Chords for Grateful Dead - Cumberland Blues (Live in England 1972, remastered)

Tempo:
117.35 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Bb

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead - Cumberland Blues (Live in England 1972, remastered) chords
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[G] [D]
[G]
[C] [G] [C]
[G]
I can't stay much longer than [C] that.
[G] The sun is getting high.
[C] [G] I can't help you with your trouble
if you won't help with mine.
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down,
I [A] gotta get [Ab] down [G] to you.
[Dm]
[G]
You
[Gm] keep me up just one [G] more night.
I can't sleep at your [C] home.
[G] The little fan pop says,
[C] what [G] if it ain't you?
You kept me up too long.
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down,
[A] when I can't [G] work, there's no more fun.
Oh, [A] oh, oh, [G]
[Cm] [G] [F]
[G] [F] [G]
[Gm]
oh.
[G]
[C]
[G]
[C]
[G] [G]
Lollipop man thinks he's a five dollar bill,
keeps him happy all the time.
[Em] [G] Some other fellas make it nothing at [C] all,
[G]
and you can hear him cry, [B] cry.
[C]
Can I go run, can I go [D] down,
Take a ship out to my
woman [C]
of mine
[F] Get out of the government
I've been swimming in
Spend my time
[C] Make good money
Five dollars a day [F] Maybe tomorrow
I might move away
[D] [Am] [Em]
[G] Lot
[Dm] [G]
of poor [C] man got nothing [G] good He gambling [C] All night
Lot of poor man got [G] problem [Ab] land
[A]
Just to pay his [D] human duty
I [C]
don't know [D] now
I just don't [C] know
If I'm going [G] back here
I [C]
don't know [D] now
I just don't [C] know
If I'm going [G] back here
[C] I don't [D] know now
I just don't [C]
know
If I'm [G] going back here
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Bb
12341111
A
1231
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Grateful Dead - (Live at Wembley Empire Pool, London, England, April 8, 1972) Cumberland Blues chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: G, G, C, G, C, D and C. Start with a comfortable 58 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 117. With Db Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I can't stay much longer than [C] that.
[G] The sun is getting _ high.
[C] [G] I can't help you with your trouble
if you won't help with mine.
_ [Gb] _ I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down,
I [A] gotta get [Ab] down [G] to you.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ You _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] keep me up just one [G] more night.
I can't sleep at your _ [C] home.
[G] The little fan pop says,
[C] what [G] if it ain't you?
You kept me up too long.
[Gb] _ I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down,
[A] when I can't [G] work, there's no more fun.
Oh, [A] oh, oh, _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [F] _
_ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
oh.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ [G] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Lollipop man thinks he's a five dollar bill, _
keeps him happy all the time. _ _
[Em] [G] Some other fellas make it nothing at [C] all,
[G] _
and you can hear him cry, [B] cry.
[C] _
Can I go run, can I go [D] down,
Take a ship out to my
woman [C] _
_ _ of mine
[F] Get out of the government
I've been swimming in
Spend my time _ _
_ _ [C] Make good money
Five dollars a day _ _ [F] Maybe tomorrow
I might move away
_ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Lot _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
of poor [C] man got nothing [G] good _ He gambling [C] All night _ _
Lot of poor man got [G] problem [Ab] land
[A]
Just to pay his [D] human duty
I [C] _
don't know [D] now
I just don't [C] know
If I'm going [G] back here
I [C] _
don't know [D] now
I just don't [C] know
If I'm going [G] back here
_ [C] I _ don't [D] know now
I just don't [C]
know
If I'm [G] going back here _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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