The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show Chords by The Band

Tempo:
97.95 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

Gm

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show chords
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[G] [Gm] [F] [G] [C]
[Dm] [G] [Gm] [G] [E]
[G] [Gm] [G]
[Gm]
[G] When you're on the hill, you might [F] know where to go.
[G] Come [D] on out, [G] you can't resist.
There'll be saints and sinners you'll [B] see, losers and winners.
[C] All kinds of people you [Db] might [E] want to know.
There's a lot you [G] can't eat, you can't [Em] forget it.
It's the [Eb] [G] Walmart's medicine show.
[E]
[C] You know he [D] always holds it [E] in advance.
[G] He's looking for [C] the real thing.
[D] [C] He's [D] showing you [G] where it [Gm] is.
[G]
[Dm] [G] [Gm]
[G] He's a young man healer, [F] he's a woman stealer.
[G] He will [D] cure by [G] his command.
He's been in music hard and you [B] might have to stand.
[C] To hear the conduct [E] of the chamber ain't gonna [G] threaten.
[Em] You can't forget it.
That [Eb] WS [G] Walmart's medicine show.
[A]
[C] I'd rather die [D] happy [E] than not die at all.
Oh, [G] oh, bad [C] is good [D] who [C] will [D] not [G] be caught.
[Bb] [G] [Gm]
[Dm] [G]
[F]
[G] It's the [Am] [G] Walmart's [Em] medicine [G] show.
The [B] Walmart's
[C] [E] medicine [Gm] [G] [Em]
[Eb] [D] [Gm] show.
[C] [D] [E]
[G] [Am] [D] [C] It's the Walmart's [G] medicine [Gm] show.
[F] [G]
She's Miss Fairfax, old and [F] bright, diamonds in her teeth.
[G] She is [D] the bold, [G] round-nosed [Gm] beauty.
[G] Rock and roll singer, [B] take a good ringer.
[C] For something in life you ain't [Db] never [Gm] seen.
And boy, [G] you get it, you [Em] can't forget it.
The [Eb] WS [D] Walmart's medicine [G] show.
[A] [Eb] The WS [D]
Walmart's medicine [G] show.
[Am] [Eb] [G]
[Gm] [G]
[Cm] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
Gm
123111113
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming The Band - (Live At The Royal Albert Hall, June 1971) The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show chords, Practice these chords sequence - E, G, C, D, G, Gm, G, F, G, D and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 48 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 98. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: G Minor.

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[G] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _
_ [G] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] When you're on the hill, you might [F] know where to go.
_ [G] Come [D] on out, [G] you can't resist. _
There'll be saints and sinners you'll [B] see, losers and winners.
[C] All kinds of people you [Db] might [E] want to know.
There's a lot you [G] can't eat, you can't [Em] forget _ it.
It's the [Eb] _ [G] Walmart's medicine show.
_ [E] _
[C] You know he [D] always holds it [E] in _ advance.
[G] He's looking for [C] the real thing.
[D] _ [C] He's [D] showing you [G] where it [Gm] is.
_ [G] _ _ _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _
[G] He's a young man healer, [F] he's a woman stealer.
[G] He will [D] cure by [G] his command.
He's been in music hard and you [B] might have to stand.
_ [C] To hear the conduct [E] of the chamber ain't gonna [G] threaten.
_ [Em] You can't forget it.
That [Eb] WS [G] Walmart's medicine show.
_ [A] _
[C] I'd rather die [D] happy [E] than not die at all.
Oh, [G] oh, bad [C] is good [D] who [C] will [D] not [G] be caught.
[Bb] _ [G] _ _ _ [Gm] _
[Dm] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[G] It's the _ [Am] _ _ [G] Walmart's [Em] medicine _ [G] show.
The [B] Walmart's _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [E] _ medicine _ [Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ [D] _ [Gm] _ show. _
[C] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [G] _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ [C] It's the Walmart's [G] medicine [Gm] show.
_ [F] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ She's Miss Fairfax, old and [F] bright, diamonds in her teeth.
[G] She is [D] the bold, [G] round-nosed [Gm] beauty.
_ [G] Rock and roll singer, [B] take a good ringer.
[C] For something in life you ain't [Db] never [Gm] seen.
And boy, [G] you get it, you [Em] can't forget it.
The [Eb] WS [D] Walmart's medicine [G] show. _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] [Eb] The WS _ [D]
Walmart's medicine [G] show. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Am] _ [Eb] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Cm] _ [N] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was composed by Robbie Robertson.

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