Traditional. Approximately as sung by The Grateful Dead

  In A -- for singability, and for the sound of the chords.

      A                       G       D        A 
 1. I know you rider... gonna miss me when I'm gone.
      A                       G       D        A 
    I know you rider... gonna miss me when I'm gone...
          C         G          C       E7      A 
    Gonna miss your daddy from rollin' in your arms.


 2. Well, lovin' you, babe, you know it's easier than fallin' off a log.
    Lovin' you, babe, you know it's easier than fallin' off a log...
    Well, I will be your man, but I won't be your dog.


 3. Well, I love my baby; you know she's bound to love me some.
    I love my baby; you know she's bound to love me some...
    When she puts her arms around me, like a circle round the sun.


 4. Well, I'm goin' down by the river, sit in my old rockin' chair.
    I'm goin' down by the river, sit in my old rockin' chair...
    ...and if the blues don't find me, gonna rock away from here.


 5. The sun's gonna shine in my back yard some day.
    Oh, the sun's gonna shine in my back yard some day...
    ...and the wind's gonna rise up, and blow my blues away.


 6. I laid down last night, but I could not take my rest.
    I laid down last night, but I could not take my rest...
    Well, my thoughts were flyin', like those wild geese in the west.


 7. I wish I was a headlight on some northbound Colorado train.
    Well, I wish I was a headlight on some northbound Colorado train...
    I would shine my light... right through that Colorado rain.

CHORDS: Very similar to the Grateful Dead's approach.

LYRICS: Just an approximation of the way the Grateful Dead sings them. Based on old transcription, source unknown.

- Transcribed by WA, 1995 or so. Last edited 12 Oct 1998. Formatting last tweaked 14 April 2003.

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