The Grateful Dead - Shakedown Street
You tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Well, well, well, you can never tell)
The sunny side of the street is dark
(Well, well, well, you can never tell)
Maybe it's 'cause it's midnight
In the dark of the moon besides
★ Pre-Chorus 1 ★
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
(Maybe the dark is from your eyes)
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
(Maybe the dark is from your eyes)
Maybe the dark is from your eyes
(Maybe the dark is from your eyes)
You know you got such dark eyes (Woo)
★ Chorus ★
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just gotta poke around
★ Verse 2 ★
You think you've seen this town clear through
(Well, well, well, you can never tell)
Nothing here that could interest you
(Well, well, well, you can never tell)
It's not because you missed out
On the thing that we had to start
★ Pre-Chorus 2 ★
Maybe you had too much too fast
(Maybe you had too much too fast)
Maybe you had too much too fast
(Maybe you had too much too fast)
Maybe you had too much too fast
(Maybe you had too much too fast)
Or just over-played your part (Woo)
★ Chorus ★
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just gotta poke around
★ Instrumental Break ★
★ Verse 3 ★
Since I'm passing your way today
(Well, well, well, you can never tell)
I just stopped by 'cause I wanna say
(Well, well, well, you can never tell)
I recall your darkness when it crackled like a thundercloud
★ Pre-Chorus 3 ★
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
When I can hear it beat out loud (Woo)
★ Chorus ★
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just gotta poke around
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
You just gotta poke around
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
(Shakedown Street)
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
You just gotta poke around
(Poke around , poke around)
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
(Used to be the heart of town)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
You just gotta poke around
★ Bridge ★
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just gotta poke around
(Just gotta poke around)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just gotta poke around
(Woo)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
You just gotta poke around
(Just gotta poke around)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Just gotta poke around)
You just gotta poke around
(You just gotta poke around)
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Got no heart, got no heart)
You just gotta poke around
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
(Heart of town)
Don't tell me this town ain't go no heart
You just gotta poke around
★ Instrumental Break ★
★ Outro ★
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
You just gotta poke around
Nothing shaking on Shakedown Street
Used to be the heart of town
Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart
(Don't tell me this town ain't got no heart)
You just gotta poke around
Song Description:
edit soundcloudSoundCloud:
edit soundcloudMore The Grateful Dead lyrics
The Grateful Dead - Lost Sailor
{Verse 1} Compass card is spinning Your elm is swinging to and fro Ooh, where's the dog star? Ooh, where's the moon? {Chorus}
The Grateful Dead - Saint of Circumstance
{Verse 1} This must be heaven Tonight I cross the line You must be the angel I thought I might never find Was it you I heard singing While I was chasing
The Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station
{Lady with a Fan} {Verse 1} Let my inspiration flow In token rhyme suggesting rhythm That will not forsake me 'Til my tale is told and
The Grateful Dead - Deep Elem Blues
{Verse 1} When you go down to Deep Elem to have a little fun Have your ten dollars when the police man come {Chorus} Whoa, sweet mama, your daddy's
The Grateful Dead - Althea
{Verse 1} I told Althea I was feeling lost Lacking in some direction Althea told me upon scrutiny That my back might need protection I told Althea that treachery
The Grateful Dead - Man Smart, Woman Smarter
{Verse 1} Let us put men and women together See which one is smarter Some say men, but I say no The women got the men like a puppet show {Chorus}
The Grateful Dead - Sugar Magnolia
{Verse 1} Sugar magnolia, blossoms blooming Heads all empty, and I don't care Saw my baby down by the river I knew she’d have to come up soon for air
The Grateful Dead - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue
{Verse 1} You must leave now, take what you need, you think will last But whatever you wish to keep, you better grab it fast Yonder stands your orphan with his gun
The Grateful Dead - Bertha
{Verse 1} I had a hard run Running from your window I was all night running Lord, I wonder if you care I had a run-in Run around and run down Run around a
The Grateful Dead - Ship of Fools
{verse 1} Went to see the captain, strangest i could find Laid my proposition down, laid it on the line I won't slave for beggar’s pay, likewise gold and jewels But
YouTube
The Grateful Dead
Biography
Over the years the Dead released 22 recorded albums, although they were most famous for their improvisational jams at concerts, earning them a cult-like following of self-proclaimed “Dead Heads” who would follow the band from concert-to-concert throughout the band’s career.
The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 and they’ve sold more than 40 million albums in total; all that with only one top 40 hit (“Truckin”), and one Top 10 hit (“Touch of Grey”) that came near the end of the band’s run, shortly before Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995. Grateful Dead was also ranked 57th in Rolling Stone’s “The Greatest Artists of All Time” issue in 2004 and 2005. Since then, various incarnations of the Dead have continued to tour, although a 2015 farewell tour was said to be the band’s last.
In 2015 Bob Weir, Mickey Hart, and Bill Kreutzmann started a new group called Dead and Company with John Mayer, Allman Brothers bassist Oteil Burbridge, and former Dead keyboardist Jeff Chimenti which Weir has said may have a future in the studio and will continue to tour in coming years.
In 2008, The Grateful Dead named the University of California, Santa Cruz McHenry Library as the home of their complete archival history, including their recorded music, live bootlegs, and artworks. The collections are are now housed at UC Santa Cruz.