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Up On Cripple Creek chords by
Tom Wopat
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Key: A major•
Intro 1
Em
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When
Verse 1

I get off of this mountain,
C
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you know where I want to go?
Gm
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Straight down the Mississippi river,
D
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to the Gulf of Mexico
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To Lake Charles, Louisiana,
C
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little Bessie, girl that I once knew
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C
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She told me just to come on by,
D
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if there's anything she could do
Verse 2
G
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Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
C
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If I spring a leak she mends me
D
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I don't have to speak,

she defends me
Em
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A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Verse 3
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Good luck had just stung me,
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C
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to the race track I did go
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She bet on one horse to win and I
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bet on another to show
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The odds were in my favor,
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I had 'em five to one
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When that nag to win came around the track,
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sure enough she had won
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Up
Verse 4

on Cripple Creek she sends me
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If I spring a leak she mends me
D
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I don't have to speak,

she defends me
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A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one
Verse 5
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took up all of my winnings,
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and I gave my little Bessie half
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She tore it up and threw it in my face,
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just for a laugh
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Now there's one thing in the whole wide world,
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I sure would like to see
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That's when that little love of mine,
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dips her doughnut in my tea
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Up
Verse 6

on Cripple Creek she sends me
C
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If I spring a leak she mends me
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I don't have to speak, she defends me
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A drunkard's dream if I ever

did see one
Verse 7
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Now me and my mate were back at the shack,

we had Spike Jones on the box

She said, "I can't take the way he sings,

but I love to hear him talk"

Now that just gave my heart a throb, to
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the bottom of my feet
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And I swore as I took another pull,

my Bessie can't be beat
Verse 8
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Up on Cripple Creek she sends me
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If I spring a leak she mends me

I don't have to speak,

she defends me

A drunkard's dream if I ever

did see one
Verse 9

Now there's a flood out in California

and up north it's freezing cold

And this living on the road is

getting pretty old

So I guess I'll call up my big

mama, tell her I'll be rolling in

But you know, deep down, I'm kind of

tempted to go and see my Bessie again
Verse 10

Up on Cripple Creek she sends me

If I spring a leak she mends me

I don't have to speak, she defends

me

A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • Em

  • A

  • F

  • C

  • Dsus4

  • D

  • G

  • Gm

    3

Capo: 2

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Up On Cripple Creek by Tom Wopat is A major.

The primary chords used in Up On Cripple Creek are F#m, B, G, D, Esus4, E.

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

Yes, this version uses open chords like F#m, B, G, D, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

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