Tuning: E A D G B E

Dire Wolf by The Grateful Dead Words by Robert Hunter Music by Jerry Garcia Live acoustic version - Tom Snyder's "The Tomorrow Show", May 7th 1981 (https://youtu.be/RXNQ5SNwTiM?si=cPlEEYPUR0jsNe0H) [Intro] G F C C e|----------------|---------3~----3--5-|---3----------------|---------------------|------------------| B|----------------|--------------------|-----4--5\3--1------|-1-------------------|------------------| G|----5---4---2---|-0--2/4-------------|---------------2--0-|----0-----0h2p0------|------------------| D|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------0-------2--0-|------------------| A|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-3---3--3-2---0---| E|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------------| [Verse 1]

In the ^Gtimbers of Fennario The ^Bbwolves are running '^Fround The ^Fwinter was so hard and cold Froze ten feet 'neath the ^Gground

[Chorus]

Don't murder ^Fme ^G I beg of ^Cyou, don^Csus2't mur^Cder ^Fme ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme

[Verse 2]

I ^Gsat down to my supper '^BbTwas a bottle of red whis^Fky I ^Fsaid my prayers and went to bed That's the ^Clast they ^C/Bsaw ^C/Bbof ^Amme

[Chorus]

Don't murder ^Gme ^F I beg of ^Cyou, don^Csus2't mur^Cder ^Fme ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme ^C ^C/B

[Verse 3]

^C/BbWhen ^AmI awoke, the ^GDire Wolf Six ^Chundred ^Bbpounds of ^Fsin Was ^Fgrinning at my window All I said was "Come on ^Gin"

[Chorus]

Don't murder ^Fme ^G I beg of ^Cyou, don't ^E7murder ^Amme ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme ^C ^C/B

[Verse 4]

^C/BbThe ^AmWolf came in, I ^Ggot my cards We ^Csat down ^Bbfor a ^Fgame I ^Fcut my deck to the Queen of Spades But the cards were all the ^Gsame

[Chorus]

Don't murder ^Fme ^G I beg of ^Cyou, don't ^E7murder ^Amme ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme

[Solo] | G | G | Bb | F | | F | F | F | G | | F | G | C | F | | G | F | C | C C/B [Verse 5]

^C/AIn the ^Gbackwash of Fennario The ^Bbblack and bloody ^Fmire The ^FDire Wolf collects his due While the boys sing 'round the ^Gfire

[Chorus]

Don't murder ^Fme ^G I beg of ^Cyou, don^Csus2't mur^Cder ^Fme ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme

Don't murder ^Gme ^F I beg of ^Cyou, don't ^E7murder ^Amme ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme ^C ^C/B ^C/A ^G Plea^Fse, don't murder ^Cme

[Ending] C/G e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------1---------1-------| G|-----------------------------0-------| D|-------------0-1-2-----------2-------| A|----0-2-3--------------------3-------| E|--3--------------------(3)---3-------| ****************************** | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | / Slide up | \ Slide down | ~ Vibrato | (n) Played by bass ******************************

Grateful Dead - Dire wolf