Chords for Levon Helm, Ringo Starr and the 1989 All Starr Band "Up On Cripple Creek"
Tempo:
140.75 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
Am
E
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G#] [E] [G]
[E] [Am] [G]
[A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A] I'm headed [D] down the Mississippi River to [E] the Gulf of Mexico.
All the way [A] to Lake Charles and Louisiana.
[D] Any place in the world that I want to roam.
[A] And bless it for [D] me to come on down [E] if there was anything she could do.
She's [A] going up on the critical peak.
And she is tearing [D] me in about [Am] a [D] crack of eight.
And she's a-leaning [E] me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[A] Hey, she's a lucky hand she's coming.
To [D] the ridge tight as I did go.
[A]
[Am] You know I've been on [D] one course to [E] win.
And this, if never does any show.
[A] I had the odds all in.
[D]
[Bm] [F#] [D] [A]
When them horses [D] ran around the track.
[E] It was me and Sweet and Bessie at once.
[C] And [A] she's going up on the critical peak.
And she's a [D]-leaning me.
[E] I don't have to think.
And she's a-leaning me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[A] And [D] I gave her a little bit of a hike.
[A]
But Bessie's going [D] up and running [E] away.
And she's just following my hat.
[A] And it did the man of my heart.
[Am] [D] To the bottom of my feet.
[E] [Am]
And I swore [D] when I drove another [E] pull.
That Bessie can't be free.
She's [A] sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's a-sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[Am] And me and my mate we went back to the shack.
We [D] booked like the homes on the box.
[A]
She [Am] said I can [D] take her away.
She said.
And [E] I was a-hearing her call.
[A] That there was a thing [D] in the hole I was to see.
[A]
[Am] And a little [D] sweet pony of mine.
And [E] I put her shoulder in my knee.
And [A] she's sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well, it's blowing out of the north.
You [D] know the north is freezing cold.
[A]
And it's [Dm] living [D] out here on the road.
[E] It's just the kind of road.
Yeah, [A] I guess I'll call her up [Am] and [D] tell her I.
[Am] You know deep [D] down I'm sort of tempted [E] to go and see my fancy again.
And [A] me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make [E] it.
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[A]
[D] [Am] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[Am] [N]
[E] [Am] [G]
[A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A] I'm headed [D] down the Mississippi River to [E] the Gulf of Mexico.
All the way [A] to Lake Charles and Louisiana.
[D] Any place in the world that I want to roam.
[A] And bless it for [D] me to come on down [E] if there was anything she could do.
She's [A] going up on the critical peak.
And she is tearing [D] me in about [Am] a [D] crack of eight.
And she's a-leaning [E] me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[A] Hey, she's a lucky hand she's coming.
To [D] the ridge tight as I did go.
[A]
[Am] You know I've been on [D] one course to [E] win.
And this, if never does any show.
[A] I had the odds all in.
[D]
[Bm] [F#] [D] [A]
When them horses [D] ran around the track.
[E] It was me and Sweet and Bessie at once.
[C] And [A] she's going up on the critical peak.
And she's a [D]-leaning me.
[E] I don't have to think.
And she's a-leaning me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[A]
[D]
[A]
[Bm] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[A] And [D] I gave her a little bit of a hike.
[A]
But Bessie's going [D] up and running [E] away.
And she's just following my hat.
[A] And it did the man of my heart.
[Am] [D] To the bottom of my feet.
[E] [Am]
And I swore [D] when I drove another [E] pull.
That Bessie can't be free.
She's [A] sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's a-sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[Am] And me and my mate we went back to the shack.
We [D] booked like the homes on the box.
[A]
She [Am] said I can [D] take her away.
She said.
And [E] I was a-hearing her call.
[A] That there was a thing [D] in the hole I was to see.
[A]
[Am] And a little [D] sweet pony of mine.
And [E] I put her shoulder in my knee.
And [A] she's sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [A] Well, it's blowing out of the north.
You [D] know the north is freezing cold.
[A]
And it's [Dm] living [D] out here on the road.
[E] It's just the kind of road.
Yeah, [A] I guess I'll call her up [Am] and [D] tell her I.
[Am] You know deep [D] down I'm sort of tempted [E] to go and see my fancy again.
And [A] me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make [E] it.
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
[A]
[D] [Am] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[F#m] [G] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[D] [Am]
[D] [A]
[Am] [N]
Key:
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D
A
Am
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] I'm headed [D] down the Mississippi River to [E] the Gulf of Mexico.
