Bill Monroe – Cripple Creek chords

Song:Cripple Creek
Traditional Bluegrass (mixed lyrics)

G                   C            GI got a gal at the head of the creek
G                            D            Ggoin up to see her bout the middle of the week
G                              C       Gkiss her on the mouth just as sweet as wine
G                               D          Dwraps herself around me like a sweet potato vine

CHORUS:
   G                       C          G   Goin' up Cripple Creek goin' in a run
   G                          D         G   Goin' up Cripple Creek to have some fun.
   G                       C         G   Goin' up cripple creek goin in a whirl
   G                        D       G   Goin' up Cripple Creek , see my girl

G                 C        GI got a girl and she loves me
G                  D        GShe's as sweet as sweet can be
G                  C    GShe's got eyes of baby blue
G                    D         GMakes my gun shoot straight and true.

CHORUS: X1

G                          C            GCripple Creek's wide and Cripple Creek's deep
G                           D         GI'll wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep
G                C      GRoll my breeches to my knees
G                           D       GI'll wade ol' Cripple Creek when I please

CHORUS: X1

G               C      GI went down to Cripple Creek
G                       D      GTo see what them girls had to eat
G                       C       GI got drunk and fell against the wall
G                       D          GOld corn likker was the cause of it all

CHORUS:X1

G                       C        Ggirls up cripple creek bout half grown
G                     D       Gjump on a man like a dog on a bone
G                C      GRoll my breeches to my knees
G                           D       GI'll wade ol' Cripple Creek when I please

CHORUS: X2