The Shape I'm In:Johnny Restivo.
Released on RCA Records in 1959.
(Restivo was 15 yrs. old at the time
and Paul Simon was on guitar.)
Great rockabilly!
INTRO: D
#1.
Bm D
I can't go, I can't stay..it's your fault
Gbm7 D
I'm this way.
G D A D
I ain't never been, mmmm, in the shape I'm in.
#2.
D Gb D
I can't sit, I can't stand..this feeling is
Gbm7 D
so grand.
G D A D
Hoping it never ends, mmmm, the shape I'm in.
BRIDGE:
G A
You tell me no, then you tell me, yes..you
D
keep my mind a wreck.
G A D A
I'm not gonna ever rest, I'm gonna get you yet.
#3.
D Gbm7 D D Gbm7
I feel good, I feel bad..I feel happy, I feel
D
sad.
G D A
But I'll love you all over again..I love being in
D
the shape I'm in..yeah!
INTERLUDE:SAX: G A D..G Gbm7 D..Gm7
#4.
Cm Eb
I can't go, I can't stay..it's your fault
Gm7 Eb
I'm this way.
Ab Eb Bb Eb
I ain't never been, mmmm, in the shape I'm in.
#5.
Eb Gm7 Eb
I can't sit, I can't stand..this feeling is
Gm7 Eb
so grand.
Ab Eb Bb Eb
Hoping it never ends, mmmm, the shape I'm in.
BRIDGE:
Ab Bb
You tell me no, then you tell me, yes..you
Eb
keep my mind a wreck.
Ab Bb Eb Bb
I'm not gonna ever rest, I'm gonna get you yet.
#6.
Eb Gm7 Eb Eb Gm7
I feel good, I feel bad..I feel happy, I feel
Eb
sad.
Ab Eb Bb
But I'll love you all over again..I love being in
Eb
the shape I'm in..yeah!
OUTRO: Gm7 Eb (x4)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.
