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Up On Cripple Creek chords by
Freddy Weller
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
G
G

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Dm
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D
D

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G
G

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Verse 1
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G

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When I get off of this mountain,
C
C

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you know where I want to go
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G

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Straight down the
C
C

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Mississippi

River to the
D
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Gulf of

Mexico

To

Lake
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G

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Charles,

Louisiana, little
C
C

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Bessie girl I once knew
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G

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C
C

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She told me just to come on by if
D
D

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there's anything she could do
G
G

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Up on

Triple
C
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Three, she sends me if I spring a leak
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D

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She mims me, I don't have to speak

She defends me,
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Dm
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a drug -hurt stream if I ever did see one
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D

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G
G

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Good luck had just stung me
C
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to the racetrack I did go
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G

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C
C

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She bet on one horse to win and
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D

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I bet on another to show
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The odds were in my favor,
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I had them five to one
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G

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An d that nag to win came around
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and sure enough we had won
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Up on triple three,
C
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she sends me if I swing a leaf
D
D

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She mends me, I don't have to speak
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She defends me, a drunkard's dream,
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Dm
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if I ever did see one
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There's a flood out in
C
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California, and up north it's freezin' cold
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C
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An d this livin' out on the
D
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road is gettin' pretty old
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C#dim
C#dim
4

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So I guess I'll call my big mama an
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C
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d tell her I'll be rollin' in
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But you know down deep I'm kinda
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tempted to go and see my

Bessie again
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Up on

Cripple
C
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Creek, she sends me if I spring a leak
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She bends me, I don't have to speak

She defends me,
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a drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
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A
A

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Up on

Cripple
D
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Creek, she sends me if I spring a leak
E
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She bends me, I don't have to speak
F#m
F#m
2

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She defends me, a drunkard's dream
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Em
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if I ever did see one
E
E

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I don't have to speak,

she defends me as record free.

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • Dm

  • D

  • C

  • Em

  • F

  • C#dim

    4

  • E

  • A

  • F#m

    2

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Up On Cripple Creek by Freddy Weller is A major.

The primary chords used in Up On Cripple Creek are A, Em, E, D, F#m, G.

To play in the original key, place your capo on the 2 fret.

Yes, this version uses open chords like A, Em, E, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Up On Cripple Creek is approximately 171 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Up On Cripple Creek using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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