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Row Jimmy

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ROW JIMMY - GRATEFUL DEAD
e|--11h12--11--10-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------12b--10--------10----------10----------|
G|-------------------------11-9---------9-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
     &  1  &   2   & 3  &  4  &   1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
[Verse]
AJulie catch a rabbit by his GhairD  A  
BmCome back Asteppin' like to Gwalk on Dair
DGet back home where Ayou belong
And Edon't you run off no Amore.E  A  A  E  A  
Riff
ADon't hang your head, let the two time GrollD  A  
BmGrass shack Anailed to a Gpine wood Dfloor
DAsk the time baby AI don't know
ECome back later, gonna Dlet it show.
[Chorus]
I say Arow    EJimmy Drow,
Gonna Aget there,   EI don't Dknow,
Seems a Acommon    Eway to Dgo,
Get out and Arow, row, Erow, row, Arow.
[Solo]
A G D A
Bm A G D
[Verse]
AHere's a half dollar if you GdareD  A  
BmDouble twiAst when you hit tGhe air,D  
DLook at Julie down bAelow,
EThe levee doin' the do-Dpas-o.
[Chorus]
I say Arow    EJimmy Drow,
Gonna Aget there,   EI don't Dknow,
Seems a Acommon    Eway to Dgo,
Get out and Arow, row, Erow, row, Arow.
[Solo]
A G D A
Bm A G D
[Verse]
ABroken heart don't feel so bGad,D  A  
BmYou ain't Agot half of what you tGhought you haDd.
DRock your baby to anAd fro
ENot too fast and not toDo slow.
[Chorus]
I say Arow    EJimmy Drow,
Gonna Aget there,   EI don't Dknow,
Seems a Acommon    Eway to Dgo,
Get out and Arow, row, Erow, row, Arow.
[Bridge]
AThat's the Bmway it's Abeen in Dtown,
AEver since they Gtore the Djukebox down.
ATwo bit Bmpiece don't Abuy no Dmore,
ENot so much as it Ddone before.
[Chorus] (Note the chord change to G from E)
I say Arow    GJimmy Drow,
Gonna Aget there,   GI don't Dknow,
Seems a Acommon    Gway to Dgo,
Get out and Arow, row, Erow, row, Arow.
[Chorus]
I say Arow    EJimmy Drow,
Gonna Aget there,   EI don't Dknow,
Seems a Acommon    Eway to Dgo,
Get out and Arow, row, Erow, row, Arow.
(repeat and fade)
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| h  Hammer-on
| b  Bend
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Row Jimmy

by Grateful Dead

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ROW JIMMY - GRATEFUL DEAD

e|--11h12--11--10-----------------------------------------|

B|-----------------12b--10--------10----------10----------|

G|-------------------------11-9---------9-----------------|

D|--------------------------------------------------------|

A|--------------------------------------------------------|

E|--------------------------------------------------------|

& 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[Verse]

A G D A

Julie catch a rabbit by his hair

Bm A G D

Come back steppin' like to walk on air

D A

Get back home where you belong

E A E A A E A

And don't you run off no more.

Riff

A G D A

Don't hang your head, let the two time roll

Bm A G D

Grass shack nailed to a pine wood floor

D A

Ask the time baby I don't know

E D

Come back later, gonna let it show.

[Chorus]

A E D

I say row Jimmy row,

A E D

Gonna get there, I don't know,

A E D

Seems a common way to go,

A E A

Get out and row, row, row, row, row.

[Solo]

A G D A

Bm A G D

[Verse]

A G D A

Here's a half dollar if you dare

Bm A G D

Double twist when you hit the air,

D A

Look at Julie down below,

E D

The levee doin' the do-pas-o.

[Chorus]

A E D

I say row Jimmy row,

A E D

Gonna get there, I don't know,

A E D

Seems a common way to go,

A E A

Get out and row, row, row, row, row.

[Solo]

A G D A

Bm A G D

[Verse]

A G D A

Broken heart don't feel so bad,

Bm A G D

You ain't got half of what you thought you had.

D A

Rock your baby to and fro

E D

Not too fast and not too slow.

[Chorus]

A E D

I say row Jimmy row,

A E D

Gonna get there, I don't know,

A E D

Seems a common way to go,

A E A

Get out and row, row, row, row, row.

[Bridge]

A Bm A D

That's the way it's been in town,

A G D

Ever since they tore the jukebox down.

A Bm A D

Two bit piece don't buy no more,

E D

Not so much as it done before.

[Chorus] (Note the chord change to G from E)

A G D

I say row Jimmy row,

A G D

Gonna get there, I don't know,

A G D

Seems a common way to go,

A E A

Get out and row, row, row, row, row.

[Chorus]

A E D

I say row Jimmy row,

A E D

Gonna get there, I don't know,

A E D

Seems a common way to go,

A E A

Get out and row, row, row, row, row.

(repeat and fade)

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| h Hammer-on

| b Bend

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About Row Jimmy Chords by Grateful Dead

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