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Lazy River Road

Grateful Dead
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
Way  down along Sycamore Slough
A  white man sings the blues
Selling  roses of papier mache
 With flecks  of starlight dew
I  swiped a bunch and I threw  it your way
Where  hazy moonlight glowed
Way down, down  along lazy  river road
Way  down along Shadowfall Ward
End  of the avenue
Run  hide seek in your own  backyard
Mama's  backyard won't do
All  night long I sang love's  sweet song
Down  where the water flowed
 Repeat chorus
Moonlight  wanes as hound  dogs bay
Never  quite catch  the tune
Stars  fall down in buckets  like rain
Till  there ain't no standing room
Bright  blue boxcars, train  by train
Rattle  while dreams unfold
Way down,  down  along lazy  river road
Way  down along Seminole Square
Belly  of the river tide
Call  for me and I  will be there
For  the price of a taxi ride
Night  time double clutches into  today
 Like a truck  downshifting its load
 Repeat Chorus/Solo/Repeat Bridge
Thread  the needle right  through the eye
 The thread  that runs so true
All  the others I let  pass by
 I only  wanted you
I  never cared much for careless  love
 But, oh,  how your bright eyes  glowed
 Repeat chorus three times with lyrics, once without lyrics to final cadence

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Readable chord sheet for Lazy River Road by Grateful Dead

[G]Way down along [D]Sycamore [G]Slough
[C]A white man sings the [G]blues
[G]Selling roses of [D]papier [G]mache
With [C]flecks of starlight [D]dew
[Em]I swiped a bunch and I [D]threw it your way
[C]Where hazy moonlight [Bm]glowed
[C]Way [G]down, [A7/G]down along [C/G]lazy river [G]road
[G]Way down along [D]Shadowfall [G]Ward
[C]End of the ave[G]nue
[G]Run hide seek in your [D]own back[G]yard
[C]Mama's backyard won't [D]do
[Em]All night long I sang [D]love's sweet song
[C]Down where the water f[Bm]lowed

Repeat chorus

[Am]Moonlight wanes as [D]hound dogs bay
[Em]Never quite [B]catch the [Em]tune
[Am]Stars fall down in [D]buckets like rain
[Em]Till there ain't no [B]standing [Em]room
[Am]Bright blue boxcars, t[B]rain by train
[Am]Rattle while dreams u[B]nfold
[C]Way [G]down, d[A7/G]own along l[C/G]azy river r[G]oad

[G]Way down along [D]Seminole [G]Square
[C]Belly of the river [G]tide
[G]Call for me and [D]I will be [G]there
[C]For the price of a taxi [D]ride
[Em]Night time double clutches [D]into today
Like a t[C]ruck downshifting its [Bm]load

Repeat Chorus/Solo/Repeat Bridge

[G]Thread the needle [D]right through the [G]eye
The [C]thread that runs so [G]true
[G]All the others I [D]let pass [G]by
I [C]only wanted [D]you
[Em]I never cared much for [D]careless love
But, o[C]h, how your bright eyes[Bm] glowed

Repeat chorus three times with lyrics, once without lyrics to final cadence

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