Skip to content
FreeGuitarTabs

Bertha

Grateful Dead
Version1
90

Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 Repeat a few times):
 I had a hard  run, runnin' from your window
 I was all night runnin',  runnin', Lord I wonder if you care
 I had a run  in, run around and run  down
 Run around the corner,  corner, Lord I run smack into a tree
 I had to move, move, really  had to move
That's  why uf you please,  I am on  my hand and knees
Bertha  don't you come around here anymore
 Dressed myself in green,  I went down unto the sea
 Try to see what's goin' down,  try to read between the lines
 I had a feelin' I was fallin',  fallin, I turned around to see
 Heard a voice callin',  you were comin' after me
 (Chorus)
 Ran into a rainstorm,  I ducked back into a bar door
 It's all night pourin',  pourin', Lord but not a drop on me
 Test me, test  me, test me, why don't you arrest  me
 Throw me into the jail  house, Lord until the sun goes down
 (Chorus - Repeat a few times)
  x o  o o x  o
 | | | | | | | | | | * |
 | | | | | | | | * | | |
 * | | | | * * | | | | *
 | | | | | | | | | | | |
  (impose  onto )
Deadhead
 @remus.rutgers.edu
 The sun will shine in my backdoor someday...

Source: Songsterr · Rights holder? Request removal.

Readable chord sheet for Bertha by Grateful Dead

Repeat a few times):
[G] [C/G]

I had a [C]hard run, runnin' from your [G]wi[C/G]ndow
I was all night [C]runnin', runnin', Lord I wonder if you [G]ca[C/G]re
I had a [C]run in, run around and [G]run down[C/G]
Run around the [C]corner, corner, Lord I run smack into a [G]tr[C/G]ee

I had to [C]move, [D]move, [Am]really had to [G]mo[D]ve
[C]That's why uf you [G]please, I am [D]on my hand and [C]knees
[Am]Bertha don't you come around [C]here [C/G]anymore

Dressed myself in [C]green, I went down unto the [G]se[C/G]a
Try to see what's goin' [C]down, try to read between the [G]li[C/G]nes
I had a feelin' I was [C]fallin', fallin, I turned around to [G]se[C/G]e
Heard a voice [C]callin', you were comin' after [G]me[C/G]

(Chorus)

Ran into a [C]rainstorm, I ducked back into a bar d[G]oo[C/G]r
It's all night [C]pourin', pourin', Lord but not a drop on m[G]e [C/G]
Test me, [C]test me, test me, why don't you a[G]rrest me[C/G]
Throw me into the [C]jail house, Lord until the sun goes [G]do[C/G]wn

(Chorus - Repeat a few times)

  x o[G] o o         x [C/G]  o
| | | | | |     | | | | * |
| | | | | |     | | * | | |
* | | | | *     * | | | | *
| | | | | |     | | | | | |
                (impose [C] onto [G])

Deadhead
@remus.rutgers.edu
The sun will shine in my backdoor someday...

More songs by Grateful Dead

Browse more →