New Speedway Boogie
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#From: healy@nosc.mil (Mike Healy)
#Subject: Re: REQ: Grateful Dead "New Speedway Boogie"
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#Ah yes, at the end of their acoustic set, before Jerry would play
#pedal steel with the New Riders, he would break out an
#electric guitar and twang into that opening lick ...
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#Here's a start from memory:
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#New Speedway Boogie (in memory of Altamont)
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Am C
Please don't dominate the rap Jack, if you got nothin' new to say.
Am
And also please, don't back up the tracks, this train's got to run today.
Am C
I spent a little time on the mountain, spent a little time on the hill.
Am
Am C G
Like some say, better run away; others say you better stand still.
D
Am C
Now I don't know but I been told that it's hard to run with the
Am
weight of gold
Am C
On the other hand, I've heard it said, it's just as hard with the
G
D
weight of lead
Am C
Who can deny, who can deny, it's not just a change of style.
Am
One step done and another begun, and I wonder how many miles.
Am C
I spent a little time on the mountain, spent a little time on the hill,
Am
I saw things getting out of hand but I guess they always will.
Am C
Well, I don't know, but I've been told in the heat of the sun a man
Am
died of cold
Am C
Keep on comin' or stand and wait with the sun so dark and the hour so late.
D
Am C
You can't overlook the lack, Jack, of any other highway to ride,
Am
It's got no signs or dividing lines, and very few rules to guide.
Am C
Now I don't know but I've been told if the horse don't pull you
Am
got to carry the load.
Am C
I don't know whose back`s that strong; maybe find out before too long.
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Am
One way or another, one way or another, this darkness has got to give.
Mike Healy
healy@nosc.mil