Dire Wolf

i took the other tab on this website and tweaked it a little to try & get closer
to this acoustic version of dire wolf :

dire wolf by the grateful dead

standard tuning

intro :

– – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – | – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – |
– – 1 – 1 – 0 – – – – – 0 – – – | – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – | – – – – – – – 1 – – – 1 – – – – | – 1 – 1 – 0 – – – |
– – – – – – – – 2 – – – 0 – – – | – 0h1 – 2 – – – 2 – – – – | – 0h2h4 – – – – – 0 – – – – | – – – – – – – 2 – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – | – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – 2 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – – | – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – 3 – 3 – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – | – – – – – – – – – |

G
in the timbers of fennario ,
A# F
the wolves are running ’round .
F
the winter was so hard and cold ,
G
froze ten feet ’neath the ground .

F G
don’t murder me ,
C C * C F C * = open D on 4th string
i beg of you , don’t murder me .
G F C
please , don’t murder me .

G
i sat down to my supper ,
A# F
’twas a bottle of red whisky .
F
i said my prayers and went to bed ,
C C/B C/A# Am
that’s the last they saw of me .

G F
don’t murder me ,
C C * C F
i beg of you , don’t murder me .
G F C C C/B
please , don’t murder me .

C/A# Am G
when i awoke , the dire wolf ,
C A# F
six hundred pounds of sin ,
F
was grinning at my window ,
G
all i said was “come on in” .

F G
don’t murder me ,
C e? Am
i beg of you , don’t murder me .
G F C
please , don’t murder me .

C/A# Am G
the wolf came in , i got my cards ,
C A# F
we sat down for a game .
F
i cut my deck to the queen of spades ,
G
but the cards were all the same .

F G
don’t murder me ,
C e? Am
i beg of you , don’t murder me .
G F C
please , don’t murder me .

[ [ solo ] ]

G
in the backwash of fennario ,
A# F
the black and bloody mire ,
F
the dire wolf collects his due ,
G
while the boys sing ’round the fire .

F G
don’t murder me ,
C C * C F
i beg of you , don’t murder me .
G F C
please , don’t murder me .

G F
don’t murder me ,
C e? Am
i beg of you , don’t murder me .
G F C C C/B C/A
please , don’t murder me .

G F C
please , don’t murder me .

outro

– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – 1 – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – 0h2 – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |