Cripple Creek chords by Bill Monroe

Chords with lyrics

Song:Cripple Creek
Traditional Bluegrass (mixed lyrics)

G+G          C majorC      G+G
I got a gal at the head of the creek
G+G              D MajorD      G+G
goin up to see her bout the middle of the week
G+G               C majorC    G+G
kiss her on the mouth just as sweet as wine
G+G                D MajorD     D MajorD
wraps herself around me like a sweet potato vine

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

G+G         C majorC    G+G
I got a girl and she loves me
G+G         D MajorD    G+G
She's as sweet as sweet can be
G+G         C majorC  G+G
She's got eyes of baby blue
G+G          D MajorD     G+G
Makes my gun shoot straight and true.

CHORUS: X1

G+G             C majorC      G+G
Cripple Creek's wide and Cripple Creek's deep
G+G              D MajorD     G+G
I'll wade old Cripple Creek before I sleep
G+G        C majorC   G+G
Roll my breeches to my knees
G+G              D MajorD    G+G
I'll wade ol' Cripple Creek when I please

CHORUS: X1

G+G        C majorC   G+G
I went down to Cripple Creek
G+G            D MajorD   G+G
To see what them girls had to eat
G+G            C majorC    G+G
I got drunk and fell against the wall
G+G            D MajorD     G+G
Old corn likker was the cause of it all

CHORUS:X1

G+G            C majorC    G+G
girls up cripple creek bout half grown
G+G           D MajorD    G+G
jump on a man like a dog on a bone
G+G        C majorC   G+G
Roll my breeches to my knees
G+G              D MajorD    G+G
I'll wade ol' Cripple Creek when I please

CHORUS: X2