WDS U.S. BLUES

WDS U.S.BLUES

"U.S. Blues"

Words by Robert Hunter; music by Jerry Garcia

Copyright Ice Nine Publishing; used by permission

Red and white/blue suede shoes

Im Uncle Sam /how do you do

Gimme five/Im still alive

Aint no luck/I learned to duck

Check my pulse/it dont change

Stay seventy two/come shine or rain

Wave the flag/pop the bag

Rock the boat/skin the goat

Wave that flag

Wave it wide and high

Summertime

Done come and gone

My oh my

Im Uncle Sam /thats who I am

Been hidin out/in a rock and roll band

Shake the hand that shook the hand

Of P.T. Barnum/and Charlie Chan

Shine your shoes/light your fuse

Can you use/them ol U.S. Blues

Ill drink your health/share your wealth

Run your life/steal your wife

Wave that flag

Wave it wide and high

Summertime done

Come and gone

My oh my

Back to back/chicken shack

Son of a gun/better change your act

Were all confused/whats to lose

You can call this song/the United States Blues

Wave that flag

Wave it wide and high

Summertime done come and gone

My oh My

Summertime done come and gone

My oh My

"U.S. Blues"

Musical details:

Key: A

Time signature: 4/4

Chords used: A, D, E, B, E7

Songbook availability:

Grateful Dead, Volume II

Anthology

First live performance was February 22, 1974 at Winterland. First set opener. The tune has remained in the live repertoire steadily, occupying the encore position almost exclusively.

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