Greatest Story Ever Told

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[Intro]
C5C5C6C5 C5C5C6C5 C5C5C6C5C5C6 F5G5G5
( ) ( ) ( )
[Verse 1]
C F C F C
Moses come ridin' up on a quasar.
C F C F C
His spurs was a-jingling, the door was ajar.
C F C F C
His buckle was silver, his manner was bold.
C F C F C
I asked him to come on in out of the cold.
[Refrain]
Am Em C F C
His brain was boiling, his reason was spent.
Am Em C F C
Nothing is borrowed, nothing is lent.
C F C F C
I asked him for mercy, he gave me a gun.
C F C F C
Now and again these things just got to be done.
[Bridge]
G
Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence
Am D
You'd get right to work if you had any sense
C F C F C
You know the one thing we need is a left-handed monkey wrench.
[Verse 2]
C F C F C
Gideon come in with his eyes on the floor
C F C F C
Says, "You ain't got a hinge, you can't close the door."
C F C F C
Moses stood up a full six foot and ten
C F C F C
Says, "You can't close the door when the walls caved in."
[Refrain]
Am Em C F C
I ask him for water, he poured me some wine
Am Em C F C
We finished the bottle then broke into mine.
[Verse 3]
C F C F C
You get what you come for, you're ready to go
C F C F C
And it's one in ten thousand done come for the show.
[Bridge]
G
Abraham and Isaac digging on a well
Am D
Mama come quick with the water witch spell
C F C F C
Cool clear water well you cain't ever tell.
[Outro]
G
Abraham and Isaac sitting on a fence
Am D
You'd get right to work if you had any sense
C F C F C
You know the one thing we need is a left-handed monkey wrench.

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Free chords for Greatest Story Ever Told by Grateful Dead. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

[Intro]
C5 (C5 C6 C5)   C5 (C5 C6 C5)   C5 (C5 C6 C5 C5 C6)  F5  G5 G5
[Verse 1]
[Refrain]
[Bridge]
[Verse 2]
[Refrain]
[Verse 3]
[Bridge]
[Outro]

Greatest Story Ever Told Chords by Grateful Dead

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