New Speedway Boogie

Grateful Dead

Key of A · Chords: I IV V VII

Verse 1

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Please don't dominate the rap Jack,
If you got nothin' new to say.
If you please, don't back up the tracks,
This train's got to run today.
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I spent a little time on the mountain,
Spent a little time on the hill.
I heard some say, better run away;
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Others say better stand still.
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Now I don't know but I been told that
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It's hard to run with the weight of gold
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Other hand, I've heard it said,
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It's just as hard with the weight of lead

Verse 2

Who can deny, who can deny,
It's not just a change of style.
One step done and another begun,
And I wonder how many miles.

Verse 3

I spent a little time on the mountain,
Spent a little time on the hill,
I saw things getting out of hand
I guess they always will.
Well, I don't know, but I've been told
In the heat of the sun a man died of cold
Keep on comin' or stand and wait
With the sun so dark and the hour so late.

Verse 4

You can't overlook the lack, Jack,
Of any other highway to ride,
It's got no signs or dividing lines,
And very few rules to guide.

Verse 5

I spent a little time on the mountain,
Spent a little time on the hill,
I saw things getting out of hand
I guess they always will.
Now I don't know but I've been told
If the horse don't pull you got to carry the load.
I don't know whose back's that strong;
Maybe find out before too long.

Verse 6

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One way or another, one way or another,
One way or another, this darkness has got to give. Repeat / fade