Grateful Dead – Cant Come Down (Guitar)
Key
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
From the complete studio rarities collection.
Originally recorded as the Warlocks
D* xx3232 (Dadd#9) D** x2023x (D/B or Bm) Phil's bass adds the
odd notes F or B to these D chords on "Down"
but play them like this for that same effect
Hit a quick open strum on low notes between the verse
chords A & G. It helps timing and follows the bass line
[Intro]
A G | A G | A G | A G |
[Verse 1]
A G A G I'm flying down deserted streets A G A G Wrapped in mother's windin' sheets, A G Asbestos boots on flaming feet A G Dreaming of forbidden treats, A G When uniforms on nighttime beats A G ask me where I'm going and what I eat. A G I answer them with a voice so sweet,
[Chorus]
D D* E I can't come down it's plain to see. C Eb A I can't come down I've been set free. B G F D C B D Who you are and what you do won't make no difference to me.
[Verse 2]
A G A G Well someone's trying to tell me where it's at, A G A G how I do this and why I do that, A G A G With secret smiles like a Chesire cat, A G A G And leather wings like a vampire bat, A G A G I fly away to my cold water flat A G A G and eat my way through a bowl of fat, A G A G And I say to the man with the funny hat,
[Chorus]
D D** E I can't come down it's plain to see. C Eb A I can't come down I've been set free. B G F D C B D Who you are and what you do won't make no difference to me.
[Verse 3]
A G A G They say I've begun to lose my grip, A G A G My hold on reality is starting to slip, A G A G They tell me to get off this trip, A G A G They say its like a sinking ship, A G A G Life's sweet wine's too warm to sip, A G A G And if I drink I'll surely flip, A G A G I just say as I take a nip,
[Chorus]
D D** E I can't come down it's plain to see. C Eb A I can't come down I've been set free. B G F D C B D Who you are and what you do won't make no difference to me.
[Verse 4]
A G A G So as I dream of cotton seas, A G A G Of granite walls and redwood trees, A G A G An ugly eye that only sees, A G A G Endless mirrors and infinite me's, A G A G and about the winter's coming freeze, A G A G This afterthought I say with ease, A G A G To all of you who made your pleas.
[Chorus)
D D* E I can't come down it's plain to see. C Eb A I can't come down I've been set free. B G F D C B D Who you are and what you do won't make no difference to me.