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Black Peter

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[Verse 1]
A7All of my friends come to D7see me last night
A7I was layin' in my bed and D7dyin' 
EmAnnie Bon-neaBmu from ASt. GAn-F#mgel,
Say thEme weather down here so D7fine.A7  
[Verse 2]
A7Just then the wind came sD7quallin' through the door,
A7But who can the weather comD7mand?
EmJust want to Bmhave a Alittle peace Gto F#mdie,
And a Emfriend or two I love at D7hand.A7  
[Verse 3]
A7Fever roll up to a D7hundred and five,
A7Roll on up, gonna roll back D7down
EmOne more Bmday I Afind Gmyself F#malive,
TomEmorrow maybe go beneath the D7ground.D7  
[Bridge]
                       C  D/Em  
See here how everything lead up to this day,
DmAnd it's just like Amany other day Emthat's ever been.
DSun comin' Gup and then Cthe sun Emgoin' Amdown.
FShine through my window and my Cfriends they come Daround,
Come Dmaround, come Faround.A7  
[Verse 5]
A7The people might know, but the D7people don't care,
A7That a man can be as poor as D7me.
EmTake a look at poor BmPeter, he's Aly-Ging in F#mpain,
EmNow let's go run and D7see.
[Outro]
D7Run and see
(D7)
Run and see
(D7)
Run, run and see
(D7)
Yeah, run and see

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Black Peter

by Grateful Dead

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F#m

[Verse 1]

A7 D7

All of my friends come to see me last night

A7 D7

I was layin' in my bed and dyin'

Em Bm A G F#m

Annie Bon-neau from St. An-gel,

Em D7 A7

Say the weather down here so fine.

[Verse 2]

A7 D7

Just then the wind came squallin' through the door,

A7 D7

But who can the weather command?

Em Bm A G F#m

Just want to have a little peace to die,

Em D7 A7

And a friend or two I love at hand.

[Verse 3]

A7 D7

Fever roll up to a hundred and five,

A7 D7

Roll on up, gonna roll back down

Em Bm A G F#m

One more day I find myself alive,

Em D7 D7

Tomorrow maybe go beneath the ground.

[Bridge]

C D Em

See here how everything lead up to this day,

Dm Am Em

And it's just like any other day that's ever been.

D G C Em Am

Sun comin' up and then the sun goin' down.

F C D

Shine through my window and my friends they come around,

Dm F A7

Come around, come around.

[Verse 5]

A7 D7

The people might know, but the people don't care,

A7 D7

That a man can be as poor as me.

Em Bm A G F#m

Take a look at poor Peter, he's ly-ing in pain,

Em D7

Now let's go run and see.

[Outro]

Run and see

()

Run and see

()

Run, run and see

()

Yeah, run and see

About Black Peter Chords by Grateful Dead

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The chords for "Black Peter" show the original chord names (including A7, D7, Em, Bm, A, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.