• Song:

    Deep Ellum Blues

  • Artist:

    Grateful Dead

Deep ellum blues tab          tabbed by the trippest

I figured that since this is one of the grateful deads best song that there should be at
one version on this site. Im pretty sure this is correct. enjoy

E---------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|---------------------------|
G---------------------------|---------------------------|
D----------2-2-2-2-0--------|----------2-2-2-2-0--------|
A--------2-----------4-2----|--------2-----------4-2----|
E--0-3-4--------------------|--0-3h4--------------------|

E---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D----------2-2-0------------|----------------2-2-4^5-2-0-2--------------|
A--------2-------4-2--------|----------0-0-4---------------4-2----------|
E--0-3h4--------------------|--0-2-3-4-------------------------4-3-0----|

E---------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------|
D------------4-1------------------------|
A------0-1-2-----2-5^6--4--2------2-----|
E--2^4------------------------2^4---0---|

E
if you go down to deep elum
E
put your money in your shoe
E
the women in deep elum
E         E7
got them..deep elum blues

"chorus"
A7
oh sweet mama
                               E
your daddys got them deep elum blues

B
oh sweet mama
                              E
your daddy got them deep elum blues

once i had a girlfriend
she meant the world to me
then she went down to deep elum
she aint what she used to be

chorus

once i knew a preacher
preached the bible through and through
he went down to deep elum
now his preachin days are through

chorus

when you go down to deep elum
to have a little fun
get your ten dollars ready
when the policeman comes

chorus

when you go down to deep elum
keep your money in your pants
cause the woman in deep elum
dont give men a chance
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