Biography:
Shakey Graves, aka Alejandro Rose-Garcia from Austin, Texas, plays a gnarly composite of blues and folk as a one-man-band of epic sonic proportions. The sound emitted from his hollow body guitar, mildly distorted amp and suitcase drum belie the young singer’s lean frame. He fingerpicks while keeping time with a double-pedal kick drum, hitting a snare fitted into his suitcase drum and a tambourine fashioned to its side. And when he sings, Rose-Garcia unleashes an unearthly howl.
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- Dearly Departed
- Family And Genius
- Georgia Moon
- Hard Wired
- A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes
- Big Time Nashville Star
- Bullys Lament
- Calendar Girl
- Chinatown
- City In A Bottle
- Climb On The Cross
- Cops And Robbers
- Counting Sheep
- Daisy Chains
- Dining Alone
- Doe Jane
- Excuses
- Family Tree
- Good Police
- House Of Winston
- I Am An Animal
- Kids These Days
- Kiss The Girl
- Late July
- Love Patiently
- Mansion Door
- O Death
- Oh My Poison
- Once In A While
- Only Son
- Pansy Waltz
- Pay The Road
- Proper Fence
- Roll The Bones
- Rotten Ol Me
- Seeing All Red
- Stereotypes Of A Blue Collar Male
- The Daily All
- The Donor Blues
- The Perfect Parts
- The Waters
- To Cure What Ails
- Tomorrow
- Unlucky Skin
- War Horn
- Wild Card
- Wolfman Agenda
- Word Of Mouth
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"The Perfect Parts" By Shakey Graves
This is the simplified version I play. Enjoy, Corrections are welcomed.
I play it in mostly barred chords except for the first and last Em to play the riff over.
My version: https://youtu.be/EPJROrD05qE
[Riff]
Em
e|--3p0-0--0----3p0-0--0------|
B|--------3-----------3-------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Intro]
[Riff] (x2) to
Em C G Bm C (x2)
[Verse 1]
Em C
Well this city's put me through the wash
G C
Mhmmm, I've been living here for you
Em Bm C
Well I used to take my women on the rocks
G C
Yeah, they used to wear out my ballroom shoes
Em Bm
Well you know that I had one too many drinks
C A
Oh I found hope on your machine
G
Well you didn't answer my request
Bm C
You left my whole world on your string
Well that's your thing so
[Chorus] (x2)
Em B C
Dadadadadada ohhh ruuuu ruuuu Ahhhhhhhhhh
A
Uhuhhhhuhuhhh uhhhu
[Verse 2]
Em C
Well I see the words left on the screen
G C
Yeah, you know they're bursting just for me
Em B C
Well you know that I've known you since we were three
G C
Oh, we fell in love at seventeen
Em B
Well so I say, what did I learn, what did I learn?
C A
Except that love needs a heart
G
Well your lies will burn in alcohol
C
To sterilize the perfect parts
Well at least that's a start
[Chorus] (x2)
Em B C
Dadadadadada ohhh ruuuu ruuuu Ahhhhhhhhhh
A
Uhuhhhhuhuhhh uhhhu
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| p Pull-off
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This is the simplified version I play. Enjoy, Corrections are welcomed.
I play it in mostly barred chords except for the first and last Em to play the riff over.
My version: https://youtu.be/EPJROrD05qE
[Riff]
Em
e|--3p0-0--0----3p0-0--0------|
B|--------3-----------3-------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
[Intro]
[Riff] (x2) to
Em C G Bm C (x2)
[Verse 1]
Em C
Well this city's put me through the wash
G C
Mhmmm, I've been living here for you
Em Bm C
Well I used to take my women on the rocks
G C
Yeah, they used to wear out my ballroom shoes
Em Bm
Well you know that I had one too many drinks
C A
Oh I found hope on your machine
G
Well you didn't answer my request
Bm C
You left my whole world on your string
Well that's your thing so
[Chorus] (x2)
Em B C
Dadadadadada ohhh ruuuu ruuuu Ahhhhhhhhhh
A
Uhuhhhhuhuhhh uhhhu
[Verse 2]
Em C
Well I see the words left on the screen
G C
Yeah, you know they're bursting just for me
Em B C
Well you know that I've known you since we were three
G C
Oh, we fell in love at seventeen
Em B
Well so I say, what did I learn, what did I learn?
C A
Except that love needs a heart
G
Well your lies will burn in alcohol
C
To sterilize the perfect parts
Well at least that's a start
[Chorus] (x2)
Em B C
Dadadadadada ohhh ruuuu ruuuu Ahhhhhhhhhh
A
Uhuhhhhuhuhhh uhhhu
************************************
| p Pull-off
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