California Earthquake (2 cam) Grateful Dead - 10-20-1989 Spectrum, Philadelphia, Pa. set1-10 Chords
Tempo:
145.6 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[A]
[B] [C]
[D] It's [Eb] [Em]
a beautiful [D] [E]
[D] song.
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] There
[G] was a California earthquake
In [C] the year of [G] 83
And the [Em] living daylights
Out [D] of the Owens County sea
[G] Not a feeling was left standing
When the [C] dusk had cleared [G] away
[C] And the motor [Em] might have rumbled
[D] All the way to [G] San Andreas
[C] [D]
[G]
Sherman Buck was driving his [C] old
In to [G]
town
When a big one [Em] came and shook so hard
[A] That it knocked him to [D] the ground
Thought [G] it opened up [Em] a hole [E] so [C] deep
He thought his time [G] was up
[C] And it swallowed a [Em] poor old mule
[D] And just missed Sherman [G]
Buck
[C]
California earthquake
[Em] You [G] just don't know what you've done
You [Em] may fall off in the ocean
[D] But you'll never [G] make [D] us strong
[G] You're a partner to the devil
Oh [C] but we ain't [G] afraid of him
[C] We'll build ourselves [Em] another town
[D] So you can tear it down [G] again
Then came the plague of 99
[C] The devil and the mission [G] crew
The earth was [Em] like an ocean
[A] Churning with waves of 20 [D] feet
[G] Lord it sounded like [Em] a thousand trains
[C] Was streaming [G] underground
All [C] the way to San [Em]
Joaquin
[D] They heard that [G] mournful sound
[C]
[G] California [C]
earthquake
[E] You [G] just don't know what you've done
We may fall off [Em] in the ocean
[D] But you'll never make us strong
[G] You're a partner [C] to [G] the devil
[C] But we ain't afraid [Ab] [G] of him
[C] We'll build ourselves [Em] another town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down again
[C] [D] Then [G]
came the day of the holocaust
[C] On the San Francisco [G] bay
Miles of [Em] walls came tumbling down
Like [D]
Jericho that day
And [G] they're on to think
The [Em] earthquake missed
[C] A holy fire [G] concern
[C] Left only smoke and [Em]
ashes
[D] Of the dreams that they [G] had grown
[C]
California earthquake
You [G] just don't know what you've done
We may fall off [Em] in the ocean
[D] But you'll never make us strong
[G] You're a partner [C] to [Em] the devil
[C] But we ain't afraid [G] of him
And [Em] we'll build ourselves another town
So [D] you can tear it down [G] again
[C] We'll build ourselves [Em] another town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down again
[C]
[E] [Em]
[D]
[G]
[N] We'll be back in a little bit.
[A]
[B] [C]
[D] It's [Eb] [Em]
a beautiful [D] [E]
[D] song.
