{"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":2823995,"song":"When First Unto This Country","artist":"Jerry Garcia","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11640926-when-first-unto-this-country-chords-by-jerry-garcia/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2823995?type=chord","rating":4.86921,"votes":22,"content":"[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhen first unto this country[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA stranger I came[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI courted a fair maid[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd Nancy was her name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI courted her for love[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nHer love I didn't obtain[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nDo you think I've any reason[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nOr right to complain[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI rode to see my Nancy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI rode both night and day[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI stoled a fine stallion[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nFrom Colonel Charles Grey[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nI rode to see my Nancy[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI rode both day and night[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI courted fairest Nancy[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy own heart's true delight[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThe sheriff's men they followed[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd overtaken me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey carted me away[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nTo the penitentiary[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 6]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey opened up the door[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd then they threw me in[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThey shaved off my hair[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd they cleared off my chin[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 7]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nThey beat me and they banged me[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd they fed me on dry beans[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\n'Til I wished to my own soul[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'd never been a thief[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 8]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWith my hands stuck in my pockets[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd my cap set on so bold[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nMy coat of many colors[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLike Joseph's of old[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                    [ch]B[/ch]\r\nWhen first unto this country[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]          [ch]E[/ch]\r\nA stranger I came[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]B[/ch]    [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI courted a fair maid[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAnd Nancy was her name[/tab]","plain_text":"[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 6]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 7]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 8]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]","chords":["E","B","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"B":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,3,4,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,4,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]}}}