UNCLE JOHN'S BAND Grateful Dead INTRO: G Bm C D VERSE 1: G C G Well the first days are the hardest days, don't you worry anymore G C G Cause when life looks like Easy Street, there is danger at your door Am Em C D Think this through with me, Let me know your mind C D G Am G D G Wo, oh, what I want to know, Is are you kind? VERSE 2: G C G It's a buck dancer's choice my friend, Better take my advice G C G You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice Am Em C D Will you come with me?, Won't you come with me? C D G Am G D G Wo, oh, what I want to know, Will you come with me? BRIDGE: G C Am G D Goddamn, well I declare, Have you seen the like? C G D C D Their walls are built of cannonballs, Their motto is "Don't tread on me" CHORUS 1: G C Am G D Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide C Come with me, or go alone G D C D G Bm C D (x2) He's come to take his children home VERSE 3: G C G It's the same story the crow told me, It's the only one he knows G C G Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go Am Em C D Ain't no time to hate, Barely time to wait C D G Am G D G Wo, oh, what I want to know, Where does the time go? VERSE 4: G C G I live in a silver mine and I call it Beggar's Tomb G C G I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune Am Em C D Anybody's choice, I can hear your voice C D G Am G D G Wo, oh, what I want to know, How does the song go? CHORUS 2: G C Am G D Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside C G D C D Got some things to talk about, Here beside the rising tide CHORUS 3: G C Am G D Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide C G D C D Come on along or go alone, He's come to take his children home OUTRO: Dm G C (x4) Dsus2 Dsus2 C G Wo, oh, what I want to know, how does the song go [CHORUS 2] (sing a cappella) [CHORUS 3] Dm G C (4 times) Dsus2