Grateful Dead – Us Blues (Guitar Tab)
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[Intro] e|----------|--------------0--0---7/9------------------| B|----------|--------------2--2-------12-10-10------10-| G|----------|--------------2--2----------------11-9----| D|----------|--------------2--2------------------------| A|--------2/|3-2--0-0------0--0------------------------| E|-0h2-0----|---------2p0------------------------------|
A
1. Red and white, blue suede shoes,
I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do?
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-0-0-2-3-4-| E|-----------|
D
Gimme five, I'm still alive,
E B E
Ain't no luck, I learned to duck.
e|--------------------------| B|---5-----7-----8---9\\--0-| G|------------------------1-| D|-6---6-7---7/8---8------2-| A|------------------------2-| E|-piano sim----------------|
2. Check my pulse, it don't change.
Stay seventy-two come shine or rain.
Wave the flag, pop the bag,
Rock the boat, skin the goat. [E chord rip]
[Chorus 1]
B
Wave that flag,
e|---------------| B|-11/12~--11/12~| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|or e|-------B--| B|----------| G|----------| D|----------| A|-----1/2--| E|-2h4------|
E
wave it wide and high.
e|-DP31--------------------|-------------------------|-B-| B|-------------------------|-------------------------|---| G|-------------------------|-------------------------|---| D|-------------2-2---------|-----------2/4-2---2-----|---| A|-------2-2-4-----4-2-2---|-------2-4-------4---5-4-|-2-| E|-0-0-4-----------------4-|-0-3h4-------------------|---|
or
e|--------------------------------| B|-11/12-12--10-10-9--------------| G|-------------------9-9----------| D|------------------------6-7-8-9-| A|--------------------------------| E|--------------------------------|
B E
Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.
e|-----------------------------------| B|-10b12-(12)r10--9-10-9-------------| G|------------------------9-12-11----| D|--------------------------------12-| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|----12-----14p12---12------14p12----12---12------------| G|----------------13---------------13-----------14-13----| D|-14-------------------------------------------------14-| A|-------------------------------------------------------| E|-Bob-SYF--------------------------------------------------|
3. I'm Uncle Sam,
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|--4b6-4b6--| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|
that's who I am;
e|-----------| B|-----------| G|-4b6-4--2--| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------|
Been hidin' out
e|---------3---3-4-5-| B|-2-3-4-5---5-------| G|-------------------| D|-------------------| A|-------------------| E|-------------------| in a rock and roll band. e|-2------------| B|---5----------| G|------4b6r4-2-| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------| e|-piano sim----------------D-| B|----------------------------| G|---2-----2-----2-----2------| D|--------------------------0-| A|-0---0-1---1-2---2-3---3----| E|----------------------------|
Shake the hand
e|-D------------| B|--5b7r5-3-5b7-| G|--------------| D|--------------| A|--------------| E|--------------|
that shook the hand
e|----------------| B|--5b7r5-3-5-5b7-| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
Of P.T. Barnum
e|------------| B|--5b7r5-3-3-| G|------------| D|------------| A|------------| E|------------|
and Charlie Chan.
e|---------| B|-5-5/7-5-| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------|
4. Shine your shoes,
e|--------| B|--------| G|-4/6--6-| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------|
light your fuse.
e|----------| B|--5---5---| G|----7---6-| D|----------| A|----------| E|----------|
Can you use
e|---------------| B|-8/10-10-10-10-| G|---------------| D|---------------| A|---------------| E|---------------|
them ol' U.S. Blues?
e|----------------| B|-5-----8--------| G|---7-6-^--8p7p6-| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
I'll drink your health, share your wealth, Run your life, steal your wife.
[Chorus 2] Wave that flag, e|--------| B|-11/12~~| G|--------| D|--------| A|--------| E|--------|
wave it wide and high.
e|-------12-12-12-12-12-10-|-------10-10-10-----------| B|-11/12-------------------|-11/12----------12\10-8---| G|-------------------------|------------------------9-| D|-------------------------|--------------------------| A|-------------------------|--------------------------| E|-------------------------|--------------------------| e|-----------------------------|--------------------------| B|-------12-12-12--------------|--------------------------| G|-12/13----------14-14-14-12h-|-13-14-14-14-14--14-12----| D|-----------------------------|----------------------14--| A|-----------------------------|--------------------------| E|-----------------------------|--------------------------|
Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my.
[Solo] e|-MH------|----------------------|---------------------------| B|---------|-------------8/10-8---|------------------------14-| G|-7/9-9-7-|-6------------------9-|-9-7p6-7-5h6---------------| D|---------|---7-7-7--------------|------------------12/14----| A|---------|----------------------|---------------------------| E|-4-------|----------4-----------|---------------------------| e|---------------------12-12-12-|-------------------------------| B|-14-14-13/14---13/14----------|-12b14r12----12----12b14r12----| G|------------------------------|----------14----14----------14-| D|------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|------------------------------|-------------------------------| e|-------10-10-10----------------|----------------------8/10-| B|-10/12----------10b12r10----10-|------10-10----10----------| G|-------------------------12----|-9/11-------11-------------| D|-------------------------------|---------------------------| A|-------------------------------|---------------------------| E|-------------------------------|----------------------4----| e|-8--------------------8/10-|-10-8----10-10--10-10---| B|----10-8-10-7--------------|------10----------------| G|--------------7-7----------|------------------------| D|---------------------------|------------------------| A|---------------------------|------------------------| E|---------------------------|------------------------| e|-11/12-12-12p11h12-12p11h12--11-12---|--19-18-17-16-17p16------------| B|-------------------------------------|---------------------17-16-17--| G|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
5. Back to back chicken shack.
Son of a gun, better change your act.
e|-5-7-6-5-----| B|---------6/7-| G|-------------| D|-------------| A|-------------| E|-------------|
We're all confused, what's to lose?
You can call this song, the United States Blues
[Chorus 3]
Wave that flag,
wave it wide and high.
e|------------------------------------------| B|-12-12-10-10-9----------------------------| G|---------------9------9----9--------------| D|-----------------9-12---12----7-8-9-------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------|
Summertime done,
come and gone, my, oh, my.
Summertime done,
come and gone, my, oh, my.
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| / Slide up
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| b Bend
| r Release
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