Chords for Grateful Dead - Jack Straw (7-9-89)

Tempo:
155.5 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

D

Bm

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Grateful Dead - Jack Straw (7-9-89) chords
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[G#]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[E]
We can share [F#m] the bread and we can share the [C#m] wine.
[A]
[E] We can share [D] what we got to use, cause [A] we're done sharing [E] all of mine.
[D] [A]
[G#] [E] Keep on going, [F#m] just a mile [C#m] to go.
[A] [E] Keep on going, [Bm] my [D] old buddy, [A] you're moving much too [E] slow.
[E]
I just swam to [B] watch her, right [E] outside the fence.
Took his ring from us, changed it, and paid that heavy cent.
[F]
[F#] He pricked my ears to listen, and he burns my eyes to see.
Cut down a man in cold [F#] blood and he's shinin' bright as well as [Bm] me.
[A] Me.
[E]
[D] [Bm] [A]
[C#] [Bm] [A]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[B] We used to play [A] for silver, now we [E] play for life.
[C#m] [Bm] One was more [A] than one, but it was more than [E] the nine.
[D] And [F#] now the dime [A] is shaking, now the [E] dollar's falling.
[D] Ain't no [A] winner in the game, [E] he don't go home [A] alone.
[A] Not [D] with us.
[G]
[D] [G]
[F#] [E] [F#m]
[G#m]
[B] [E] Leaving Texas, what's there [C#] to hide?
[A]
[E] Sun's so hot, [Bm] the clouds so low, [A] the eagles fill [E] the sky.
[C#m] [D]
[A] [G#m] [A]
[D#] [E] Catching [F#m] Detroit, riding down to [C#] Santa Fe.
[E] [A]
[E] Great Northern, [B] out of [D] Cheyenne, from [A] sea to [B] shining sea.
[A]
[E] [B]
Gotta [E] pull the tug, [F#]
[E] this train we can ride.
[C#m] [A] Gotta settle one [B]
score, one score [E] for the pride.
[F#] Ain't no place I [G#] can't hide, shining, even from the sun.
[F#] Ain't no bed can't give us rest, now, [A#m] to keep us on [D] the ride. Ah. [A] Ah. Ah. Ah.
[E]
[D] [Bm] Ah.
[A] [E]
[Em] [D] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[D]
[A] [E]
[F#] [Bm]
[C#m] [E]
[Bm]
Ah.
[A] [D] [E]
[E] [D] [Bm]
[A] [E]
[F#]
[A] [E]
[D] [A]
[C#] [E]
Ah.
[G] [Bm]
[A] [E]
Ah. Ah. Ah.
[F#m] Ah. Ah. Ah.
[E]
Ah.
[D]
[A] [E]
[B]
[A] [Em]
[D] [Bm]
[A] [Em]
[D] [B]
[A] [Em]
[Bm]
[A] [E]
Ah.
Ah.
[B] Jack Straw from Westchester, got his [E] body now.
[C#] [D] [Bm] Triple Hill, [A] Chicago, David, name [E] his body now.
[D] [Bm] I'm a mile [A] from Tucson, and [Em] I'm by the corner land.
[D] [Bm] One man [A] gone and another to [C#] go.
[E] My old buddy, [A] a little man, much too [D]
slow.
[Em] [F#] [D]
[G] [E]
[F#]
[E] [A]
[E] We can share [F#m] the room and we can share the [C#m] wine.
[B] [A]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
Bm
13421112
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
D
1321
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To learn Grateful Dead - (Live at Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ, 7/9/89) Jack Straw chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - D, A, E, D, Bm, A, E and Bm of chords. For best results, commence at 77 BPM and progress to the song's BPM of 156. With the song's key of A Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [G#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#] _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We can share [F#m] the bread and we can share the [C#m] wine.
_ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ We can share [D] what we got to use, cause [A] we're done sharing [E] all of _ mine.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _ Keep on going, [F#m] _ just a mile [C#m] to go. _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] Keep on going, [Bm] my [D] old buddy, [A] you're moving much too [E] slow. _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I just swam to [B] watch her, _ _ right [E] outside the fence. _
_ Took his ring from us, changed it, and paid that heavy cent.
_ [F] _
[F#] He pricked my ears to listen, and he burns my eyes to see. _ _ _
Cut down a man in cold [F#] blood and he's shinin' bright as well as [Bm] me. _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ Me.
[E] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] We used to play [A] for silver, now we [E] play for life. _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ [Bm] One was more [A] than one, but it was more than [E] the nine. _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ And [F#] now the dime [A] is shaking, now the [E] dollar's falling. _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] Ain't no [A] winner in the game, _ _ [E] he don't go home [A] alone.
[A] Not [D] with _ us.
[G] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [F#] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [E] Leaving Texas, _ what's there [C#] to hide?
[A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Sun's so hot, [Bm] the clouds so low, [A] the eagles fill [E] the _ sky.
[C#m] _ [D] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G#m] _ _ [A] _
_ [D#] _ _ [E] _ Catching [F#m] Detroit, riding down to [C#] Santa Fe.
[E] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ Great Northern, [B] out of [D] Cheyenne, from [A] sea to [B] shining _ sea.
[A] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ Gotta [E] pull the tug, _ [F#] _
_ _ [E] this train we can ride. _
_ [C#m] _ [A] Gotta settle one _ [B]
score, _ one score [E] for the pride. _
_ [F#] _ Ain't no place I [G#] can't hide, shining, _ even from the sun. _
_ [F#] _ Ain't no bed can't give us rest, now, [A#m] to keep us on [D] the ride. Ah. [A] Ah. Ah. Ah.
_ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Ah.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
Ah.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [E] _
_ Ah.
_ _ [G] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ Ah. Ah. Ah.
[F#m] Ah. Ah. Ah.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ Ah.
[D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [B] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ Ah.
Ah.
[B] _ Jack Straw from Westchester, got his [E] body now. _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] Triple Hill, [A] Chicago, David, name [E] his body now.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] I'm a mile [A] from Tucson, and [Em] I'm by the corner land.
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [Bm] One man [A] gone and another to [C#] go.
_ [E] My old buddy, [A] a little man, much too [D]
slow.
_ _ [Em] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [E] _ We can share [F#m] the room and we can share the [C#m] wine.
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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