Chords for NEW * Up On Cripple Creek - The Band {Stereo} 1969
Tempo:
144.1 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
G
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G]
[E]
[A] When I get off of this mountain, [D] you know where I want to go.
[A] Straight down the [D] Mississippi River [E] to the Gulf of Mexico.
[A] Lake Charles, Louisiana, little [D] Fessy girl I once knew.
[A] And she told me just [D] to come on by [E] if there's anything that she could do.
[F#m] Up [A] on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she [F#m] defends me.
It's a first dream [Gm] if I ever [G] did see one.
[E] [A] Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go.
[A] She bet [D] on one horse to win [E] and I bet on another to [Bm] show.
The [A] odds were in my favor, [D] I had them five to one.
[A] And that nag [D] to win came [E] around the track, sure enough he had won.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one.
[A] I took up all of my winnings [D] and I gave my little Fessy half.
[A] She [D] tore it up and threw it in my [E] face just for [B] a laugh.
[A] If there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see,
[A] that's when that little [D] love of mine [E] dips a donut in my teeth.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one.
[Em]
[A] No to [D] hoooo, [A] lo lo [D] lo lo loo, [A] no to [D] hoooo, [A] lo lo lo [D] lo lo.
[A] That's Ludd out in California, [D] and up north it's freezing cold.
[A] And this [D] living off the [E] road, it's getting pretty old.
So [A] I guess I'll call up my big mama, [D] tell her I'll be rolling in.
[E] [A] But you know deep down, [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go and see my Bessie again.
[F#] [A] Upon critical grief, she sends [D] me advice criminally.
She blames [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She depends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever did say one.
[A]
[D] Lullaby, [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
[D] [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
lullaby.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[E]
[A] When I get off of this mountain, [D] you know where I want to go.
[A] Straight down the [D] Mississippi River [E] to the Gulf of Mexico.
[A] Lake Charles, Louisiana, little [D] Fessy girl I once knew.
[A] And she told me just [D] to come on by [E] if there's anything that she could do.
[F#m] Up [A] on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she [F#m] defends me.
It's a first dream [Gm] if I ever [G] did see one.
[E] [A] Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go.
[A] She bet [D] on one horse to win [E] and I bet on another to [Bm] show.
The [A] odds were in my favor, [D] I had them five to one.
[A] And that nag [D] to win came [E] around the track, sure enough he had won.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one.
[A] I took up all of my winnings [D] and I gave my little Fessy half.
[A] She [D] tore it up and threw it in my [E] face just for [B] a laugh.
[A] If there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see,
[A] that's when that little [D] love of mine [E] dips a donut in my teeth.
[A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one.
[Em]
[A] No to [D] hoooo, [A] lo lo [D] lo lo loo, [A] no to [D] hoooo, [A] lo lo lo [D] lo lo.
[A] That's Ludd out in California, [D] and up north it's freezing cold.
[A] And this [D] living off the [E] road, it's getting pretty old.
So [A] I guess I'll call up my big mama, [D] tell her I'll be rolling in.
[E] [A] But you know deep down, [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go and see my Bessie again.
[F#] [A] Upon critical grief, she sends [D] me advice criminally.
She blames [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She depends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever did say one.
[A]
[D] Lullaby, [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
[D] [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
[D] lullaby, [A]
lullaby.
[D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
[D] [A]
Key:
A
D
E
G
F#m
A
D
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] When I get off of this mountain, _ [D] you know where I want to go.
_ _ [A] _ Straight down the [D] Mississippi River [E] to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ _ [A] _ Lake Charles, Louisiana, _ little [D] Fessy girl I once _ knew.
_ [A] And she told me just [D] to come on by [E] if there's anything that she could do.
_ [F#m] Up [A] on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she [F#m] defends me.
It's a first dream [Gm] if I ever [G] did see one. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go.
_ _ _ [A] _ She bet [D] on one horse to win [E] and I bet on another to [Bm] show.
The _ [A] odds were in my favor, _ [D] I had them five to one.
_ _ [A] _ And that nag [D] to win came [E] around the track, sure enough he had won.
_ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] I took up all of my winnings [D] and I gave my little Fessy half.
_ _ [A] _ She [D] tore it up and threw it in my [E] face just for [B] a laugh.
_ _ _ [A] If there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see,
_ _ [A] _ that's when that little [D] love of mine [E] dips a donut in my teeth.
_ _ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ No to [D] _ _ hoooo, [A] _ lo lo [D] lo lo loo, _ [A] _ no to [D] hoooo, _ _ [A] lo lo lo [D] lo lo.
_ _ _ [A] That's Ludd out in California, _ [D] and up north it's freezing cold.
_ _ [A] _ And this [D] living off the [E] road, it's getting pretty old.
So [A] I guess I'll call up my big mama, _ [D] tell her I'll be rolling in.
[E] _ _ [A] But you know deep down, [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go and see my Bessie again.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ Upon critical grief, she sends [D] me advice criminally.
She blames [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She depends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever did say one. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ lullaby, [A] _ _ _
[D] lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _
lullaby.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] When I get off of this mountain, _ [D] you know where I want to go.
_ _ [A] _ Straight down the [D] Mississippi River [E] to the Gulf of Mexico.
_ _ _ [A] _ Lake Charles, Louisiana, _ little [D] Fessy girl I once _ knew.
_ [A] And she told me just [D] to come on by [E] if there's anything that she could do.
_ [F#m] Up [A] on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she [F#m] defends me.
It's a first dream [Gm] if I ever [G] did see one. _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] Good luck had just strung me to [D] the racetrack I did go.
_ _ _ [A] _ She bet [D] on one horse to win [E] and I bet on another to [Bm] show.
The _ [A] odds were in my favor, _ [D] I had them five to one.
_ _ [A] _ And that nag [D] to win came [E] around the track, sure enough he had won.
_ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she [D] sends me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] I took up all of my winnings [D] and I gave my little Fessy half.
_ _ [A] _ She [D] tore it up and threw it in my [E] face just for [B] a laugh.
_ _ _ [A] If there's one thing in the whole wide [D] world I sure would like to see,
_ _ [A] _ that's when that little [D] love of mine [E] dips a donut in my teeth.
_ _ _ [A] Up on Cripple Creek, she sends [D] me if I spring a leak, she mends [E] me.
I don't have to speak, she defends [F#m] me.
It's a first dream [G] if I ever did see one.
_ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ No to [D] _ _ hoooo, [A] _ lo lo [D] lo lo loo, _ [A] _ no to [D] hoooo, _ _ [A] lo lo lo [D] lo lo.
_ _ _ [A] That's Ludd out in California, _ [D] and up north it's freezing cold.
_ _ [A] _ And this [D] living off the [E] road, it's getting pretty old.
So [A] I guess I'll call up my big mama, _ [D] tell her I'll be rolling in.
[E] _ _ [A] But you know deep down, [D] I'm kind of tempted [E] to go and see my Bessie again.
[F#] _ _ [A] _ Upon critical grief, she sends [D] me advice criminally.
She blames [E] me, I don't have to speak.
She depends [F#m] me, a drunkard's dream [G] if I ever did say one. _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] Lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ lullaby, [A] _ _ _
[D] lullaby, _ _ _ [A] _ _
lullaby.
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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