Biography:
Jerome John "Jerry" Garcia (August 1, 1942 – August 9, 1995) was an American singer-songwriter and guitarist best known for his work with the band the Grateful Dead, which came to prominence during the counterculture era in the 1960s. Though he disavowed the role, Garcia was viewed by many as the leader or "spokesman" of the group.
One of its founders, Garcia performed with the Grateful Dead for their entire thirty-year career (1965–1995). Garcia also founded and participated in a variety of side projects
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- Deep Elm Blues
- Dire Wolf
- Down In The Valley
- Dreadful Wind And Rain
- Drifting Too Far From The Shore
- Fair Ellender
- Freight Train
- Hopalong Peter
- Ill Take A Melody
- Jackaroo
- Lonely Avenue
- Louis Collins
- Magnificent Sanctuary Band
- Midnight Getaway
- Midnight Town
- Mighty High
- Mission In The Rain
- Mississippi Moon
- Mountains Of The Moon
- Neighbor Neighbor
- Off To Sea Once More
- Rockin Chair
- Senor
- Shady Grove
- Simple Twist Of Fate
- Smoke Gets In Your Eyes
- Stealin
- Take Me
- The Handsome Cabin Boy
- The Sweet And Sunny South
- To Lay Me Down
- Tore Up Over You
- Waiting For A Miracle
- When The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game
- Whiskey In The Jar
- Whisky In The Jar
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[Chords]
Fdim/B x-x-9-10-9-x
Edim/B x-x-8-9-8-x
F x-8-10-10-10-x
F7 x-8-7-8-x-x
[Intro]
Fdim/B Edim/Bb Fdim/B F F7
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Verse 1]
Bb
Take a load off your feet
Cm
Hear what I'm saying
Cm
Hear what I'm saying
Bb
It will set your mind at ease
Bb
I was a lonely man
Cm
A lonely man indeed
Cm
God took all my troubles
Bb
Yes he did, he set me free
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Verse 2]
Bb
He led me to discover
Cm
The man that I could be
Cm
Let him be your leader
Bb
He's so good he'll set you free
Bb
Listen to my story
Cm
Listen to my plea
Cm
Let him be your leader
Bb
He will set your mind at ease
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Refrain]
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Riff
s e e e s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
(Note, sometimes Garcia strums a triple Bb in place of the Quarter rest)
[Solo]
|: Bb | Cm | Cm | Bb :|
(Repeat as many times as desired)
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Refrain]
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Riff
s e e e s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
(Note, sometimes Garcia strums a triple Bb in place of the Quarter rest)
[Interlude]
|: Fdim/B | Edim/Bb :| (x3)
| Fdim/B | F | F |
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Refrain]
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Riff
s e e e s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
End the song on a strummed Bb triplet
| t |
s e e e s e e e e
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|*---------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--8-8-8-*|
A|--------10-9--6h8-----8-8-8--|
E|----------------------6-6-6--|
************************************
| * Natural harmonic
| h Hammer-on
| s Slap
************************************
Fdim/B x-x-9-10-9-x
Edim/B x-x-8-9-8-x
F x-8-10-10-10-x
F7 x-8-7-8-x-x
[Intro]
Fdim/B Edim/Bb Fdim/B F F7
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Verse 1]
Bb
Take a load off your feet
Cm
Hear what I'm saying
Cm
Hear what I'm saying
Bb
It will set your mind at ease
Bb
I was a lonely man
Cm
A lonely man indeed
Cm
God took all my troubles
Bb
Yes he did, he set me free
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Verse 2]
Bb
He led me to discover
Cm
The man that I could be
Cm
Let him be your leader
Bb
He's so good he'll set you free
Bb
Listen to my story
Cm
Listen to my plea
Cm
Let him be your leader
Bb
He will set your mind at ease
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Refrain]
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Riff
s e e e s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
(Note, sometimes Garcia strums a triple Bb in place of the Quarter rest)
[Solo]
|: Bb | Cm | Cm | Bb :|
(Repeat as many times as desired)
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Refrain]
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Riff
s e e e s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
(Note, sometimes Garcia strums a triple Bb in place of the Quarter rest)
[Interlude]
|: Fdim/B | Edim/Bb :| (x3)
| Fdim/B | F | F |
[Chorus]
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
Bb
Take a load off your mind
Eb
Ride the mighty glory
Ab Eb
Listen to my story
Bb
Ride the mighty high
[Refrain]
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Ab Eb Riff
Come on and ri_____ide the mighty high
Riff
s e e e s e
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|*-------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--Qr--*|
A|--------10-9--6h8----------|
E|---------------------------|
End the song on a strummed Bb triplet
| t |
s e e e s e e e e
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|*---------------------------*|
D|*-8--6------------er--8-8-8-*|
A|--------10-9--6h8-----8-8-8--|
E|----------------------6-6-6--|
************************************
| * Natural harmonic
| h Hammer-on
| s Slap
************************************
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