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Uncle Sam Blues

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Yup, an old blues classic that Jorma played with the Airplane 1969-1971. The chords in
song are different in all versions, but this tab uses the chords that Jorma teaches at
Peace Ranch, and it sounds pretty damn good compared to the live Woodstock version. You 
mix it up a little by adding 7ths here and there. Have fun with this! How can you not?!
AGot my questionnaire baby
DYou know I'm headed off for warA  
DI got my questionnaire baby
You know I'm headed off for warA  A7  
EWell, there's 40,000 guys in the service listD  
Doin' somethin' somewhere they just don't understandA  E  
AWell, Uncle Sam ain't no woman
DYou know he sure can take your manA  
DSaid Uncle Sam ain't no woman
You know he sure can take Ayour manA7  
EWell, now I'm gonna do some fightin'D  
Well, no one knows what forA  E  
(solo in A minor pentatonic)
AWell, I'm gonna do some fightin'
DOf that I can be sureA  
DSaid I'm gonna do some fightin'
Of that I can be sureA  A7  
EWell, now I want to kill somebodyD  
Won't have to break no kind of lawA  E  
(solo in A minor pentatonic)
AI got my questionnaire baby
DYou know I'm headed off for warA  
DI got my questionnaire baby
You know I'm headed off for warA  A7  
DWell, I want to kill somebodyE  
Won't have to break no kind of lawA  E  

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Uncle Sam Blues

by Jefferson Airplane

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Yup, an old blues classic that Jorma played with the Airplane 1969-1971. The chords in

song are different in all versions, but this tab uses the chords that Jorma teaches at

Peace Ranch, and it sounds pretty damn good compared to the live Woodstock version. You

mix it up a little by adding 7ths here and there. Have fun with this! How can you not?!

Got my questionnaire baby

D A

You know I'm headed off for war

I got my questionnaire baby

A A7

You know I'm headed off for war

E D

Well, there's 40,000 guys in the service list

A E

Doin' somethin' somewhere they just don't understand

Well, Uncle Sam ain't no woman

D A

You know he sure can take your man

Said Uncle Sam ain't no woman

A A7

You know he sure can take your man

E D

Well, now I'm gonna do some fightin'

A E

Well, no one knows what for

(solo in A minor pentatonic)

Well, I'm gonna do some fightin'

D A

Of that I can be sure

Said I'm gonna do some fightin'

A A7

Of that I can be sure

E D

Well, now I want to kill somebody

A E

Won't have to break no kind of law

(solo in A minor pentatonic)

I got my questionnaire baby

D A

You know I'm headed off for war

I got my questionnaire baby

A A7

You know I'm headed off for war

D E

Well, I want to kill somebody

A E

Won't have to break no kind of law

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