Biography:
John Edmund Andrew Phillips (August 30, 1935 – March 18, 2001), was an American singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Known as Papa John, Phillips was a member and leader of the singing group The Mamas & the Papas.
Phillips was born in Parris Island, South Carolina. His father was a retired United States Marine Corps officer who won an Oklahoma bar from another Marine in a poker game on the way home from France after World War I. His mother was a Cherokee Native his father met in Oklahoma.
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Here's my rendition of Me and My Uncle. for the breaks, just solo over the verse chords. best with two people.
Me and My Uncle by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas (key of C#m, capo 4th)
Capo on 4th fret
Intro: Am C E7 Am
Am E7 Am
Me and my Uncle came riding down,
C E7
From Colorado, West Texas Bound,
Am E7 Am
And we stopped off in Santa Fe,
C E7
That being the place about halfway
Am E7 Am
And besides it was the hottest part of the day
Am E7 Am
We led our horses into a stall
C E7
Went to the bar room, got drinks real tall
Am E7 Am
Two days in the saddle, my body hurt
C E7
It being summer, took off my shirt
Am E7 Am
And tried to wash off some of that dust and dirt
(break)
Am E7 Am
West Texas cowboys all over town
C E7
With gold and silver, they’re loaded down
Am E7 Am
Just in from round-up, it seemed a shame
C E7
And so my Uncle starts a friendly game
Am E7 Am
And it’s high low Jacks and the winner takes the gain
Am E7 Am
From the beginning, near starts to end
C E7
Them Texas cowboys, they just can’t win
Am E7 Am
Some say he’s cheating, well that can’t be
C E7
Because my Uncle, he’s honest as me
Am E7 Am
And I’m as honest as a Denver man can be
Am E7 Am
One Texas cowboy, he starts to draw
C E7
I grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw
Am E7 Am
I shot another, he won’t grow old
C E7
In the confusion, Uncle grabbed the gold
Am E7 Am
And we high-tailed it down to Mexico
(break)
Am(slowly) E
Now God bless cowboys, and God bless gold
C E7
God bless my Uncle, and rest his soul
Am E7
He taught me well, boys, taught me all I know
C(faster) E7
Taught me so well, boys, I grabbed the gold
Am E7 Am E7
And I left him lying there, left him lying there
Am E7 Am
Left him lying there by the side of the road
Me and My Uncle by John Phillips of The Mamas and the Papas (key of C#m, capo 4th)
Capo on 4th fret
Intro: Am C E7 Am
Am E7 Am
Me and my Uncle came riding down,
C E7
From Colorado, West Texas Bound,
Am E7 Am
And we stopped off in Santa Fe,
C E7
That being the place about halfway
Am E7 Am
And besides it was the hottest part of the day
Am E7 Am
We led our horses into a stall
C E7
Went to the bar room, got drinks real tall
Am E7 Am
Two days in the saddle, my body hurt
C E7
It being summer, took off my shirt
Am E7 Am
And tried to wash off some of that dust and dirt
(break)
Am E7 Am
West Texas cowboys all over town
C E7
With gold and silver, they’re loaded down
Am E7 Am
Just in from round-up, it seemed a shame
C E7
And so my Uncle starts a friendly game
Am E7 Am
And it’s high low Jacks and the winner takes the gain
Am E7 Am
From the beginning, near starts to end
C E7
Them Texas cowboys, they just can’t win
Am E7 Am
Some say he’s cheating, well that can’t be
C E7
Because my Uncle, he’s honest as me
Am E7 Am
And I’m as honest as a Denver man can be
Am E7 Am
One Texas cowboy, he starts to draw
C E7
I grabbed a bottle, slapped him on the jaw
Am E7 Am
I shot another, he won’t grow old
C E7
In the confusion, Uncle grabbed the gold
Am E7 Am
And we high-tailed it down to Mexico
(break)
Am(slowly) E
Now God bless cowboys, and God bless gold
C E7
God bless my Uncle, and rest his soul
Am E7
He taught me well, boys, taught me all I know
C(faster) E7
Taught me so well, boys, I grabbed the gold
Am E7 Am E7
And I left him lying there, left him lying there
Am E7 Am
Left him lying there by the side of the road
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