Grateful Dead - Deep Elem Blues guitar tab

PROPS GO TO: Greg Hoff

Hi Family! I got these lyrics off of David Dodd's annotated GD lyrics site,www3.clearlight.com. The tab I worked out by ear. If anybody knows this tune better, please submit it! Deep Elem is a traditional bluegrass song played by the dead from their earliest days up to 1983. It was also played by Jerry and David Nelson in 1962.

Deep Elem Blues

lyrics: traditional

country beat

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1. Well if you go down to Deep Elem, put your money in your shoes

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Women in Deep Elem got them Deep Elem blues

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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

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Oh sweet mama, your daddy's got them Deep Elem blues

2. Once I had a girlfriend, she meant the world to me

She went down to Deep Elem, now she ain't what she used to be

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3. When you go down to Deep Elem, have a little fun

Have that ten dollars ready when the police man comes

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4. Once I knew a preacher, preached the bible through and through

Went down to Deep Elem now his preaching days are through

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5. When you go down to Deep Elem, put your money in your pants

The women in Deep Elem they don't give a man a chance

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6. When you go down to Deep Elem, put your money in your socks

The redheads in Deep Elem, they'll put you on the rocks

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Hope you all enjoy this tab! Get in touch directly at www.goldenleaf3@hotmail

Peace and Jah bless! Greg

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