The Band – Get Up Jake (Guitar)

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As recorded by The Band (From the 1972 Album ROCK OF AGES) [Intro] A Bm D A Bm D A [Verse 1]
A      G        D                     A
Me and Jake, we work down on the river

       G           D
On the ferry "Baltimore"

A            G      D              A
And when Jake don't rise up in the mornin'

       G            D
People lined up all along the shore
[Chorus]
A                  Bm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'

    D                          A
The rain is pourin' and we got work to do

                      Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin'

    D                                A                  D
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true
[Verse 2]
A    G                 D       A
Crap game will take you to the cleaners

        G          D
Rye whiskey to the grave

A       G             D       A
River Woman don't you come no closer

      G                D
Old Jake's got no time to save, oh, oh
[Chorus]
A                  Bm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'

    D                          A
The rain is pourin' and we got work to do

                      Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin'

    D                                A
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true
[Keyboard Solo] A G D A G D A G D A G D [Guitar Solo] A Bm D A Bm D A [Verse 3]
A     G      D              A
Dirty Dan he came up from Savannah

          G           D
Carried a mean streak in his eye

A            G            D       A
Now, him and Jake both wanted Annabella

            G            D
I guess one man here has got to die
[Chorus]
A                  Bm
Get Up, Jake, it's late in the mornin'

    D                          A
The rain is pourin' and we got work to do

                      Bm
Get Up, Jake, there's no need a-lyin'

    D                                A
You tell me that you're dyin', but I know it's not true
[Outro] A Bm D A Bm D A