Me and My Uncle Chords by Grateful Dead
- Key: D
- BPM: 115
- Capo: no capo
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ME AND MY UNCLE CHORDS
[Verse] Em B7 Em G Em ■ ■ ■ Me and my uncle went ridin' down G Em To South Colorado West Texas bound Em7 Em We stopped over ■ in Santa Fe G A That day on the pony just about halfway Em Em7 Em And you know it was the hottest part of the day G Em And I took the horses up to the stall Em7 G Em7 Went to the barroom ordered drinks for all G Em Three days in the saddle you know my body hurt G A It being summer I took off my shirt G Em And I tried to wash off some of that dusty dirt [Chorus] G Em West Texas cowboys they was all around G Em Wheat liquor and money they loaded down G Em Em7 So soon after payday no it seemed a shame ■ A7 A You know my uncle he starts playin' the game ■ A7 Em B7 Em Hey now highlow jack and the winner take the hand [Solo] G Em G Em G A7 G Em ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Em G Em G A7 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 Em B7 Em ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] G7 Em7 My uncle start winning the cowboys got sore Em One of them called him and then two more Em Accused him of cheatin' oh no it couldn't be G Em7 A7 I know my uncle he's as honest as me Em Hey now I'm as honest as a Denver man can be that's right [Chorus] Em7 Em Em7 One of them cowboys he starts to draw ■ Em And I shot him down Lord he never saw G Em Shot me another hot damn he won't grow old G A7 In the confusion my uncle grabbed the gold Em B7 And we hightail it down to Mexico ■ [Verse] Em G7 Em ■ Now I love those cowboys I love their gold Em Love my uncle God rest his soul G Em Taught me good Lord taught me all I know G A Taught me so well that I grabbed that gold Em E7 Em I left his dead ass there by the side of the road yeah ■ ■ [Chorus]