Chords for Grateful Dead - Cumberland Blues (Studio Version)

Tempo:
117.6 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Bb

F

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead - Cumberland Blues (Studio Version) chords
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[G]
I can't stay much longer, my friend, the sun is getting high.
I can't help you with your trouble if you would [E] help [G] with mine.
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, I [B] gotta get [Bb] down, [Am] gotta get down [G] to the land.
[Em] [G] You keep me up just one more night, I can't sleep here no more.
Little Ben Clark says, what an eight, you keep me up here four.
[Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down, [A] or I [G] can't work there no more.
[C] [G]
[E]
[G]
A lot of poor men make a five dollar bill, [A]
[G] keep him happy all the time.
Some of the fellas making nothing at all, and you can hear him cry.
[C]
Can I go, buddy, can I go [D] down, take your ship out the mine?
[Bm] [C] Gotta get down to the Cumberland [Dm] mine, gotta get down to the [C] Cumberland [F] mine, that's where I mainly spend [G] my [Dm] time.
[F]
[C] Make good money, five dollars a day, [F] maybe more, might move [C]
away.
[Am] [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 [F] union [C] dues.
I don't know [D] now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm [Am] going [G] back again.
[C] [E] [D] [C]
[G] [C]
[D] [C]
[D] [G]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Bb
12341111
F
134211111
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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To jam and learn Grateful Dead - (2013 Remaster) Cumberland Blues chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: G, C, G, Dm, F, C, F, E, D, C, G and A. Begin your practice at a relaxed 58 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 118. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of G Major in mind.

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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ I can't stay much longer, my friend, the sun is getting high.
_ I can't help you with your trouble if you would [E] help [G] with mine.
_ [Gb] I gotta get [Bb] down, I [B] gotta get [Bb] down, [Am] gotta get down [G] to the land. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] [G] You keep me up just one more night, I can't sleep here no more.
_ Little Ben Clark says, what an eight, you keep me up here four. _
[Gb] _ I gotta get [Bb] down, [B] I gotta get [Bb] down, [A] or I [G] can't work there no more. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A lot of poor men make a five dollar bill, [A] _
[G] keep him happy all the time. _ _
Some of the fellas making nothing at all, _ and you can hear him cry.
_ _ [C]
Can I go, buddy, can I go [D] down, take your ship out the mine?
[Bm] [C] Gotta get down to the Cumberland [Dm] mine, gotta get down to the [C] Cumberland [F] mine, that's where I mainly spend [G] my [Dm] _ time.
[F] _ _
[C] _ Make good money, five dollars a _ day, _ [F] maybe more, might move _ [C]
away.
[Am] _ _ _ [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 [F] union _ _ [C] dues.
I don't know [D] now, I just don't [C] know, if I'm [Am] going [G] back again.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [E] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[D] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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