Grateful Dead – New Speedway Boogie (Ukulele)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
Ukulele Chords
Use the following chord variations for the Gm, Gm to Fmadd9, and D-C6-D riffs.
Gm
A|-5\-|
E|-6\-|
C|-7\-|
G|-0\-|
Gm to Fmadd9 riff
A|-5-5--3/5--3/5-5~--|
E|-6-6--4/6--4/6-6~--|
C|-7-7--5/7--5/7-7~--|
G|-0-0--0/0--0/0-0~--|
D-C6-D riff at end of some of the lines
A|-------|
E|-2-0-2-|
C|-2-0-2-|
G|-2-0-2-|
[Intro]
A|-----------------------------|
E|--2-2--0-2--0-2-2--2-4-------|
C|--2-2--0-2--0-2-2--2-4-------|
G|--2-2--0-2--0-2-2--2-4-------|
Just kind of jam over the D, C6, and E riff a few times for intro.[Verse 1]
D Please don't dominate the rap, Jack F C D D C6 D If you've got nothing new to say D If you please, don't back up the track F C D D C6 D This train's got to run today D Gm I spent a little time on the mountain F C D D C6 D I spent a little time on the hill D Heard some say: Better run away F C G Others say: You better stand still D Now I don't know but I been told F C G It's hard to run with the weight of gold D Other hand I have heard it said F C G It's just as hard with the weight of lead [Gm to Fmadd9 riff]
[Jam over D chord, similar to intro]
[Verse 2]
D Who can deny? Who can deny? F C D D C6 D It's not just a change in style D One step done and another begun F C D D C6 D And I wonder how many miles? D Gm Spent a little time on the mountain F C D Spent a little time on the hill D Things went down we don't understand F C G But I think in time we will D Well I don't know, but I've been told, F C G In the heat of the sun a man died of cold. D Keep on coming or stand and wait F C G With the sun so dark and the hour so late? [Gm to Fmadd9 riff]
[Jam over D chord, similar to intro]
[Verse 3]
D You can't overlook the lack, Jack F C D D C6 D Of any other highway to ride D It's got no signs or dividing lines F C D D C6 D And very few rules to guide D Gm Spent a little time on the mountain F C D Spent a little time on the hill D I saw things getting out of hand F C G I guess they always will D I don't know but I been told F C G If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load D I don't know whose back's that strong F C G Maybe find out before too long [Gm to Fmadd9 riff]
[Outro]
D One way or another D One way or another D One way or another F C D This darkness got to give D One way or another D One way or another D One way or another F C D This darkness got to give D One way or another D One way or another D One way or another F C D This darkness got to give