Chords for Grateful Dead - Wharf Rat (Live at the Capitol Theatre, Port Chester, NY 2/18/71) [Official Audio]
Tempo:
116.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
Em
E
B
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A]
[Bm]
[B] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [E]
[A]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [E]
[A]
[B] [Em] [A]
[E] [A] Oh man down,
[Em] way down, down, down by the docks of [A] the river,
I'm [E] finding [A]
[Bm]
dirt [E] [A] in you.
[D] [Em] Ask me for a dime, a dime for a [A] cup of coffee,
[E] [E]
[Em] I got no dime [D] but I got some [A] time to tell you a story.
[Bm] [A]
[B] [E] My name is August [A] West and I love my [Em]
pearly pink [E] dress
more than [A] my wife,
[F#] [A]
more than my wife,
[Em] more than my baby,
though he's no friend [A] of mine.
[Bm] [A] [F#]
[Em] Everyone [Am] say [A] I
[Em] come to no good, I know [G] I won't hurt him,
[A] he'd leave them [E]
[A] [Em] [C#]
half of my life.
I
[A] [Em]
spent all the time, some of the [B] fuckers cry,
[A] [Em] the other half found [D] me stumbling around,
[A] drunk on burgundy and wine.
[G]
But I'll [D] get back on my feet [D] someday.
The [C] good
[G] Lord will hear [C]
if [G] he [D] sends a man.
[G]
I [A] know that the love [A]
I'm living's [E] no good,
[G]
[A] I'll get a new start, living [B] the life [Em] I should.
I'll get up and fly away, [C#] [G] [Em]
I'll get up and fly
[A] away, fly away.
[F#]
He's been [E] true,
[A] true [Em] to me, true to [G] my dying [A] day, he said.
[E]
[A] I said to him,
[Em] I'm sure she's been, I'm sure [A] she's been,
[Em] I said to him, [D] I'm sure [A] she's been true to you.
I got up and wander,
[Em] wander downtown, nowhere to go,
[A] just a hanging around,
[B] [A]
I've got a girl,
I know that girl's been true to me, I know she's [D] been,
I said to him, I'm sure she's [A] been true to me.
[G] [A]
[A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Em] [A]
[B]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [B]
[C#] [B]
[G] [E]
[B] [G] [D]
[A] [B]
[G]
[Bm]
[B] [D] [A]
[Em] [D] [E]
[A]
[Em] [Bm] [A] [E]
[A]
[B] [Em] [A]
[E] [A] Oh man down,
[Em] way down, down, down by the docks of [A] the river,
I'm [E] finding [A]
[Bm]
dirt [E] [A] in you.
[D] [Em] Ask me for a dime, a dime for a [A] cup of coffee,
[E] [E]
[Em] I got no dime [D] but I got some [A] time to tell you a story.
[Bm] [A]
[B] [E] My name is August [A] West and I love my [Em]
pearly pink [E] dress
more than [A] my wife,
[F#] [A]
more than my wife,
[Em] more than my baby,
though he's no friend [A] of mine.
[Bm] [A] [F#]
[Em] Everyone [Am] say [A] I
[Em] come to no good, I know [G] I won't hurt him,
[A] he'd leave them [E]
[A] [Em] [C#]
half of my life.
I
[A] [Em]
spent all the time, some of the [B] fuckers cry,
[A] [Em] the other half found [D] me stumbling around,
[A] drunk on burgundy and wine.
[G]
But I'll [D] get back on my feet [D] someday.
The [C] good
[G] Lord will hear [C]
if [G] he [D] sends a man.
[G]
I [A] know that the love [A]
I'm living's [E] no good,
[G]
[A] I'll get a new start, living [B] the life [Em] I should.
I'll get up and fly away, [C#] [G] [Em]
I'll get up and fly
[A] away, fly away.
[F#]
He's been [E] true,
[A] true [Em] to me, true to [G] my dying [A] day, he said.
[E]
[A] I said to him,
[Em] I'm sure she's been, I'm sure [A] she's been,
[Em] I said to him, [D] I'm sure [A] she's been true to you.
