Jerry García ''Valerie'' Chords
Tempo:
81.9 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
Bm
G
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bm] [A] [E]
[G] [A] Hey Valerie, baby what's the matter [E] with you?
[G] [A] I did all of the things that you wanted [E] me to.
[D] [Bm] I went downtown [A] with my [E] pocket knife.
[Bm] Cut your other man, [A] but I spent [E] his life.
[Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A] Hey Valerie, baby what's the matter [E] with you?
[G] [A] Come on, come on baby and tell [E] me true.
[Bm] Hey now baby, [A] what did [E] I do?
[Bm] I shot my dog, [A] cause he growled [E] at [Bm] you.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[Em] [A]
[E] [Bb] [B] Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] I never, ever done [E] you no wrong.
[B] I sang La Blue, [E] nearly all [A] night long.
[B] Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] You know I'd do anything that [E] you say.
[Bm] I can't understand [A] why you tell me please [E] go away.
[G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A] [Am] [A]
[E]
[A] [E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A] Hey [E] [Bm] [A]
[E] Valerie, [G] [A] I ain't afraid of the cold, cruel world [E] outside.
[G] [A] No chicken little running from a falling [E] sky.
The [D] [Bm] only thing that [A] troubles me [E] is you.
[Bm] If you leave me, [A] what will [E] I do?
[Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[G] [A] You got me down on the knees of my shaking [E] feet.
[Em]
[A] [Em] [A] Can't play the blues, cause of you I dropped [E] the beat.
[G] [Bm] Valerie, [A] what's the use [E] of complaining?
[Bm] I try to be [A]
everything [E] I [Bm] ain't.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good to [E] me?
Yeah, [Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[B] [E]
[G] [A] Hey Valerie, baby what's the matter [E] with you?
[G] [A] I did all of the things that you wanted [E] me to.
[D] [Bm] I went downtown [A] with my [E] pocket knife.
[Bm] Cut your other man, [A] but I spent [E] his life.
[Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[Em] [E]
[Em] [A] Hey Valerie, baby what's the matter [E] with you?
[G] [A] Come on, come on baby and tell [E] me true.
[Bm] Hey now baby, [A] what did [E] I do?
[Bm] I shot my dog, [A] cause he growled [E] at [Bm] you.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[Em] [A]
[E] [Bb] [B] Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] I never, ever done [E] you no wrong.
[B] I sang La Blue, [E] nearly all [A] night long.
[B] Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] You know I'd do anything that [E] you say.
[Bm] I can't understand [A] why you tell me please [E] go away.
[G] [A]
[E]
[G] [A] [Am] [A]
[E]
[A] [E] [Bm] [A]
[E] [Bm] [A] Hey [E] [Bm] [A]
[E] Valerie, [G] [A] I ain't afraid of the cold, cruel world [E] outside.
[G] [A] No chicken little running from a falling [E] sky.
The [D] [Bm] only thing that [A] troubles me [E] is you.
[Bm] If you leave me, [A] what will [E] I do?
[Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[G] [A] You got me down on the knees of my shaking [E] feet.
[Em]
[A] [Em] [A] Can't play the blues, cause of you I dropped [E] the beat.
[G] [Bm] Valerie, [A] what's the use [E] of complaining?
[Bm] I try to be [A]
everything [E] I [Bm] ain't.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good to [E] me?
Yeah, [Bm] Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
[B] [E]
Key:
E
A
Bm
G
Em
E
A
Bm
[Bm] _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] Hey Valerie, _ baby what's the matter [E] with you? _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] I did all of the things that you wanted [E] me to. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] I went downtown [A] with my [E] pocket knife.
_ [Bm] Cut your other man, [A] but I spent [E] his life.
[Bm] _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
_ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] Hey Valerie, _ baby what's the matter [E] with you? _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ Come on, come on baby and tell [E] me true. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Hey now baby, [A] what did [E] I do?
[Bm] I shot my dog, [A] cause he growled [E] at [Bm] you.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
_ [Em] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] I never, ever done [E] you no wrong.
_ _ [B] I sang La Blue, _ [E] nearly all [A] night long. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] You know I'd do anything that [E] you say.
_ _ [Bm] I can't understand [A] why you tell me please [E] go away. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] Hey _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Valerie, _ _ [G] _ [A] I ain't afraid of the cold, cruel world [E] outside. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] No chicken little running from a falling [E] sky. _ _
The _ [D] _ [Bm] _ only thing that [A] troubles me [E] is you.
_ [Bm] If you leave me, [A] what will [E] I do?
[Bm] _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me? _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] You got me down on the knees of my shaking [E] feet.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] Can't play the blues, cause of you I dropped [E] the beat. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ Valerie, [A] what's the use [E] of complaining?
[Bm] I try to be [A]
everything [E] I [Bm] ain't.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me? _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good to [E] me? _ _ _ _
Yeah, [Bm] _ _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] Hey Valerie, _ baby what's the matter [E] with you? _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] I did all of the things that you wanted [E] me to. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ [Bm] I went downtown [A] with my [E] pocket knife.
_ [Bm] Cut your other man, [A] but I spent [E] his life.
[Bm] _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
_ [Em] _ [E] _
_ _ [Em] _ [A] Hey Valerie, _ baby what's the matter [E] with you? _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ Come on, come on baby and tell [E] me true. _ _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Hey now baby, [A] what did [E] I do?
[Bm] I shot my dog, [A] cause he growled [E] at [Bm] you.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
_ [Em] _ [A] _
_ [E] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] I never, ever done [E] you no wrong.
_ _ [B] I sang La Blue, _ [E] nearly all [A] night long. _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ Valerie, what's the matter [E] with me?
[A] You know I'd do anything that [E] you say.
_ _ [Bm] I can't understand [A] why you tell me please [E] go away. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] Hey _ [E] _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ Valerie, _ _ [G] _ [A] I ain't afraid of the cold, cruel world [E] outside. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] No chicken little running from a falling [E] sky. _ _
The _ [D] _ [Bm] _ only thing that [A] troubles me [E] is you.
_ [Bm] If you leave me, [A] what will [E] I do?
[Bm] _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me? _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [A] You got me down on the knees of my shaking [E] feet.
_ [Em] _ _
[A] _ _ [Em] _ [A] Can't play the blues, cause of you I dropped [E] the beat. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ [Bm] _ Valerie, [A] what's the use [E] of complaining?
[Bm] I try to be [A]
everything [E] I [Bm] ain't.
Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me? _ _ _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good to [E] me? _ _ _ _
Yeah, [Bm] _ _ Valerie, [A] won't you be good [E] to me?
_ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _