Chords for Uncle John's Band (2001 Remaster)

Tempo:
140.65 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Uncle John's Band (2001 Remaster) chords
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[C] [D]
[C]
[D] [G] Well the first days are the hardest days, don't [C] you worry [G] anymore.
Cause when life looks like easy street, there [C] is danger at [G] your door.
[Am] Think this through [Em] with me, [C] let me know you're [D] mine.
[B] Whoa, what [G] I want to know [D] is, [G] are you kind?
It's a buck dancer's choice, my friend, [C] better take [G] my advice.
You know all the rules by now, [C] and the fire [G] from the ice.
[Am] Will you come with [Em] me?
[C] Won't you [D] come with me?
Whoa, what [G] I want to know, will you come with me?
God damn, will I be clear, [Am] have you [D] seen the like?
[C] Their walls are built of cannonballs, [G] their model [D]
is [C] Don't Tread [D] On Me.
[G] Come hear Uncle John's [E] band, [Am]
[G] playing to [D] the tide.
[C] Come with me or go [G] alone, he's come [D] to [C] take his children [A] home.
[G]
[C] [D] [G]
[C] [D] [G]
[Bm] [D] [G]
[B] [G]
It's the same story, the trouble, he [C] is the only [G] one he know.
Like the morning sun you come, [C] and like the wind [G] you go.
[Am]
Ain't no time [Em] to hate, [C]
barely time to [D] wait.
[C] Whoa, [G] what I want to know, [D] where does [G] the time go?
I live in a silver mine, [C] and I call it [G] Vegas too.
I got me a violin, and [C] I make you call [G] to tune.
[Am] [Em] Anybody's choice, [C] I can hear [D] your voice.
Whoa, what I want to [C] know, [G] how does the song go?
Come hear Uncle [Am] John's band, [G] by the river side.
[D] [C] Got some things to talk about, [G] here beside the [E] rising tide.
[G] Come hear Uncle John's [A] band, [D] playing to the tide.
[C] Come on along or go alone, [G] he's come [D] to take his children home.
[G] [A]
[D]
[A]
[Dm] [A] [C] [D]
Whoa, what I want to know, how does the [G] song go?
Come hear Uncle John's band, by the river side.
Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide.
Come hear Uncle John's [E] band, [G] playing to the [D] tide.
[C] Come on along or go [G] alone, he's [A] come to [C] take his children [D] home.
[A] [Dm] [A]
[Dm] [A]
[C] [D]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
Am
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To learn Grateful Dead - (2001 Remaster) Uncle Johns Band chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - C, G, D, C, G, C and D in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 70 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 141 BPM. With an eye on the song's key G Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] Well the first days are the hardest days, don't [C] you worry [G] _ anymore.
_ _ Cause when life looks like easy street, there [C] is danger at [G] your door.
_ _ [Am] Think this through [Em] with me, _ _ _ [C] let me know you're [D] mine.
_ _ _ [B] Whoa, what [G] I want to know _ _ [D] is, [G] are you kind? _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ It's a buck _ dancer's choice, my friend, [C] better take [G] my advice.
_ You know all the rules by now, [C] and the fire [G] from the ice.
_ _ [Am] Will you come with [Em] me?
_ _ [C] _ Won't you [D] come with me?
_ _ _ Whoa, what [G] I want to know, _ will you come with me? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ God damn, will I be clear, [Am] have you [D] seen the like?
_ [C] Their walls are built of _ cannonballs, [G] their model [D]
is [C] Don't Tread [D] On Me.
_ [G] Come hear Uncle John's [E] band, [Am] _
[G] playing to [D] the tide.
_ _ [C] Come with me or go [G] alone, he's come [D] to [C] take his children [A] _ home.
[G] _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [G] _
It's the same story, the trouble, he [C] is the only [G] one he know. _ _
Like the morning sun you come, [C] and like the wind [G] you go.
_ _ [Am] _
Ain't no time [Em] to hate, _ _ [C] _
barely time to [D] wait. _ _ _
[C] Whoa, [G] what I want to know, _ [D] where does [G] the time go? _
I _ _ _ _ live in a silver mine, [C] and I call it [G] Vegas too.
_ _ I got me a violin, and [C] I make you call [G] to tune.
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Em] Anybody's choice, _ _ [C] I can hear [D] your voice.
_ _ _ Whoa, what I want to [C] know, _ [G] _ how does the song go? _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Come hear Uncle [Am] John's band, [G] by the river side.
[D] _ _ [C] Got some things to talk about, _ [G] here beside the [E] rising tide.
[G] _ Come hear Uncle John's [A] band, [D] playing to the tide.
_ _ [C] Come on along or go alone, [G] he's come [D] to take his children home. _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [C] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Whoa, _ what I want to know, _ how does the [G] song go? _
_ _ _ _ Come hear Uncle John's band, by the river side.
_ _ Got some things to talk about, _ here beside the rising tide.
_ _ Come hear Uncle John's [E] band, _ [G] playing to the [D] tide.
_ _ [C] Come on along or go [G] alone, he's [A] come to [C] take his children [D] _ home.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _

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