Grateful Dead - Duprees diamond blues

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^D7When I was just a little ^Gmyoung boy, ^CPapa said son, you'll ^Fnever get far, ^D7Tell you the reason, if you ^Gmwanna know, Cause ^Cchild of mine, There ^Gm7isn't really^G#/D very ^Cfar to^F go.

^D7Well, baby baby wants a ^Gmgold diamond ring, ^CWants it more than most ^Fany old thing, ^D7Well when I get those ^Gmjelly-roll blues, ^CWhy I go and ge^Gm7t anything i^G#/Dn this^C world ^Ffor you.

^D7Down to the jewelry store p^Gmackin' a gun, ^CSays, "Wrap it up I think I'll ^Ftake this one." ^D7"A thousand dollars please," the ^Gmjewelry man said, D^Cupree he said, "I'll p^Gm7ay this one ^G#/Doff to^C you in le^Fad."

^FWell you know son, you just ca^Cn't fi^A#gure^F, ^GmFirst thing you know you're gonna to ^Fpull t^Chat tr^A#igger,^{A#m F}And it's no wonder, your reason ^Egoes^D# bad,^{D Gm}Jelly-roll will ^Cdrive you so ^Fmad. ^{A# F}

^D7Judge said, "Son, it's gonna cost ^Gmyou some time." ^CDupree said, "Judge you know that ^Fcrossed my mind." ^D7Judge said, "Fact it's gonna cost you ^Gmyour life." ^CDupree said, "J^Gm7udge you know that seem^G#/Ds to m^Ce to be about^F right."

^D7Baby baby you gonna lose her ^Gmsweet man, ^CDupree come out with a ^Flosin' hand, ^D7Baby's gonna weep it up for a^Gm while, ^CThen go out and find another ^Gm7sweet man's gonna t^G#/Dreat h^Cer with sty^Fle.

^D7Judge said, "Son, I know your ^Gmbaby well, ^CBut that's a secret I can ^Fnever tell." ^D7Dupree said, "Judge well it's well^Gm understood, ^CBut you got to ad^Gm7mit that sweet swee^G#/Dt Jell^Cy's so good^F."

^FWell you know son, you just ca^Cn't fi^A#gure^F, ^GmFirst thing you know you're gonna to ^Fpull t^Chat tr^A#igger,^{A#m F}And it's no wonder, your reason^E goe^D#s bad^D, ^GmJelly-roll will ^Cdrive you so ^Fmad. ^{A# F}

^D7Same old story and I know it's ^Gmbeen told, ^CSome like Jelly Jelly, ^Fsome like gold, ^D7Many a man's done a t^Gmerrible thing ^CJust to get, ba^Gm7by a shinin'^G#/D diamo^Cnd rin^Fg.