I got up and wander,
[Em] wander downtown, nowhere to go,
[A] just a hanging around,
[B] [A]
I've got a girl,
I know that girl's been true to me, I know she's [D] been,
I said to him, I'm sure she's [A] been true to me.
[G] [A]
[A]
[B] [A]
[Bm] [A]
[Em] [A]
[B]
[Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [B]
[C#] [B]
[G] [E]
[B] [G] [D]
[A] [B]
[G]
Key:
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_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Oh man down, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] way down, down, down by the docks of [A] the river,
I'm _ _ [E] finding _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
dirt _ _ [E] _ [A] in _ you.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] Ask me for a dime, a dime for a [A] cup of coffee, _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I got no dime [D] but I got some [A] time to tell you a story.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] My name is August [A] West and I love my [Em]
pearly pink [E] dress
more than [A] my wife, _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ more than my wife, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ more than my baby,
though he's no friend [A] of mine. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Em] Everyone [Am] say _ _ _ [A] I _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] come to no good, I know [G] I won't hurt him,
[A] he'd leave them _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#] _
half of my life.
I _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
spent all the time, some of the [B] fuckers cry, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] the other half found [D] me stumbling around,
[A] drunk on burgundy and wine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
But _ I'll [D] get _ _ back _ _ _ _ _ on _ my feet _ [D] someday.
_ _ _ _ _ _ The _ _ _ [C] _ good _ _
[G] Lord will hear _ [C] _ _
if [G] _ _ _ _ _ he [D] sends a man.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ I _ _ _ [A] know that the love _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ _ living's [E] no good, _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'll get a _ new start, _ _ _ _ _ living _ _ [B] the life [Em] _ I should. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll get up and fly away, _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ I'll get up and fly _
[A] away, fly away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ He's been [E] true, _ _
_ _ [A] _ true [Em] to me, _ true to [G] my dying [A] day, he said.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ I said to him, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I'm sure she's been, I'm sure [A] she's been, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I said to him, [D] I'm sure [A] she's been true to you.
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
got up and _ wander, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] wander downtown, nowhere to go,
[A] just a hanging around, _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I've got a _ _ _ girl, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ know that girl's been true to me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know she's [D] been,
I said to him, I'm sure she's [A] been true to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [C#] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [B] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [B] _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [A] Oh man down, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] way down, down, down by the docks of [A] the river,
I'm _ _ [E] finding _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
dirt _ _ [E] _ [A] in _ you.
_ _ _ [D] _ [Em] Ask me for a dime, a dime for a [A] cup of coffee, _
_ _ [E] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] I got no dime [D] but I got some [A] time to tell you a story.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] My name is August [A] West and I love my [Em]
pearly pink [E] dress
more than [A] my wife, _ _
_ [F#] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ more than my wife, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ more than my baby,
though he's no friend [A] of mine. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [Em] Everyone [Am] say _ _ _ [A] I _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] come to no good, I know [G] I won't hurt him,
[A] he'd leave them _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [C#] _
half of my life.
I _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
spent all the time, some of the [B] fuckers cry, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] the other half found [D] me stumbling around,
[A] drunk on burgundy and wine. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G]
But _ I'll [D] get _ _ back _ _ _ _ _ on _ my feet _ [D] someday.
_ _ _ _ _ _ The _ _ _ [C] _ good _ _
[G] Lord will hear _ [C] _ _
if [G] _ _ _ _ _ he [D] sends a man.
_ _ [G] _
_ _ I _ _ _ [A] know that the love _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ I'm _ _ _ living's [E] no good, _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ [A] I'll get a _ new start, _ _ _ _ _ living _ _ [B] the life [Em] _ I should. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'll get up and fly away, _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _
_ I'll get up and fly _
[A] away, fly away. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ He's been [E] true, _ _
_ _ [A] _ true [Em] to me, _ true to [G] my dying [A] day, he said.
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ I said to him, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I'm sure she's been, I'm sure [A] she's been, _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] I said to him, [D] I'm sure [A] she's been true to you.
_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
got up and _ wander, _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] wander downtown, nowhere to go,
[A] just a hanging around, _ _
[B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ I've got a _ _ _ girl, _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I _ know that girl's been true to me, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I know she's [D] been,
I said to him, I'm sure she's [A] been true to me. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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