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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Rockin' Chair
performed by Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
by Hoagy Carmichael
Intro Chords
C - x3555x
C#dim7 - x4535x
Dm7 - x57565
G7 - 353455
Other non-standard chords
Fm(maj7) - xx3220
D7(b5) - 4x453x
Am6 - 5x455x
F#m(b5) - 2x221x
Em7 - 022030
Em6 - 022020
Db7/Ab - 4x3420
[Intro]
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
[Verse]
C C9
Old - rock-in' chair's got me
F Fm Fm(maj7)
cane by my side.
C F Am7 D7 C
Fetch me - that gin, - son,
D7 D7(b5) G Db
'fore I tan - your hide. -
[Chorus]
C A7
Can't - get from this cab-in,
Am6 B7 Em
ain't go-in' no - where.
D7
Just sit-tin' here gaz-ing at them
C Eb E C
fires 'round this old - rock-in chair.
[Bridge]
F7
My - dear old aunt Har-ri-et
C G7 C C7
up in heav-en - she could be.
F#m(b5) B7 Em7 Em6
Send - down - sweet char-i-ot - for the
Am7 D7 G7
end of these trou-bles - I see. -
[Verse 2]
C C9
Old - rock-in' chair, - yes it is,
F Fm
Judg-ment - Day is here.
C F Am7 D Db7/Ab
I'm chained - to that old - rock-in'
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
chair.
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
[Instr section - Verse - Chords - Bridge]
N.C
[Repeat from the top Verse through Verse 2]
[last time - from last measure of Verse 2]
C B A7
...chair.
[Outro]
D7 Db7 C B A7
Chained - to that old - rock-in' chair.
D7 Db7 C
performed by Jerry Garcia & David Grisman
by Hoagy Carmichael
Intro Chords
C - x3555x
C#dim7 - x4535x
Dm7 - x57565
G7 - 353455
Other non-standard chords
Fm(maj7) - xx3220
D7(b5) - 4x453x
Am6 - 5x455x
F#m(b5) - 2x221x
Em7 - 022030
Em6 - 022020
Db7/Ab - 4x3420
[Intro]
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
[Verse]
C C9
Old - rock-in' chair's got me
F Fm Fm(maj7)
cane by my side.
C F Am7 D7 C
Fetch me - that gin, - son,
D7 D7(b5) G Db
'fore I tan - your hide. -
[Chorus]
C A7
Can't - get from this cab-in,
Am6 B7 Em
ain't go-in' no - where.
D7
Just sit-tin' here gaz-ing at them
C Eb E C
fires 'round this old - rock-in chair.
[Bridge]
F7
My - dear old aunt Har-ri-et
C G7 C C7
up in heav-en - she could be.
F#m(b5) B7 Em7 Em6
Send - down - sweet char-i-ot - for the
Am7 D7 G7
end of these trou-bles - I see. -
[Verse 2]
C C9
Old - rock-in' chair, - yes it is,
F Fm
Judg-ment - Day is here.
C F Am7 D Db7/Ab
I'm chained - to that old - rock-in'
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
chair.
C C#dim7 Dm7 G7
[Instr section - Verse - Chords - Bridge]
N.C
[Repeat from the top Verse through Verse 2]
[last time - from last measure of Verse 2]
C B A7
...chair.
[Outro]
D7 Db7 C B A7
Chained - to that old - rock-in' chair.
D7 Db7 C
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