Chords for Grateful Dead - Me & My Uncle Big River - 10/29/1980 - Radio City Music Hall (Official)

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[E] Me [G] and my uncle went [Em] riding down South [G] Colorado, west [Em] Texas bound. _
We [G] stopped over in Santa Fe.
That been the voice just [F#] about halfway.
[A] _ [Em] And you know it was the hottest part of the day.
_ _ _ _ I [G] took the horses up [Em] to the stall, went to the [G] bar room, ordered [Em] drinks for all.
Three [G] days in the saddle, you know my body [Em] hurt.
_ [G] It been summer, I took off my [A] shirt, _ [Em] and I walked off some of that stuff to do. _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] West Texas [G] cowboys, they slowed [Em] around.
[E] With liquor and [G] money, they [Em] slowed down.
[E] So soon after payday, [G] it seemed a [Em] shame.
You know my [G] uncle, he thought it was a friendly [A] game.
_ Hey, I load [B] Jack in the winter day [Em] van.
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Mark [G] started winning, the cowboys [Em] got sore.
One of them [G] called him, then two [G] more, _ accused him of cheating.
Well, I know I just couldn't [Em] beat. _
I know my uncle, he's [A] done me. _
_ Hey, I'm as honest [B] as any man [Em] can be. _
_ _ _ _ One of [G] them cowboys, he [Em] starts to draw.
_ Well, I shot [G] him down, Lord, he [Em] never saw.
Shot [G] me another, but I damn I [Em] won't go, no.
In the [G] confusion, my uncle [A] grabbed the gold.
_ _ [Em] Hey, we hot-tailed [B] it down to Mexico. _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [E] I love them cowboys, [Em] I love their [E] gold.
Love my [G] uncle, _ [Em] I dressed him so.
_ Taught [G] me good, Lord, well, he taught me all [Em] I know.
_ [G] Done me so well, I grabbed that [A] gold.
_ Then I left him [B] by the lake on the side of the [Em] road.
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_ _ _ _ Well, I taught that little woman how to cry, cry, cry.
Taught the clouds how to cover up [B] a clear blue sky.
He's a driver, that woman, ain't [D] gonna flood his big river.
I won't sit [E] right here till I [A] die.
_ _ Well, I met her accidentally in [F#m] St.
Paul, _ [A] Minnesota.
Tore me up every time I heard her [B] draw that southern draw.
[A] Then I heard my dream went back downstream [D] to Portland, Devon, Florida.
Well, [A] I followed you to the [E] big river when [A] you called.
_ _ Don't think we've been in Willow, how to cry, cry, cry.
Taught the clouds how to cover up [B] a clear blue sky.
[A] _ She's a driver, that woman, ain't [D] gonna flood your big river.
[A] I won't sit [E] right here till I [A] die. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ Well, I followed her down to St.
Lou, later on down the river.
Freddy said she'd been here, [B] but she's gone, boy, she's gone.
[A] Then I followed her down to Memphis, [D] but she just walked up the block.
[A] Raised a few eyebrows, then she went on down the block.
_ _ Don't think [A] we've been in Willow, how to cry, cry, [E] cry.
[A] Taught the clouds how to cover [Bm] up a clear [E] blue sky.
[A] She's a driver, that woman, [D] ain't gonna flood your big river.
[A] Yeah, I'm gonna sit right here [Am] till I die. _ _ _ _
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[F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] Well, down, down, down the Baton Rouge, the big wheel roll on.
[Am] [A] Break that woman down, [B] then we all leave, we all leave.
[A] I give up, cause I've had enough, cause my [D] mom's blues on down in the cup.
[A] She loves you, big river, more than me.
_ _ Don't think we've been in Willow, how to cry, cry, cry.
Taught the clouds how to cover [B] up a clear blue sky.
[A] She's a driver, that woman, [D] ain't gonna flood your big river.
[A] Yeah, I'm gonna [E] sit right here [A] till I die. _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ Well, I don't think we've been in Willow, how to cry, cry, cry.
Taught the clouds how to cover up [B] a clear blue [E] sky.
[A] She's a driver, that woman, ain't [D] gonna flood your big river.
Yeah, I'm gonna sit [Em] right here till I die.
_ _ Yeah, I'm gonna sit [E] right here till [A] I die.
_ _ Yeah, I'm gonna sit [E] right here till I die. _ _ _ _ _