Chords for Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues (Empire State Building Light Show)

Tempo:
146.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

B

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues (Empire State Building Light Show) chords
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[E] [Db] [B] [A]
[G] [A]
I'm Uncle Sam, how do you [Ab] do?
[A]
[D] Give me five, I'm still alive.
Ain't no luck, [E] I learned to duck.
[B] [E]
[B]
[E] [A] Check my pulse,
[D] [A] it don't change.
Stage [G] 72, [D] [A]
come show me how to do it.
No shadow [G] or [D] rain, [A]
[D] wave your flag.
From the back, from the post,
[Eb] [E] skin the ghost.
[B] [E]
[Bb] [B] [E]
[B] With that flag, raising wide.
[E]
[A] [Em] [Dbm]
[Gb] [B] Summertime love, come [Ab] and [B] go my [E] old man.
[A] I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am.
Been hiding out [D] in a [A] rotten [D] coal [A] bath.
[D] Shake the hand, shook the hand.
E.T. Barnum [E] and Charlie [B] Champ.
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] [Em] Shine your [D] [A] shoes, like can you use?
Hello U.S. blues,
[D] I'll drink your [G] health.
[D]
Share [G] your wealth, [D]
run [G] your life.
[D]
[E] Steal your wife.
[B]
[E]
[B] With that flag, raising wide.
[E]
[A] [E]
[Bb] [B]
Summertime love, [E] come [Ab] and go [B] [E] my old man.
[Ab] [A]
[D] [A]
[G] [D] [Em] [D]
[E] [B]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [A] Back to [D] back, [A]
chicken [Em] [D] shack.
[A]
[Em] Son of a [D] gun, [A]
better change your [D] act.
[A]
[G] [A] [Em] [D] We're all [G] [D] confused, [G] what's the food?
[D]
You can [G] call this [D] song, [E] the United States [B] Blues.
[E] [A] [E] [B]
[E] [B] With that flag, raising [E] wide.
[A] [E]
[A] [Gm] [B]
Summertime love, come [Ab] and go [B] my [E] old man.
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
[Bb] [B]
Summertime love, [Ab] come and [B] go my old [E] man.
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
B
12341112
G
2131
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues chords, these are the chords to practise in sequence: A, B, E, A, E and B. To master the tempo, it's wise to start at 73 BPM before aiming for the song's 147 BPM. Fine-tune the capo based on your vocal range, ensuring it complements the key of E Major.

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[E] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I'm Uncle Sam, _ _ how do you [Ab] do?
[A] _ _
_ _ [D] Give me five, _ _ _ I'm still _ alive. _
_ _ Ain't no luck, _ _ _ [E] I learned to duck.
[B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ [A] Check my pulse, _ _
_ [D] _ [A] it don't change. _
_ Stage [G] 72, [D] _ [A] _ _
_ come show me how to do it.
No shadow [G] or [D] rain, [A] _ _
_ _ [D] wave your flag. _ _
_ _ From the back, _ _ _ _ from the post, _ _
_ [Eb] _ [E] skin the ghost.
[B] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [E] _
_ _ [B] _ _ With that _ _ flag, _ _ raising _ wide.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [Em] _ [Dbm] _
_ [Gb] _ [B] _ _ _ Summertime _ _ love, _ come [Ab] and [B] go my [E] old man. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'm Uncle Sam, _ _ _ that's who I am. _
_ Been hiding out _ _ [D] in a [A] rotten [D] coal [A] bath. _
_ _ [D] _ Shake the hand, _ _ _ _ shook the hand. _
_ _ E.T. Barnum _ _ [E] and Charlie [B] Champ. _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ [A] [Em] Shine your [D] [A] shoes, _ _ _ _ like _ _ _ _ _ can you _ use?
_ Hello U.S. blues, _ _
_ _ [D] I'll drink your [G] health.
[D] _ _
_ _ Share [G] your wealth, _ [D] _
_ _ run [G] your life.
[D] _ _
_ _ [E] _ Steal your wife.
[B] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ With that flag, _ _ _ raising _ wide.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ Summertime love, _ [E] come [Ab] and go [B] [E] my old _ man. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [A] Back to [D] back, [A] _
_ _ _ chicken [Em] [D] shack.
[A] _
_ _ _ [Em] Son of a [D] gun, [A] _
_ _ better change your [D] act.
[A] _
[G] _ [A] _ [Em] _ [D] We're all _ [G] [D] confused, _ _ _ _ [G] what's the food?
[D] _
_ You can [G] call this [D] song, _ [E] the United States [B] Blues.
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ [B] _
_ [E] _ _ [B] _ _ With that _ flag, _ _ _ raising _ _ [E] wide.
_ _ [A] _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Gm] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
Summertime love, _ come [Ab] and go [B] my [E] old _ man. _
My, my, my, my, my, my, my, my.
_ _ _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _
Summertime _ love, _ _ [Ab] come and [B] go my old [E] man. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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