Jerry Garcia – When First Unto This Country (Guitar)

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[Chorus]
E                    B
[tab]  A          E
A stranger I came

  A         B    E
I courted a fair maid

    A             E
And Nancy was her name
[Verse 2]
E                    B
I courted her for love

  A          E
Her love I didn't obtain

  A         B    E
Do you think I've any reason

    A             E
Or right to complain
[Verse 3]
E                    B
I rode to see my Nancy

  A          E
I rode both night and day

  A         B    E
I stoled a fine stallion

    A             E
From Colonel Charles Grey
[Verse 4]
E                    B
I rode to see my Nancy

  A          E
I rode both day and night

  A         B    E
I courted fairest Nancy

    A             E
My own heart's true delight
[Verse 5]
E                    B
The sheriff's men they followed

  A          E
And overtaken me

  A         B    E
They carted me away

    A             E
To the penitentiary
[Verse 6]
E                    B
They opened up the door

  A          E
And then they threw me in

  A         B    E
They shaved off my hair

    A             E
And they cleared off my chin
[Verse 7]
E                    B
They beat me and they banged me

  A          E
And they fed me on dry beans

  A         B    E
'Til I wished to my own soul

    A             E
I'd never been a thief
[Verse 8]
E                    B
With my hands stuck in my pockets

  A          E
And my cap set on so bold

  A         B    E
My coat of many colors

    A             E
Like Joseph's of old
[Chorus]
E                    B
When first unto this country

  A          E
A stranger I came

  A         B    E
I courted a fair maid

    A             E
And Nancy was her name