Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead
Chords and lyrics for Uncle John's Band by Grateful Dead (key of G).
Verse
[G]Oh, the first days are the hardest days, don't you [C]worry any [G]more,
[G]'Cause when life looks like Easy Street there is [C]danger at your [G]door.
[Am]Think this through with[Em] me; [C]let me know your [D]mind.
[C][D]Whoa-oh, what I [G]want to [D][C]know-oh,[G] is [D]are you [G]kind.
[G]It's a buck dancer's choice, my friend, better [C]take my [G]advice;
[G]You know all the rules by now, and the [C]fire from the [G]ice.
[Am]Will you come with [Em]me, [C]won't you come with [D]me?
[C][D]Whoa-oh, what I [G]want to [D][C]know-oh, [G]will [D]you come [G]with me?
Refrain
[G]God damn! Well I [C][G]declare! [Am]Have you [G]seen the [D]like?
[D]Their [C]walls are built of cannonballs, their [G]motto [D]is "Don't [C]tread on [D]me".
[G]Come hear Uncle John's [C]band [Am]playing [G]to the [D]tide,
[C]Come with me or go alone, he's [G]come to [D]take his [C]children [D]home
Instrumental
[G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D] [G] [Bm] [C] [D]
Verse
[G]It's the same story the crow told me, it's the [C]only one he [G]knows;
[G]Like the morning sun you come, and [C]like the wind you [G]go.
[Am]Ain't no time to [Em]hate, [C]barely time to [D]wait.
[C][D]Whoa-oh, what I [G]want [D][C]know-oh, [G]where [D]does the [G]time go?
[G]I live in a silver mine and I [C]call it Beggar's [G]Tomb;
[G]I've got me a violin and I [C]beg you, call a [G]tune.
[Am]Anybody's [Em]choice, [C]I can hear your [D]voice.
[C][D]Whoa-oh, what I [G]want to [D][C]know-oh, [G]how [D]does the [G]song go?
Refrain
[G]Come hear Uncle John's [C]band [Am]by the [G]riverside[D]
[C]Got some things to talk about [G]here [D]beside the [C]rising [D]tide.
[G]Come hear Uncle John's [C]band[Am] playing [G]to [D]the tide
[C]Come on along or go alone, he's [G]come to [D]take his [C]children [D]home.
Instrumental
[G] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
x7
[Dsus2] [D5] [Dsus2] [D5] [Dsus2] [D5] [Dsus2] [D5]
Bridge
[D5]Whoa-oh, what I want to know-oh, [C]how does the [G]song go?
(A capella)
Come hear Uncle John's band by the riverside
Chorus/Outro
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide.
[G]Come hear Uncle John's [C]band [Am]playing [G]to the [D]tide,
[C]Come on along or go alone, he's [G]come to [D]take his [C]children [D]home.
[Dm] [G] [Dm] [G] [C] [Dm] [G]
La lala lala, la lala lala, la lala.
[C] [Dsus2]
lalaaaaa......
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