Me & My Uncle chords by
Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead

1971Country282 views
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Key: E minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Me and my uncle went ridin' down
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To South Colorado, West Texas bound
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We stopped over in Santa Fe
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That day on the pony, just about halfway
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And you know
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it was the hottest part of the day
Verse 2
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And I took the horses up to the stall
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Went to the barroom,
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ordered drinks for all
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Three days in the saddle,
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you know my body hurt
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It being summer, I took off my shirt
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And I tried to wash
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off some of that dusty dirt
Verse 3
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West Texas cowboys, they was all around
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Wheat, liquor and money, they loaded down
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So soon after payday, no, it seemed a shame
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You know my uncle,
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he starts playin' the game
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Hey now, high-low jack
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and the winner take the hand
Solo 1
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Verse 4
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My uncle start winning,
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the cowboys got sore
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One of them called him, and then two more
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Accused him of cheatin',
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oh no, it couldn't be
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I know my uncle, he's as honest as me
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Hey now, I'm as honest
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as a Denver man can be, that's right
Verse 5
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One of them cowboys, he starts to draw
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And I shot him down, Lord, he never saw
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Shot me another
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hot damn, he won't grow old
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In the confusion,
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my uncle grabbed the gold
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And we hightail it down to Mexico
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Now I love those cowboys, I love their gold
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Love my uncle, God rest his soul
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Taught me good, Lord, taught me all I know
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Taught me so well, that I grabbed that gold
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I left his dead ass
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there by the side of the road, yeah

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