't stop thinking of the things we do
Bm
The way you call me baby when I'm holding you
D Dsus4 D
I shake and I shiver when I know you're near
D Cadd9/D Bm G A7
Then you whisper in my ear (oh baby, well, well)
[Chorus]
D
Here in my mind (You know you did)
Bm7 G
girl, I wanna shake you down, (Oh baby)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need(I'm gonna love you)
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down (Oh well, oh well)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
[Outro]
D
You read my mind (Eeny-meeny-miny-mo)
Bm7 G
girl, I wanna shake you down (Come on, girl, let's shock the show)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need(Roses are red and violets are blue)
Bm7 G
I'm gonna rock this world for you (Hey baby)
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
D
You read my mind
Bm7 G
Girl, I wanna shake you down
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A D
I can give you all the lovin' you need
Bm7 G
Come on let me take you down
G6/E Gmaj7/F# G A
We'll go all the way to heaven
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