_ All the way [A] to Lake Charles and _ Louisiana.
[D] Any place in the world that I want to roam.
_ [A] _ And bless it for [D] me to come on down [E] if there was anything she could do.
_ She's [A] going up on the critical peak.
And she is tearing [D] me in about [Am] a [D] crack of eight.
And she's a-leaning [E] me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Hey, she's a lucky hand she's coming.
To [D] the ridge tight as I did go.
_ _ _ [A] _
[Am] You know I've been on [D] one course to [E] win.
And this, if never does any show.
_ [A] I had the odds all in.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
When them horses [D] ran around the track.
[E] It was me and Sweet and Bessie at once.
[C] And [A] she's going up on the critical peak.
And she's a [D]-leaning me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I don't have to think.
And she's a-leaning me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ And [D] I gave her a little bit of a hike.
_ [A] _
But Bessie's going [D] up and running [E] away.
And she's just following my hat.
_ _ [A] And it did the man of my heart.
[Am] _ _ [D] To the bottom of my feet.
_ _ [E] _ [Am]
And I swore [D] when I drove another [E] pull.
That Bessie can't be free.
_ She's [A] sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's a-sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] And me and my mate we went back to the shack.
We [D] booked like the homes on the box.
_ _ [A] _
She [Am] said I can [D] take her away.
She said.
And [E] I was a-hearing her call.
_ _ _ [A] That there was a thing [D] in the hole I _ _ _ was to see.
_ [A] _ _
[Am] And a little [D] sweet pony of mine.
And [E] I put her shoulder in my knee.
And [A] she's sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Well, it's blowing out of _ _ _ the north.
You [D] know the north is freezing cold.
_ _ _ [A] _
And it's [Dm] living [D] out here on the road.
[E] It's just the kind of road.
_ Yeah, [A] I guess I'll call her up _ [Am] _ and [D] tell her I.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] You know deep [D] down I'm sort of tempted [E] to go and see my fancy again.
And [A] me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make [E] it.
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [E] _ [Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] I'm headed [D] down the Mississippi River to [E] the Gulf of Mexico.
_ All the way [A] to Lake Charles and _ Louisiana.
[D] Any place in the world that I want to roam.
_ [A] _ And bless it for [D] me to come on down [E] if there was anything she could do.
_ She's [A] going up on the critical peak.
And she is tearing [D] me in about [Am] a [D] crack of eight.
And she's a-leaning [E] me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] Hey, she's a lucky hand she's coming.
To [D] the ridge tight as I did go.
_ _ _ [A] _
[Am] You know I've been on [D] one course to [E] win.
And this, if never does any show.
_ [A] I had the odds all in.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ [F#] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
When them horses [D] ran around the track.
[E] It was me and Sweet and Bessie at once.
[C] And [A] she's going up on the critical peak.
And she's a [D]-leaning me.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] I don't have to think.
And she's a-leaning me.
I don't have to think.
Now she's a-leaning [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ And [D] I gave her a little bit of a hike.
_ [A] _
But Bessie's going [D] up and running [E] away.
And she's just following my hat.
_ _ [A] And it did the man of my heart.
[Am] _ _ [D] To the bottom of my feet.
_ _ [E] _ [Am]
And I swore [D] when I drove another [E] pull.
That Bessie can't be free.
_ She's [A] sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's a-sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] And me and my mate we went back to the shack.
We [D] booked like the homes on the box.
_ _ [A] _
She [Am] said I can [D] take her away.
She said.
And [E] I was a-hearing her call.
_ _ _ [A] That there was a thing [D] in the hole I _ _ _ was to see.
_ [A] _ _
[Am] And a little [D] sweet pony of mine.
And [E] I put her shoulder in my knee.
And [A] she's sending me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make it.
[E]
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] Well, it's blowing out of _ _ _ the north.
You [D] know the north is freezing cold.
_ _ _ [A] _
And it's [Dm] living [D] out here on the road.
[E] It's just the kind of road.
_ Yeah, [A] I guess I'll call her up _ [Am] _ and [D] tell her I.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] You know deep [D] down I'm sort of tempted [E] to go and see my fancy again.
And [A] me up on the critical peak.
And she's sending [D] me.
If I find a lead.
Now she'll make [E] it.
I don't have to speak.
Now she's a-sending [F#m] me.
It's from her dreams.
[G] If I ever did be one. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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