Chords for Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues (Studio Version)

Tempo:

146.35 bpm

Chords used:

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues (Studio Version) chords

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[E] [Db] [B] [A] .
[A] .
Red and white, blue sweatshirts.
.
I'm Uncle Sam, how do you [Ab] do?.
[A] .
[D] Give me five, I'm still alive.
.
Ain't no luck, [E] I learned to duck.
[B] .
[E] [A] [B] .
[E] [A] Check my pulse, .
[D] [A] it don't change.
.
[D] [Am] Stage [D] 72, [A] .
sunshine [G] or [D] rain.
[A] .
[D] Wave the flag, smock the bag.
.
Smock the post, .
[Eb] [E] skin the ghost.
[B] [E] .
[A] [Bb] [B] [E] .
[B] Wave that flag, wave it wide.
[E] .
[A] [Em] [Dbm] .
[Bb] [B] Summertime, I've come [Ab] and [B] gone, my [E] old man.
.
[Ab] [A] I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am.
.
Been hiding out .
[D] [A] in a [D] rock ball [A] band.
.
[Db] [D] Shake the hand, shook the hand, D.
T.
Barnum [E] and Charlie [B] Tam.
[E] .
[A] [B] .
[E] [A] Shine [Em] the [D] [A] shoes, like [D] can you [A] use?
.
Hello, U.
S.
blues.
.
[D] I'll shrink your [G] health, [D] .
[G] share your wealth.
[D] .
[G] Run your life, [D] .
[Eb] [E] steal your [B] wife.
[E] .
[B] [E] .
[B] Wave that flag, wave it [E] wide.
.
[A] [E] .
[Bb] [B] Summertime, I've come [E] [Ab] and [B] gone, my [E] old man.
.
[Ab] [A] .
[G] .
[D] .
[G] [D] .
[E] .
[A] [B] .
[E] [A] Back to back, chicken [Em] [D] shack.
[A] .
Son [Em] of a [D] gun, [Am] .
[A] better change your [D] [A] act.
[G] .
[A] [Em] [D] Wrong [G] [D] fuse, [G] watch the fuse.
[D] .
You can [G] call this [D] song, .
[Eb] [E] the United States [B] Blues.
.
[E] [A] [B] .
[E] [B] Wave that flag, wave it [E] wide.
.
[A] .
[C] [B] .
Summertime, I've [Dbm] come [Ab] and .
[B] gone, my [E] old man.
.
Man, man, man, man, man, oh, .
[Bb] [B] man.
Summertime, I've come [Ab] and [B] gone, [E] my old man.
.

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To learn Grateful Dead - U.S. Blues chords, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence - A, B, E, B, G, D and G of chords. A strategic approach would be to train at 73 BPM initially, and then accelerate to the song's tempo of 146. With an eye on the song's key E Major, set the capo that best suits your vocal range.

[E] _ _ [Db] _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ .
_ _ Red and white, _ _ _ _ _ blue sweatshirts.
_ .
_ I'm Uncle Sam, _ _ how do you [Ab] do?.
[A] _ _ .
_ _ [D] Give me five, _ _ I'm still alive.
_ .
_ _ Ain't no luck, _ _ _ [E] I learned to duck.
[B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [A] Check my pulse, _ _ .
_ [D] _ [A] it don't change.
_ .
_ [D] [Am] Stage [D] _ 72, [A] _ _ .
_ _ sunshine [G] or [D] rain.
[A] _ _ .
_ _ [D] Wave the flag, _ _ _ _ smock the bag.
_ _ .
_ _ Smock the post, _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ [E] skin the ghost.
[B] _ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ [E] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ Wave that flag, _ _ _ _ wave it _ wide.
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Em] _ [Dbm] _ .
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ Summertime, _ I've _ come [Ab] and [B] gone, my [E] old man.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] [A] I'm Uncle Sam, _ _ that's who I am.
_ .
_ Been hiding out _ _ .
_ [D] [A] in a [D] rock ball [A] band.
_ .
_ [Db] _ [D] Shake the hand, _ _ _ _ shook the hand, _ _ _ D.
T.
Barnum _ _ [E] and Charlie [B] Tam.
[E] _ .
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [A] Shine [Em] the [D] [A] shoes, _ _ _ like _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] can you [A] use?
_ .
_ Hello, U.
S.
blues.
_ _ .
_ [D] I'll shrink your [G] health, [D] _ _ .
_ _ [G] share your wealth.
[D] _ _ .
_ _ [G] Run your life, [D] _ _ .
_ [Eb] _ [E] steal your [B] wife.
_ [E] _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [E] _ .
_ _ [B] _ _ Wave that flag, _ _ _ wave it _ [E] wide.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [E] _ _ .
_ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ Summertime, _ I've come [E] [Ab] and [B] gone, my [E] old man.
_ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ [Ab] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ .
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ .
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ [B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [A] Back to back, _ _ _ _ chicken [Em] [D] shack.
[A] _ _ .
_ _ Son [Em] of a [D] gun, [Am] _ _ .
[A] _ better change your [D] [A] act.
[G] _ .
[A] _ [Em] _ [D] _ Wrong [G] [D] fuse, _ _ _ [G] watch the fuse.
[D] _ _ .
_ You can [G] call this [D] song, _ .
_ [Eb] [E] the United States [B] Blues.
_ .
[E] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ .
[E] _ _ [B] _ _ Wave that _ flag, _ _ _ wave it _ [E] wide.
_ _ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ .
_ [C] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ .
Summertime, I've [Dbm] come [Ab] and _ .
[B] gone, my [E] old _ man.
_ .
Man, man, man, man, man, oh, _ .
_ [Bb] [B] man.
_ _ _ Summertime, _ _ I've come [Ab] and [B] gone, [E] my old _ _ _ _ _ _ man.
_ _ _ _ _ .
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ .

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