Verse 1
[F]
Regrets collect like old friends
[Bb]
Here to relive your darkest moments
[F]
I can see no way, I can see no way
[Dm]
And all of the ghouls come out to play
[Bb] [F]
And every demon wants his pound of flesh
[C] [Bb]
But I like to keep some things to myself
[Gm]
I like to keep my issues strong
[Bb] [F]
It's always darkest before the dawn
[Gm]
And I've been a fool and I've been blind
[F] [Bb]
I can never leave the past behind
[Gm] [F]
I can see no way, I can see no way
[Dm]
I'm always dragging that horse around
[Bb] [F]
All of his questions, such a mournful sound
[C] [Bb]
Tonight I'm gonna bury that horse in the ground
[Gm]
So I like to keep my issues strong
[Bb] [F]
But it's always darkest before the dawn
Chorus
[Gm] [F]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
[Gm]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaaah
[Bb]
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
[Gm] [F]
So shake him off, oh woah
Verse 2
[Dm] [Bb] [F]
I am done with my graceless heart
[C] [Bb]
So tonight I'm gonna cut it out and then restart
[Gm]
Cause I like to keep my issues strong
[Bb] [F]
It's always darkest before the dawn
Chorus
[Gm] [F]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
[Gm]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaaah
[Bb]
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
[Gm] [F]
So shake him off, oh woah
Verse 3
[Dm] [Bb]
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
[F] [C]
And given half the chance would I take any of it back
[Dm] [Bb]
It's a final mess but it's left me so empty
[Gm] [Bb] [F]
It's always darkest before the dawn
Oh woah, oh woah...
Bridge
[Bb]
And I'm damned if I do and I'm damned if I don't
[Dm] [C]
So here's to drinks in the dark at the end of my road
[Bb]
And I'm ready to suffer and I'm ready to hope
[Dm] [C]
It's a shot in the dark and right at my throat
[Bb]
Cause looking for heaven, for the devil in me
[Dm] [C]
Looking for heaven, for the devil in me
[Bb] [C]
Well what the hell I'm gonna let it happen to me
Chorus
[F] [Gm] [F]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
[Gm]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
[Bb]
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
[Gm] [F]
So shake him off, oh woah
[Gm] [F]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
[Gm]
Shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, shake it out, ooh woaaah
[Bb]
And it's hard to dance with a devil on your back
[Gm] [F]
So shake him off, oh woah
Outro
[F] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [Bb] [Gm] [F] [Gm] [F]