[G]
[C] [G]
[D] There
[G] was a California earthquake
In [C] the year of [G] 83
And the [Em] living daylights
Out [D] of the Owens County sea
[G] Not a feeling was left standing
When the [C] dusk had cleared [G] away
[C] And the motor [Em] might have rumbled
[D] All the way to [G] San Andreas
[C] [D]
[G]
Sherman Buck was driving his [C] old
In to [G]
town
When a big one [Em] came and shook so hard
[A] That it knocked him to [D] the ground
Thought [G] it opened up [Em] a hole [E] so [C] deep
He thought his time [G] was up
[C] And it swallowed a [Em] poor old mule
[D] And just missed Sherman [G]
Buck
[C]
California earthquake
[Em] You [G] just don't know what you've done
You [Em] may fall off in the ocean
[D] But you'll never [G] make [D] us strong
[G] You're a partner to the devil
Oh [C] but we ain't [G] afraid of him
[C] We'll build ourselves [Em] another town
[D] So you can tear it down [G] again
Then came the plague of 99
[C] The devil and the mission [G] crew
The earth was [Em] like an ocean
[A] Churning with waves of 20 [D] feet
[G] Lord it sounded like [Em] a thousand trains
[C] Was streaming [G] underground
All [C] the way to San [Em]
Joaquin
[D] They heard that [G] mournful sound
[C]
[G] California [C]
earthquake
[E] You [G] just don't know what you've done
We may fall off [Em] in the ocean
[D] But you'll never make us strong
[G] You're a partner [C] to [G] the devil
[C] But we ain't afraid [Ab] [G] of him
[C] We'll build ourselves [Em] another town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down again
[C] [D] Then [G]
came the day of the holocaust
[C] On the San Francisco [G] bay
Miles of [Em] walls came tumbling down
Like [D]
Jericho that day
And [G] they're on to think
The [Em] earthquake missed
[C] A holy fire [G] concern
[C] Left only smoke and [Em]
ashes
[D] Of the dreams that they [G] had grown
[C]
California earthquake
You [G] just don't know what you've done
We may fall off [Em] in the ocean
[D] But you'll never make us strong
[G] You're a partner [C] to [Em] the devil
[C] But we ain't afraid [G] of him
And [Em] we'll build ourselves another town
So [D] you can tear it down [G] again
[C] We'll build ourselves [Em] another town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down again
[C]
[E] [Em]
[D]
[G]
[N] We'll be back in a little bit.
Key:
G
C
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Em
E
G
C
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] It's [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ a beautiful [D] _ [E] _
[D] song.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] There _ _
[G] was a California _ _ _ earthquake _
_ In [C] the year of _ [G] 83 _ _
_ _ _ And _ the _ [Em] living _ _ daylights
Out [D] of the _ Owens _ County sea _ _ _
[G] Not a feeling _ was left _ standing _
When the [C] dusk had cleared _ [G] away _ _
_ _ [C] And the motor _ [Em] might have rumbled
_ _ [D] All the way to _ [G] San _ Andreas
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Sherman Buck was _ driving his _ [C] old
_ _ In to [G]
town
_ _ _ When a big one [Em] came and shook so hard _
[A] That it knocked him to [D] the ground _ _
Thought [G] it _ opened up [Em] a hole [E] so [C] deep
He thought _ his time [G] was up _
_ _ [C] And it swallowed _ a _ [Em] poor old mule
_ [D] And just missed _ Sherman [G] _
Buck _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ California _ _ earthquake
_ [Em] You [G] just don't know what you've done
_ _ You [Em] may fall off in the ocean
_ _ [D] But you'll never _ [G] make [D] us strong _ _
[G] You're a partner to the devil
_ Oh [C] but we ain't [G] afraid of him _ _ _
[C] We'll build _ ourselves [Em] _ another town
[D] So you can tear it down [G] again _ _
_ _ Then _ _ _ _ _ came the plague _ of 99
_ _ [C] The devil and the mission [G] crew _
The _ _ _ earth was [Em] like an ocean
_ [A] Churning with _ waves of 20 [D] feet _
_ _ [G] Lord it sounded _ like [Em] a thousand trains
[C] Was streaming _ _ [G] underground _
_ _ All [C] the way to San _ [Em] _
Joaquin
_ [D] They heard that _ [G] mournful sound _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ California [C] _ _
earthquake
_ [E] You [G] just don't know what you've done
_ We may fall _ off [Em] in the ocean
_ [D] But you'll never _ make us strong
_ _ [G] You're a partner [C] to [G] the devil
