{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1736731,"song":"Me And My Uncle","artist":"John Phillips","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11372117-me-and-my-uncle-chords-by-john-phillips/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1736731?type=chord","rating":4.80078,"votes":12,"content":"Here's my rendition of Me and My Uncle. for the breaks, just solo over the verse chords. best with two people.\r\n\r\nMe and My Uncle by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas (key of C#m, capo 4th)\r\n\r\nCapo on 4th fret\r\n\r\nIntro: [ch]Am[/ch]  [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]E7[/ch]  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]                  \r\nMe and my Uncle came riding down,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nFrom Colorado, West Texas Bound,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]    [ch]Am[/ch]            \r\nAnd we stopped off in Santa Fe, [/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]      \r\nThat being the place about halfway[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]               [ch]E7[/ch]                  [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd besides it was the hottest part of the day[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]       [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                     \r\nWe led our horses into a stall[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWent to the bar room, got drinks real tall[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                      \r\nTwo days in the saddle, my body hurt[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIt being summer, took off my shirt[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]                    [ch]Am[/ch]  \r\nAnd tried to wash off some of that dust and dirt[/tab]\r\n\r\n(break)\r\n\r\n[tab]           [ch]Am[/ch]          [ch]E7[/ch]   [ch]Am[/ch]                  \r\nWest Texas cowboys all over town[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nWith gold and silver, they’re loaded down[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]           [ch]E7[/ch]       [ch]Am[/ch]                   \r\nJust in from round-up, it seemed a shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd so my Uncle starts a friendly game[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]Am[/ch]                     [ch]E7[/ch]               [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nAnd it’s high low Jacks and the winner takes the gain[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]                   \r\nFrom the beginning, near starts to end[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                        [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nThem Texas cowboys, they just can’t win[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]                      \r\nSome say he’s cheating, well that can’t be[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]C[/ch]                     [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nBecause my Uncle, he’s honest as me[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                 [ch]E7[/ch]             [ch]Am[/ch]                        \r\nAnd I’m as honest as a Denver man can be[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]          [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]        [ch]Am[/ch]                       \r\nOne Texas cowboy, he starts to draw[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]C[/ch]                          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nI grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]Am[/ch]         [ch]E7[/ch]         [ch]Am[/ch]                        \r\nI shot another, he won’t grow old[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]C[/ch]                         [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nIn the confusion, Uncle grabbed the gold[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]Am[/ch]                [ch]E7[/ch]          [ch]Am[/ch]                    \r\nAnd we high-tailed it down to Mexico[/tab]\r\n\r\n(break)\r\n\r\n              Am(slowly)             E\r\nNow God bless cowboys, and God bless gold\r\n[tab]             [ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nGod bless my Uncle, and rest his soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]Am[/ch]                          [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nHe taught me well, boys, taught me all I know[/tab]\r\n             C(faster)                 E7\r\nTaught me so well, boys, I grabbed the gold\r\n[tab]      [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]     [ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]\r\nAnd I left him lying there, left him lying there[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Am[/ch]             [ch]E7[/ch]                       [ch]Am[/ch]\r\nLeft him lying there by the side of the road[/tab]","plain_text":"Here's my rendition of Me and My Uncle. for the breaks, just solo over the verse chords. best with two people.\n\nMe and My Uncle by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas (key of C#m, capo 4th)\n\nCapo on 4th fret\n\nIntro: Am  C  E7  Am\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(break)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(break)\n\n              Am(slowly)             E\nNow God bless cowboys, and God bless gold\n\n\n             C(faster)                 E7\nTaught me so well, boys, I grabbed the gold","chords":["C#m","Am","C","E7","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"Am":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,3,1,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,1,0]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"E7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,0,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,0,1,0,0]}}}