Beat It On Down The Line Chords by Grateful Dead

Tempo:
92.75 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

G

A

D

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Beat It on Down the Line - Grateful Dead chords
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Well, this job I got [F] is a little too [C] hard, but I'm running on the money, [G] Lord, I need more pay.
I'm [C] gonna wake up in the morning, Lord, I'm [F] gonna pack my bag.
I'm [C] gonna beat it on down the line.
[E] I'm going down [F] the line.
I'm going down the line.
I'm [C] [G]
[Cm] [F]
[C] [A] [D] gonna beat [G] it on.
[Am] [C] Well, the station, [F] Lord, and that train [C] goes on down.
I'm going back where [G] I'm from.
[C] And I'm going up to [F] my same old used to be.
[C] Well, now, the building's your problem, coal mine.
I said [F] coal mine.
Coal mine.
Whoa, [C] coal mine.
Coal mine.
Whoa, [G] coal mine.
[C] [F] Coal mine.
[C] [A] [D] [G]
[C] Coal mine. Coal mine.
[G] [C]
[F] [C]
Coal mine.
I'm gonna do that check.
Get [F] away from the [C] railroad track.
That's where I think I [G] belong.
[C] Yes, sir.
I don't see the woman, [F] Lord, yet.
She's waiting there for me.
[B] Well, that's where I'm gonna make my [C] happy home.
Whoa, [F] happy home.
Happy home.
[C] Happy home.
[Gm] Happy home.
Oh, [C] happy home. Happy [F] home.
Oh, [C] happy home.
[A] Happy home.
Oh, [D] happy [G]
home. Happy home. Happy home.
Oh, happy home.
[C]
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
A
1231
D
1321
C
3211
F
134211111
G
2131
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To learn Grateful Dead - (2001 Remaster) Beat It On Down The Line chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - D, G, C, F, C, F, A and D. Start slow with ChordU's Free Tempo controller and increase your speed as you get comfortable. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ Well, this job I got [F] is a little too [C] hard, but I'm running on the money, [G] Lord, I need more pay.
_ I'm [C] gonna wake up in the morning, Lord, I'm [F] gonna pack my bag.
I'm [C] gonna beat it on down the line.
[E] I'm going down [F] the line.
I'm going down the line.
I'm [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] gonna beat [G] it on.
_ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ Well, the station, [F] Lord, and that train [C] goes on down.
I'm going back where [G] I'm from.
_ _ [C] And I'm going up to [F] my same old used to be.
[C] Well, now, the building's your problem, coal mine.
I said [F] coal mine.
Coal mine.
Whoa, [C] coal mine.
Coal mine.
Whoa, [G] coal mine. _
_ [C] _ _ _ [F] Coal mine. _ _
_ [C] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
[C] Coal mine. Coal mine. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Coal mine.
I'm gonna do that check.
Get [F] away from the [C] railroad track.
That's where I think I [G] belong.
_ _ [C] Yes, sir.
I don't see the woman, [F] Lord, yet.
She's waiting there for me.
[B] Well, that's where I'm gonna make my [C] happy home.
Whoa, [F] happy home.
Happy home.
[C] Happy home.
_ [Gm] Happy home.
Oh, [C] happy home. Happy [F] home.
Oh, [C] happy home.
[A] Happy home.
Oh, [D] happy [G]
home. Happy home. Happy home.
Oh, happy home.
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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