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Bear Creek Blues

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Tuning: Standard
[Intro]
D
[Verse 1]
DWay up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down.
Way up on BGear Creek, Watching the sun go doDwn.
Well it Amakes me feel like I'm on my last go 'Dround.
[Verse 2]
DThe water up on Bear Creek, Tastes like cherry wine.
The Gwater up on Bear Creek, Tastes like cherry Dwine.
One Adrink of that water, You stay drunk all the Dtime.
[Break]
D
G D
A D
[Verse 3]
DIf you stay up on Bear Creek, You'll get like Jesse James.
If you Gstay up on Bear Creek, You'll get like Jesse DJames.
You'll Atake two pistols, And you'll rob that Bear Creek Dtrain.
[Break]
D
G D
A D
[Verse 4]
DI'm going high, high, Up on some lonesome ridge.
I'm Ggoing high, high, Up on some lonesome Dridge.
Look Adown on Bear Creek, Where my good gal used to Dlive.
[Verse 5]
DWay up on Bear Creek, Watching the sun go down.
Way up on BGear Creek, Watching the sun go Ddown.
Well it Amakes me feel like I'm on my last go 'Dround.
[Break]
D
G D
A D
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