O
G 
h, the first days are the hardest days, don’t you w
C 
orry any  
G 
more,‘C
G 
ause when life looks like Easy Street there is da
C 
nger at your d
G 
oor.T
Am 
hink this through with  
Em 
me; 
 
le
C 
t me know your mi
D 
nd.W
C 
hoa-o
D 
h, what I w
G 
ant to k
D 
now-
C 
oh,
G 
is 
 
a
D 
re you k
G 
ind.
G 
It’s a buck dancer’s choice, my friend, better  
C 
take my  
G 
advice;Y
G 
ou know all the rules by now, and the f
C 
ire from the i
G 
ce.
Am 
Will you come wit
Em 
h me,  
C 
won’t you come with
D 
me?
C 
Whoa
D 
-oh, what I  
G 
want to  
D 
know
C 
-oh, 
 
 
G 
will 
 
 
D 
you come  
G 
with 
 
me?
 
G 
God damn! well I de
C 
cl
G 
are! 
 
 
Am 
Have you  
G 
seen the  
D 
like?
D 
Their 
 
 
C 
walls are built of cannonballs, their  
G 
motto
D 
is “Don’t  
C 
tread 
 
on
D 
me”.
G 
Come hear Uncle John’s  
C 
band 
 
 
Am 
playing
G 
by the  
D 
riverside,
C 
Got some things to talk about,  
G 
here 
 
bes
D 
ide the  
C 
rising 
 
 
D 
tide.
G Bm C D G Bm C D G Bm C D G Bm C D
 
G 
It’s the same story the crow told me, it’s the
C 
only one he  
G 
knows;
G 
Like the morning sun you come, and  
C 
like the wind you
G 
go.
Am 
Ain’t no time to
Em 
hate, 
 
 
C 
barely time to  
D 
wait.
C 
Whoa-
D 
oh, what I  
G 
want 
 
 
D 
know-
C 
oh, 
 
w
G 
here 
 
 
D 
does the  
G 
time 
 
go?
G 
I live in a silver mine and I c
C 
all it Beggar’s T
G 
omb;
G 
I’ve got me a violin and I  
C 
beg you, call a  
G 
tune.
Am 
Anybody’s 
 
c
Em 
hoice, 
 
 
C 
I can hear your v
D 
oice.
C 
Whoa
D 
-oh, what I  
G 
want to  
D 
know
C 
-oh, 
 
 
G 
how 
 
d
D 
oes the  
G 
song 
 
go?
 
G 
Come hear Uncle John’s  
C 
band 
 
 
Am 
by the  
G 
riversid
D 
e
C 
Got some things to talk about  
G 
here 
 
bes
D 
ide 
 
the
C 
rising 
 
 
D 
tide.
G 
Come hear Uncle John’s  
C 
ban
Am 
 
playing
G 
to 
 
t
D 
he 
 
tide
C 
Come on along or go alone, he’s  
G 
come to  
D 
take his  
C 
children 
 
 
D 
home.


These known chords are used in this song.