Chords for Up On Cripple Creek (Remastered 2000)
Tempo:
144.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [A]
[A]
But I get off of this mountain, [D] you know where I want to go.
[A] Straight down [D] the Mississippi [E] River to the Gulf of Mexico,
[A] to Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Little [D] Bessie, girl, I once knew.
[A] And she told me [D] just to come on by,
[E] if there's anything that she could do.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
And she defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [Gm] if I ever did [G] see one.
[A] Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go.
[A] She bet [D] on one horse to win, [E] and I bet on another to show.
[A] Hearts were in my favor, [D] I had them five to one.
[A] And that [D] nagger wind came around [E] the track, sure enough, we had won.
Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
[G]
[A] Looked up all of my winning, [D] and I gave my little Bessie high.
[A] She tore [D] it up and threw it in my [E] face, just for a [B] laugh.
[A] Now there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see.
[A] That's when that [D] little love of [E] mine dips a donut [B] in my teeth.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
[Em]
[A] Me and my mate were back at the shack, we [D] had Spike Jones on the bars.
[A] She said I can't [D] take the way he sang, [E] but I loved his name, Paul.
[A] Now that just gave my heart a fall [D] to the bottom of my feet.
[D] [A] And I swore [D] as I took another pull, [E] my Bessie can't be beat.
[B] [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
No, [Gm]
[A] no, [D] hoo, [A] la la la [D] la
[A] No, no, [D]
hoo, [A] la la la [D] la
[A] California, [D] up north, it's freezing cold.
[A] And this [D] living off the road, [E] it's getting pretty old.
So [A] I guess I call up my Big Mama, tell [D] her I'll be rolling in.
[E] [A] [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go see my bestie again [A] up on Cripple Creek.
She sends [D] me if I pray or leave.
She lends [E] me, I don't have to scream.
She defends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever need to go.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
I'm [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
tempted [A] [D]
[A] [D] to go see my bestie again up on Cripple Creek.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
[A]
But I get off of this mountain, [D] you know where I want to go.
[A] Straight down [D] the Mississippi [E] River to the Gulf of Mexico,
[A] to Lake Charles, Louisiana.
Little [D] Bessie, girl, I once knew.
[A] And she told me [D] just to come on by,
[E] if there's anything that she could do.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
And she defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [Gm] if I ever did [G] see one.
[A] Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go.
[A] She bet [D] on one horse to win, [E] and I bet on another to show.
[A] Hearts were in my favor, [D] I had them five to one.
[A] And that [D] nagger wind came around [E] the track, sure enough, we had won.
Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
[G]
[A] Looked up all of my winning, [D] and I gave my little Bessie high.
[A] She tore [D] it up and threw it in my [E] face, just for a [B] laugh.
[A] Now there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see.
[A] That's when that [D] little love of [E] mine dips a donut [B] in my teeth.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
[Em]
[A] Me and my mate were back at the shack, we [D] had Spike Jones on the bars.
[A] She said I can't [D] take the way he sang, [E] but I loved his name, Paul.
[A] Now that just gave my heart a fall [D] to the bottom of my feet.
[D] [A] And I swore [D] as I took another pull, [E] my Bessie can't be beat.
[B] [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
No, [Gm]
[A] no, [D] hoo, [A] la la la [D] la
[A] No, no, [D]
hoo, [A] la la la [D] la
[A] California, [D] up north, it's freezing cold.
[A] And this [D] living off the road, [E] it's getting pretty old.
So [A] I guess I call up my Big Mama, tell [D] her I'll be rolling in.
[E] [A] [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go see my bestie again [A] up on Cripple Creek.
She sends [D] me if I pray or leave.
She lends [E] me, I don't have to scream.
She defends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever need to go.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
I'm [A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
tempted [A] [D]
[A] [D] to go see my bestie again up on Cripple Creek.
