Black Muddy River

Grateful Dead

Key of A · Chords: I IV V ii iii vi

Intro

Second half of verse
         A            Bm               D A
When the last rose of summer pricks my finger
        A       Bm               D
And the hot sun chills me to the bone
       A              Bm           D A
When I can't hear the song for the singer
      F#m           E             D
And I can't tell my pillow from a stone

Verse 1

E           A            D           A
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
    F#m       E          D
And sing me a song of my own
E           A            D           A
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
    F#m       E          D
And sing me a song of my own

Verse 2

When the last bolt of sunshine hits the mountain
And the stars start to splatter in the sky
When the moon splits the southwest horizon
With the scream of an eagle on the fly

Verse 3

E           A            D           A
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
    F#m           E               D
And listen to the ripples as they moan
E           A            D           A
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
    F#m       E          D
And sing me a song of my own

Verse 4

Bm          E     A       F#m
Black muddy river Roll on forever
      E                A    E                  A
Don't care how deep or wide If you got another side
D          C#m   Bm7        A
Roll muddy river Roll muddy river
D           E     A
Black muddy river roll

Verse 5

Solos then repeat chorus

Verse 6

When it seems like the night will last forever
And there's nothing left to do but count the years
When the strings of my heart start to sever
And stones fall from my eyes instead of tears

Verse 7

E           A            D           A
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
    F#m        E           D
And dream me a dream of my own
E           A            D           A
I will walk alone by the black muddy river
    F#m       E          D
And sing me a song of my own
    F#m       E          D
And sing me a song of my own     Outro: |F#m E D |A