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He's Gone -- Grateful Dead (Hunter, Garcia)
[Intro] 
D
[Verse 1]
DRat in a drain ditch, caught on a limD7b,
GYou know better but I knAow himD.
DLike I told you, what I said,D7  
GSteal your face right oAff your heaDd.
[Chorus]
Now he's GgonDe, now he's GgonDe.  He'As gGone, he’s gAone.
Like a steGam locomotive rAollin' down the track,
He's gonGe, gone, and Dnothin's gonna D7/Cbring him Gback, he's Dgone.
[Verse 2]
DNine mile skid on a ten mile riD7de,
GHot as a pistol but Acool insDide.
DCat on a tin roof, dogs in a pD7ile,
GNothin' left to do but smAile, smile, smiDle.
[Chorus]
Now he's GgonDe, now he's GgonDe.  He'As gGone, he’s Agone.
Like a steGam locomotive rAollin' down the track,
He's goneG, gone, and nDothin's gonna D7/Cbring him bGack, he's gDone.
[Instrumental bridge 1]
Em(thDen EmsoDlo D7ovGer Dverse changes)
[Bridge 2]
AGoin' where the wCind don't blow so stGrange,
AMaybe off on some hCigh cold mountain chGain.
CLost one round but the pGrize wasn't aFnything,
A Cknife in the Cmback and Gmore of the sAame, same old...
[Verse 1]
DRat in a drain ditch, caught on a lD7imb,
GYou know better but I knAow himD.
DLike I told you, what I said,D7  
GSteal your face right oAff your hDead.
[Chorus]
Now he's GgonDe, now he's GgonDe.  He'As gGone, he’s Agone.
Like a steGam locomotive rAollin' down the track,
He's goneG, gone, and nDothin's gonna D7/Cbring him bGack, he's gDone.   
Like a steGam locomotive rAollin' down the track,
He's goneG, gone, and nDothin's gonna D7/Cbring him bGack, he's gDone.
[Outro]
  ODoh, nothin’s gonna bring him back.

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Hes Gone

by Grateful Dead

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D7/C

He's Gone -- Grateful Dead (Hunter, Garcia)

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

D D7

Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb,

G A D

You know better but I know him.

D D7

Like I told you, what I said,

G A D

Steal your face right off your head.

[Chorus]

G D G D A G A

Now he's gone, now he's gone. He's gone, he’s gone.

G A

Like a steam locomotive rollin' down the track,

G D D7/C G D

He's gone, gone, and nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone.

[Verse 2]

D D7

Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride,

G A D

Hot as a pistol but cool inside.

D D7

Cat on a tin roof, dogs in a pile,

G A D

Nothin' left to do but smile, smile, smile.

[Chorus]

G D G D A G A

Now he's gone, now he's gone. He's gone, he’s gone.

G A

Like a steam locomotive rollin' down the track,

G D D7/C G D

He's gone, gone, and nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone.

[Instrumental bridge 1]

Em D Em D D7 G D

(then solo over verse changes)

[Bridge 2]

A C G

Goin' where the wind don't blow so strange,

A C G

Maybe off on some high cold mountain chain.

C G F

Lost one round but the prize wasn't anything,

C Cm G A

A knife in the back and more of the same, same old...

[Verse 1]

D D7

Rat in a drain ditch, caught on a limb,

G A D

You know better but I know him.

D D7

Like I told you, what I said,

G A D

Steal your face right off your head.

[Chorus]

G D G D A G A

Now he's gone, now he's gone. He's gone, he’s gone.

G A

Like a steam locomotive rollin' down the track,

G D D7/C G D

He's gone, gone, and nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone.

G A

Like a steam locomotive rollin' down the track,

G D D7/C G D

He's gone, gone, and nothin's gonna bring him back, he's gone.

[Outro]

Ooh, nothin’s gonna bring him back.

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