[A] [D]
[A] [D]
[A]
Key:
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ But I get off of this mountain, _ [D] you know where I want to go. _
_ _ [A] Straight down [D] the Mississippi [E] River to the Gulf of Mexico, _ _
_ [A] to Lake Charles, Louisiana. _
Little [D] Bessie, girl, I once knew. _
_ _ [A] And she told me [D] just to come on by,
[E] if there's anything that she could do. _
_ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
And she defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [Gm] if I ever did [G] see one. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go. _
_ _ [A] _ She bet [D] on one horse to win, [E] and I bet on another to show.
_ _ [A] Hearts were in my favor, _ [D] I had them five to one.
_ [A] And that [D] nagger wind came around [E] the track, sure enough, we had won.
_ _ Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Looked up all of my winning, _ [D] and I gave my little Bessie high. _
_ _ [A] _ She tore [D] it up and threw it in my [E] face, just for a [B] laugh. _
_ [A] Now there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see.
_ _ [A] That's when that [D] little love of [E] mine dips a donut [B] in my _ teeth.
_ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] Me and my mate were back at the shack, we [D] had Spike Jones on the bars.
_ _ [A] She said I can't [D] take the way he sang, [E] but I loved his name, Paul. _ _
_ [A] Now that just gave my heart a fall [D] to the bottom of my feet. _
_ [D] _ _ [A] And I swore [D] as I took another pull, [E] my Bessie can't be beat. _
[B] _ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
No, _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ no, [D] hoo, _ _ [A] la la la [D] la _
_ [A] No, _ no, [D] _
hoo, _ [A] la la la [D] la _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ California, _ [D] up north, it's freezing cold. _
_ _ [A] And this [D] living off the road, [E] it's getting pretty old. _
So [A] I guess I call up my Big Mama, tell [D] her I'll be rolling in. _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go see my bestie again _ _ [A] up on Cripple Creek.
She sends [D] me if I pray or leave.
She lends [E] me, I don't have to scream.
She defends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever need to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I'm [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
tempted _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] to go see my bestie again up on Cripple Creek.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ But I get off of this mountain, _ [D] you know where I want to go. _
_ _ [A] Straight down [D] the Mississippi [E] River to the Gulf of Mexico, _ _
_ [A] to Lake Charles, Louisiana. _
Little [D] Bessie, girl, I once knew. _
_ _ [A] And she told me [D] just to come on by,
[E] if there's anything that she could do. _
_ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
And she defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [Gm] if I ever did [G] see one. _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go. _
_ _ [A] _ She bet [D] on one horse to win, [E] and I bet on another to show.
_ _ [A] Hearts were in my favor, _ [D] I had them five to one.
_ [A] And that [D] nagger wind came around [E] the track, sure enough, we had won.
_ _ Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
_ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ Looked up all of my winning, _ [D] and I gave my little Bessie high. _
_ _ [A] _ She tore [D] it up and threw it in my [E] face, just for a [B] laugh. _
_ [A] Now there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see.
_ _ [A] That's when that [D] little love of [E] mine dips a donut [B] in my _ teeth.
_ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ [A] Me and my mate were back at the shack, we [D] had Spike Jones on the bars.
_ _ [A] She said I can't [D] take the way he sang, [E] but I loved his name, Paul. _ _
_ [A] Now that just gave my heart a fall [D] to the bottom of my feet. _
_ [D] _ _ [A] And I swore [D] as I took another pull, [E] my Bessie can't be beat. _
[B] _ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak.
She mends [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She defends [F#m] me, drunk or extreme, [G] if I ever did see one.
No, _ [Gm] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ no, [D] hoo, _ _ [A] la la la [D] la _
_ [A] No, _ no, [D] _
hoo, _ [A] la la la [D] la _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ California, _ [D] up north, it's freezing cold. _
_ _ [A] And this [D] living off the road, [E] it's getting pretty old. _
So [A] I guess I call up my Big Mama, tell [D] her I'll be rolling in. _
[E] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go see my bestie again _ _ [A] up on Cripple Creek.
She sends [D] me if I pray or leave.
She lends [E] me, I don't have to scream.
She defends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever need to go. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
I'm [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
tempted _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] to go see my bestie again up on Cripple Creek.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _