Grateful Dead – Masons Children (Guitar)

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[Intro] E G A G A G [Verse 1]
E                        F#
Mason died on Monday, we bricked him in the wall

D                A              E                              F#
All his children grew and grew, they ain't never grown so tall before

B                           D A E A
They may never grow so tall again
E G A G A G x2 [Verse 2]
   E                         F#
We dug him up on Tuesday, he hardly aged a day

D             A             E                            F#
Taught us all we ever knew, we ain't never known so much before

B                         D A E A
We may never know so much again
E G A G A A# [Chorus 1]
B                       F#m
Mason was a mighty man, mighty man was he

A                                    C#m                B
Always said "When I'm dead and gone, don't you weep for me"
[Solo] E G A G A G [Verse 3]
    E                               F#
The wall collapsed on Wednesday, we chalked it up to fate

D                A             E                            F#
Mason's children ran and flew, they ain't never run so fast before

B                                  D A E A
Swore they'd never show their face again
E G A G A G x2 [Verse 4]
E                          F#
Thursday came then Friday, with buyers tall and bright

D                A                   E                             F#
Mason's children cooked the stew and cleaned up when the feast was through

B                                 D A E A
Swore they'd never had such times before
E G A G A A# [Chorus 2]
B                          F#m
Take me to the repo-man to pay back what is owed

A                          C#m             B
If he's in some other land write it off as stole
E G A G A G E