_ _ [C] But we ain't afraid [Ab] [G] of him
_ _ [C] We'll build _ ourselves [Em] another _ town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down _ again
_ _ [C] _ [D] Then _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
came the day of the _ holocaust
[C] On the San _ Francisco [G] bay
_ _ _ _ _
Miles of [Em] walls came tumbling down
_ _ Like [D] _
Jericho that _ day
_ And [G] they're on to think
The [Em] earthquake _ missed
[C] A holy fire [G] concern _
_ _ _ _ _
[C] Left only smoke and [Em]
ashes
_ _ [D] Of the dreams that they [G] had grown _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ California earthquake
_ You [G] just don't know what you've done
_ We may fall off [Em] in the ocean
_ _ [D] But you'll never _ make us strong
_ _ [G] You're a partner [C] to [Em] the devil
_ _ [C] But we ain't afraid _ [G] of him
_ And [Em] we'll build ourselves _ another _ town
So [D] you can tear it down [G] again _
_ _ [C] We'll build _ ourselves _ [Em] another town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down again _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] We'll _ _ _ _ be back in a little bit. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [B] _ [C] _ _ _ _
[D] It's [Eb] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ a beautiful [D] _ [E] _
[D] song.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [D] There _ _
[G] was a California _ _ _ earthquake _
_ In [C] the year of _ [G] 83 _ _
_ _ _ And _ the _ [Em] living _ _ daylights
Out [D] of the _ Owens _ County sea _ _ _
[G] Not a feeling _ was left _ standing _
When the [C] dusk had cleared _ [G] away _ _
_ _ [C] And the motor _ [Em] might have rumbled
_ _ [D] All the way to _ [G] San _ Andreas
_ _ [C] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
Sherman Buck was _ driving his _ [C] old
_ _ In to [G]
town
_ _ _ When a big one [Em] came and shook so hard _
[A] That it knocked him to [D] the ground _ _
Thought [G] it _ opened up [Em] a hole [E] so [C] deep
He thought _ his time [G] was up _
_ _ [C] And it swallowed _ a _ [Em] poor old mule
_ [D] And just missed _ Sherman [G] _
Buck _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ California _ _ earthquake
_ [Em] You [G] just don't know what you've done
_ _ You [Em] may fall off in the ocean
_ _ [D] But you'll never _ [G] make [D] us strong _ _
[G] You're a partner to the devil
_ Oh [C] but we ain't [G] afraid of him _ _ _
[C] We'll build _ ourselves [Em] _ another town
[D] So you can tear it down [G] again _ _
_ _ Then _ _ _ _ _ came the plague _ of 99
_ _ [C] The devil and the mission [G] crew _
The _ _ _ earth was [Em] like an ocean
_ [A] Churning with _ waves of 20 [D] feet _
_ _ [G] Lord it sounded _ like [Em] a thousand trains
[C] Was streaming _ _ [G] underground _
_ _ All [C] the way to San _ [Em] _
Joaquin
_ [D] They heard that _ [G] mournful sound _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ California [C] _ _
earthquake
_ [E] You [G] just don't know what you've done
_ We may fall _ off [Em] in the ocean
_ [D] But you'll never _ make us strong
_ _ [G] You're a partner [C] to [G] the devil
_ _ [C] But we ain't afraid [Ab] [G] of him
_ _ [C] We'll build _ ourselves [Em] another _ town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down _ again
_ _ [C] _ [D] Then _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
came the day of the _ holocaust
[C] On the San _ Francisco [G] bay
_ _ _ _ _
Miles of [Em] walls came tumbling down
_ _ Like [D] _
Jericho that _ day
_ And [G] they're on to think
The [Em] earthquake _ missed
[C] A holy fire [G] concern _
_ _ _ _ _
[C] Left only smoke and [Em]
ashes
_ _ [D] Of the dreams that they [G] had grown _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ California earthquake
_ You [G] just don't know what you've done
_ We may fall off [Em] in the ocean
_ _ [D] But you'll never _ make us strong
_ _ [G] You're a partner [C] to [Em] the devil
_ _ [C] But we ain't afraid _ [G] of him
_ And [Em] we'll build ourselves _ another _ town
So [D] you can tear it down [G] again _
_ _ [C] We'll build _ ourselves _ [Em] another town
So [D] you can tear [G] it down again _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ [N] We'll _ _ _ _ be back in a little bit. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _