Bill Monroe - Cripple Creek Chords

Traditional Bluegrass (mixed lyrics)

G                   C            G
I got a gal at the head of the creek
G                            D            G
goin up to see her bout the middle of the week
G                              C       G
kiss her on the mouth just as sweet as wine
G                               D           G
wraps 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        G
I got a girl and she loves me
G                  D        G
She's as sweet as sweet can be
G                  C    G
She's got eyes of baby blue
G                    D         G
Makes my gun shoot straight and true.

CHORUS: X1

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

CHORUS: X1

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

CHORUS:X1

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

CHORUS: X2