up on cripple creek : the band .
#25 in 1970 . album – the band .
#1 .
A D
when i get off of this mountain , you know where i want to go?
A D E
straight down the mississippi river , to the gulf of mexico .
A D
to lake charles , louisiana , little bessie , girl that i once knew .
A D E
she told me just to come on by , if there’s anything she can do .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
#2 .
A D
good luck had just stung me , to the race track i did go .
A E
she bet on one horse to win and i bet on another to show .
A D
the odds were in my favor , i had ’em five to one . .
A D E
when that , nag to win , came around the track , sure enough we had won .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
#3 .
A D
i took up all of my winnings , and i gave my little bessie half .
A D E
and she tore it up and threw it in my face , just for a laugh .
A D
now , there’s just one thing in the whole wide world , i sure would like to see . .
A D E
that’s when that goooood love of mine , dips her doughnut in my tea . hee , hee .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
#4 .
A D
now , me and my mate were back at the shack , we had spike jones on the box .
A D E
she said , “i can’t take the way he sings , but i love to hear him talk . ”
A D
now , that just gave my heart a throb , to the bottom of my feet .
A D E
and i swore as i took another pull , my bessie cant be beat .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
#5 .
A D
there’s a flood out in california , and up north it’s freezing cold .
A D E
and this , living on the road , is getting pretty old .
A D
so , i guess , i’ll call up my big mama , tell her i’ll be rolling in .
A D
but you know , deep down , i’m kind of tempted ,
E
to go and see my bessie , again .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
outro :
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
a seventies smash from kraziekhat .
up on cripple creek : the band .
#25 in 1970 . album – the band .
#1 .
A D
when i get off of this mountain , you know where i want to go?
A D E
straight down the mississippi river , to the gulf of mexico .
A D
to lake charles , louisiana , little bessie , girl that i once knew .
A D E
she told me just to come on by , if there’s anything she can do .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
#2 .
A D
good luck had just stung me , to the race track i did go .
A E
she bet on one horse to win and i bet on another to show .
A D
the odds were in my favor , i had ’em five to one . .
A D E
when that , nag to win , came around the track , sure enough we had won .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
#3 .
A D
i took up all of my winnings , and i gave my little bessie half .
A D E
and she tore it up and threw it in my face , just for a laugh .
A D
now , there’s just one thing in the whole wide world , i sure would like to see . .
A D E
that’s when that goooood love of mine , dips her doughnut in my tea . hee , hee .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
#4 .
A D
now , me and my mate were back at the shack , we had spike jones on the box .
A D E
she said , “i can’t take the way he sings , but i love to hear him talk . ”
A D
now , that just gave my heart a throb , to the bottom of my feet .
A D E
and i swore as i took another pull , my bessie cant be beat .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
#5 .
A D
there’s a flood out in california , and up north it’s freezing cold .
A D E
and this , living on the road , is getting pretty old .
A D
so , i guess , i’ll call up my big mama , tell her i’ll be rolling in .
A D
but you know , deep down , i’m kind of tempted ,
E
to go and see my bessie , again .
chorus :
A
up on cripple creek she sends me . .
D
if i spring a leak she mends me .
E
i don’t have to speak , she defends me . .
F#m G
a drunkard’s dream if i ever did see one .
outro :
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
A D A D
loooow , looow , hoo . . loodle , loodle , loodle hooo .
a seventies smash from kraziekhat .
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