Greatest Story Ever Told Chords by Bob Weir

Tempo:
169.05 bpm
Chords used:

C

F

Am

Cm

G

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Greatest Story Ever Told chords
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[C]
Moses come [F] [C] riding up on a [F] quasar [C] His place was dim and the door was [F] ajar
[C]
His buckle [F] was silver, [C] his banner was gold [F] [Cm] [F]
[C] I asked [F] him to come on [C] in out of the [F] cold
[Cm] The
[Am] rain [E] would [C] boil and his reason was spent [F] [C]
[Am] Nothing [E] he [C] borrowed, nothing he's [F] left
[C]
I asked him for [F] mercy, [C] gave me a gun [F] [C]
Now I gotta get these [F] things [C] got to [Am] be [F] [Cm] done
[G] He may have me eyes, except none of them [Am] Get right to [Dm] work if you're had in your [C] senses
You know the one thing we [F] need is [C] a left hand monkey [F] [Cm] wrench
[F]
[G] [C] [Am]
[Dm] [C] [G]
[F] [C]
[F]
[Em] [C] [Am]
[Dm] [C]
[Dm] [G] [F] [Am]
[C] Moses come [F] in [C] with his eyes on the [F] floor [C]
Said you ain't got [F] a [C] hinge, you can't close the door
[F] [Cm]
Moses [F] stood up [C] a full six foot and [F] ten [Cm] He said you can't close the [F] door [C] when the walls cave [F] [C] in
[Am] I asked [E] him for [C] water, he poured me some [F] water [C] [F]
[Am] He finished [E] the [C] bottle and broke into my
[F] mouth [Cm]
[C] You get what you come for, you're ready to go
[F] [C] And it's one of them [F] thousands [C] that's done for the [F] [C] show
[G] He may have me eyes, except none of them
[Am] From the roof went [Dm] the fire and the [C] smoke
He threw me [F] the water, well [C] you can't never [F] tell
[C]
[F]
[G] [C] [F] [Em]
[F] [Em] [Dm] [G]
[C] [Cm]
[F]
[G] [C] [Em] [F] [Em]
[F] [Dm] [C]
[F] [G] [F] [C]
Moses come riding up on a [F] quasar [C] His place was dim and the door was ajar
[F] [C]
Silver spinning [F] with gold [C]
I asked him to come on in and let it go
[Cm]
[C] I asked him to come on in and let it go
Key:  
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
Cm
13421113
G
2131
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
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Let's start jamming Bob Weir - Greatest Story Ever Told chords, practice the chord sequence C, F and C. Start with a comfortable 84 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 169. Considering the song's key of C Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Moses come [F] [C] riding up on a _ [F] quasar _ [C] His _ _ _ _ place was dim and the door was [F] ajar
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ His buckle [F] was silver, [C] his banner was gold [F] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [C] I asked [F] him to come on [C] in out of the [F] cold
_ [Cm] _ The _
_ [Am] _ rain [E] would [C] boil and his reason was spent [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ Nothing [E] he [C] borrowed, nothing he's [F] left
_ [C] _ _ _ _
_ I asked him for [F] mercy, [C] gave me a gun [F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
Now I gotta get these [F] things [C] got to [Am] be _ [F] _ [Cm] done _ _ _
_ [G] _ He may have me eyes, except none of them [Am] Get right to [Dm] work if you're had in your [C] senses
You know the one thing we [F] need is [C] a left hand monkey _ [F] _ [Cm] wrench _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ [G] _ _
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [Am] _ _
[C] _ _ Moses come [F] in [C] with his eyes on the [F] floor _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ Said you ain't got [F] a [C] hinge, you can't close the door
[F] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ _ Moses [F] stood up [C] a full six foot and [F] ten _ [Cm] He _ _ _ said you can't close the [F] door [C] when the walls cave [F] _ [C] in _ _ _
_ [Am] _ I asked [E] him for [C] water, he poured me some [F] water _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _
_ [Am] He finished [E] the [C] bottle and broke into my
[F] mouth [Cm] _ _ _ _
_ [C] You get what you come for, you're ready to go
[F] _ _ [C] And _ _ _ it's one of them [F] thousands [C] that's done for the _ [F] _ [C] show _ _ _
_ _ [G] He may have me eyes, except none of them
[Am] From the roof went [Dm] the fire and the [C] smoke
He threw me [F] the water, well [C] you can't never _ _ [F] tell
[C] _ _ _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ [Em] _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ [C] _ _ [Em] _ [F] _ _ [Em] _
[F] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
[F] _ _ [G] _ _ [F] _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ Moses come riding up on a [F] quasar _ [C] _ _ His _ _ place was dim and the door was ajar
[F] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Silver spinning [F] with gold _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
I asked him to come on in and let it go _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Cm] _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ I asked him to come on in and let it go _ _ _ _ _ _
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