Cumberland Blues (2013 Remaster) Chords

Tempo:
117.95 bpm
Chords used:

C

G

Bb

D

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Cumberland Blues (2013 Remaster) chords
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[G]
I can't stay much longer Melinda, the sun is getting high.
I can't help you with your trouble if you won't help with mine.
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down, [A] gotta [C] get down [G] to the land.
You keep me up just one more night, I can't sleep here no more.
Little Ben Clark says, Quartet 8, you kept me up till 4.
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down, or I [Am] can't [G] work there no more.
A lot of poor men make a five dollar bill, [A] [G]
keep him happy all the time.
Some of the fellas make nothing at all, and you can hear him cry.
[C]
Can I go buddy, can I go [D] now?
Take your ship, not mine.
[C] Gotta get down to the Cumberland [Em] mine, [F] that's where I mainly [G] spend my [Dm] [F] time.
[Em]
[C] Make good money, five dollars a day, [F] made any more I might move [C]
[Am] away.
[Em]
[G]
A lot of poor men [C] got to [G] Cumberland blues, he can't win [C] for losing.
A lot of poor men [G] got to walk the line, [A] just to pay his [Dm] union [C] dues.
I don't know [D] now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm going [G] back again.
[C] I don't know [D] now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm going [G] back again.
I [C] don't [D] know now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm going [G] back again.
Key:  
C
3211
G
2131
Bb
12341111
D
1321
A
1231
C
3211
G
2131
Bb
12341111
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Let's start jamming Grateful Dead - (2013 Remaster) Cumberland Blues chords, familiarize yourself with these chords - G, C, G, C, D and C in sequence. A good strategy is to initiate at 58 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 118 BPM. With C Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I can't stay much longer Melinda, the sun is getting high.
_ I can't help you with your trouble if you won't help with mine.
_ [Gb] _ I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down, [A] gotta [C] get down [G] to the land. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
You keep me up just one more night, I can't sleep here no more. _
Little Ben Clark says, Quartet 8, you kept me up till 4. _ _
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down, or I [Am] can't [G] work there no more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
A lot of poor men make a five dollar bill, [A] _ [G]
keep him happy all the time. _ _
Some of the fellas make nothing at all, _ and you can hear him cry.
[C] _ _ _
Can I go buddy, can I go [D] now?
Take your ship, not mine.
_ _ [C] Gotta get down to the Cumberland [Em] mine, _ [F] _ _ that's where I mainly [G] spend my [Dm] _ _ [F] time.
_ [Em] _
_ [C] Make good money, five dollars a _ day, _ [F] made any more I might move _ [C] _
[Am] away.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ A lot of poor men [C] got to [G] Cumberland blues, _ he can't win [C] for losing.
_ _ A lot of poor men [G] got to walk the line, [A] _ just to pay his [Dm] union _ _ [C] dues.
I don't know [D] now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm going [G] back again.
_ _ [C] _ I don't know [D] now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm going [G] back again.
I [C] _ _ don't [D] know now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm going [G] back again. _ _ _ _ _ _
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The Workingmans Dead album includes this song.

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