Down In The Valley Chords by Jerry Garcia, David Grisman

Tempo:
72.725 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

A

Em

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Down In The Valley chords
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[G]
[C] [D]
[C] [D] [G]
Roses love sunshine, violets [D] love dew, angels in heaven know [G] I love you, know I love you,
know [Am] I love you,
[D] angels in heaven know [G] I love [Em] you.
[G]
[D]
[G] If you don't love, love [D] whom you please,
throw your arms round me, give [G] my heart ease, give my heart ease, love, give my [D] heart ease.
Throw your arms round me, [G] give my heart ease, build me a castle [D] forty feet high, so I can see her [G] as she rides by,
[Em]
[G] as she rides by, love, as [D] she rides by, so I can see her [G] as she rides by.
[D]
[G] [Em] [G]
Write me a letter, send it [D] by mail, send it in care of
the [G] Birmingham jail, Birmingham jail, Birmingham [D] jail, send it in care of the [G] Birmingham jail.
[Em] [G] Down in the valley, valley [D] so low,
hang your head over, hear [G] the wind blow, hear the wind blow, hear the [D] wind blow, hang your head over, hear the [G] wind blow.
[Em] [G]
[D]
[F#]
[D] [G]
[D]
[Am] [G]
[A] [D] [A]
[E] [D] I look down the road just as far as I can see, a man and my woman and the blues had [G] me.
Tell me how long do [D] I have to wait?
[A] Oh can I get you now?
I [D] must have hesitated.
[Dm] [G]
[Dm] [A] [D] [A]
[D] I ain't no doctor, the doctor's son.
Can't do the doctor until the doctor's [G] done.
Tell me how long must [D] I have to wait?
[A] Can I get you now?
Must [D] have hesitated.
Got the hesitation stalking, the hesitation shooting.
Oh my lord, I got the hesitation [G] blues.
Tell me how long do [D] I have to wait?
[A] Can I get you now?
I [D] must have hesitated.
[A] Can I get you now?
I must [D] have hesitated.
Why hell yes.
See [Gm] that's great.
How's the sound on the, sounds good on the mics?
We definitely have an old timey sound on that.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's got that sound, that's perfect.
That's great.
Truly obnoxious instrument.
I've never been able to.
It's perfect,
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
Em
121
C
3211
D
1321
G
2131
A
1231
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To start learning Jerry Garcia, David Grisman - Down In The Valley chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - D, G, D, G and Em in sequence. For a smooth transition, initiate your practice at 36 BPM and gradually match the song's pace of 73 BPM. With the song's key of D Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Roses love sunshine, violets [D] love dew, _ _ _ angels in heaven know [G] I love you, _ _ _ _ know I love you,
_ know [Am] I love you, _
[D] _ _ _ angels in heaven know [G] I love [Em] you.
[G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ If you don't love, love [D] whom you please,
_ _ throw your arms round me, give [G] my heart ease, _ _ give my heart ease, love, give my [D] heart ease.
_ _ _ Throw your arms round me, [G] give my heart ease, _ _ _ build me a castle _ [D] forty feet high, _ _ _ so I can see her [G] as she rides by,
_ [Em] _
[G] _ _ as she rides by, love, as [D] she rides by, so _ _ I can see her [G] as she rides by.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [G] _ _
Write me a letter, _ _ send it [D] by mail, _ _ _ send it in care of
the [G] Birmingham jail, _ _ _ Birmingham _ jail, Birmingham [D] _ jail, _ _ send it in care of the [G] Birmingham jail.
[Em] _ [G] _ _ Down in the valley, _ _ valley [D] so low, _ _
_ hang your head over, hear [G] the wind blow, _ _ _ hear the wind blow, _ hear the [D] wind blow, _ _ _ hang your head over, hear the [G] wind blow.
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ [G] _ _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ I look down the road just as far as I can see, a man and my woman and the blues had [G] me.
Tell me how long do [D] I have to wait?
_ [A] Oh can I get you now?
I [D] must have hesitated. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [Dm] _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ I ain't no doctor, the doctor's son.
Can't do the doctor until the doctor's [G] done.
Tell me how long must [D] I have to wait?
_ [A] Can I get you now?
Must [D] have hesitated.
_ Got the hesitation stalking, the hesitation shooting.
Oh my lord, I got the hesitation [G] blues.
Tell me how long do [D] I have to wait?
_ [A] Can I get you now?
I [D] must have hesitated.
_ [A] Can I get you now?
I must [D] have hesitated.
_ _ _ _ Why hell yes.
See [Gm] that's great.
_ How's the sound on the, sounds good on the mics?
We definitely have an old timey sound on that.
Yeah, yeah.
Yeah, that's got that sound, that's perfect.
That's great.
Truly obnoxious instrument.
I've never been able to.
It's perfect, _ _

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This song is part of Shady Grove album.

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