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 To Lay Me Down  [Garcia/Hunter] 
 
        To lay me down, once more, to lay  me down. 
        With my head      in sparklin' clover. 
        Let the world go by,       like clouds a-streaming. 
        To lay  me down, one last time, to lay  me down. 
        [Chorus] 
        To lay me down, oh oh, to lay me down. 
        To lay  me down, one last time. To lay  me down. 

        To be with you, once more, to be with you. 
        With our bodies, entwined together. 
        Let the world go by, all lost in dreaming. 
        To lay me down, one last time, to lay me down. 

        [Chorus] 
        [Jam on verse chords] 

        To lie with you, once more, to lie with you. 
        With our dreams, close together. 
        To wake beside you, my love still sleeping. 
        To tell sweet lies, one last time, and say goodnight. 

        [Chorus] 
        To lay me down, oh oh, to lay me down. 
        To lay  me down, one last time. To lay  me down. 
        To lay  me down, one last time. 
        To lay  me down, one last time. 
 
 

 Tom Dooley  [Traditional] 

        Hang your head, hang your head, Tom Dooley hang your head and cry 
        Killed poor Laura Foster, you  know you're bound to die 
        Bury her on the hillside, make the people see 
        Put the coat over, tromp her with your feet 

        Hang your head Tom Dooley, hang your head and cry 
        Killed poor Laura Foster, don't you know your bound to die 
        Bury her on the hillside with other people's lives 
        Hang your head Tom Dooley, hang your head and cry 
        Killed poor Laurea Foster, don't you know you're bound to die 

        First time I went courting, pretty brave of me 
        Just to sing from her old oak tree 
        Hang your mama with kindness blame it on this morning 
 

 Tomorrow Is Forever  [Dolly Parton] 

        Take my hand and run with me out of the past called yesterday 
        and walk with me into the future on to tomorrow 
        Yesterday my sweetful life rolled again back no matter what 
        There is nothing left but memories that bring sorrows 
        Yesterday is gone but tomorrow is forever 

        No more cryin' and memories find their way back 
        Tomorrow's waiting let's journey there together 
        Yesterday is gone but tomorrow is forever 

        I care no for yesterday, I love you as you are today 
        We must forget the passing time 
        My love for you is the real kind of love that won't hurt you forever 
        Yesterday is over. tomorrow is forever 
 

 Tom Thumb Blues  [Dylan] 

        When your lost in the rain in Juarez and it's Easter time too 
        When your gravity is down and negativity won't pull you through 
        Don't you put on any airs when you down on Rue Morgue Avenue. 
        They got some hungry creatures there 
        They'll surely make a mess out of you 

        If you see St Annie, please tell her thanks alot 
        My thoughts they are twisted, my tentacles are all in a knot 
        I don't even have the strength to get up and take another shot. 
        Now my best friend, my drummer, 
        Won't even tell what it was that I dropped 

        Now sweet Melinda, the peasants call her the goddess of gloom. 
        She speaks good English as she invites you up into her room. 
        And you, you were so damn conscientious, 
        You couldn't go to her too soon 
        Still she takes your voice and leaves you howling at the moon. 

        Up on Housing Project Hill, it's either fortune or fame 
        You must choose one or the other 
        Though neither are to be what they claim 
        If you're looking to get silly, 
        You better get back from where you came 
        You know the cops don't need you and we all expect the same. 

        Now all the authorities, they just lay around and boast 
        About how they blackmailed the President into leaving his post. 
        And picking up Angel, 
        Who arrived up here from the coast, 
        Who looked so fine at first, but left looking like a ghost. 

        Now I started out heinakin, still hit the harder stuff 
        Everybody swore they stand behind me when the game got rough 
        But the joke was on me, there was nobody even there to call my bluff 
        I'm goin' back to San Enselmo, I do believe I had enough. 
 

 Tons of Steel  [Mydland] 

        I know these rails we're on like I know my lady's smile, 
        We see a dozen dreams in every passing mile. 
        Can't begin to count the trips she and I have made, 
        But I wish I had a dollar 
        For each time we've both been down this grade. 

        And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll. 
        The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, 
        Her engine's sure to blow. 
        And 100,000 tons of steel, out of control, 
        She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know. 

        It's one hell of an understatement, to say she can't be beat. 
        She's tempermental, more a bitch than a machine. 
        She wasn't built to travel at speed or through mud slides. 
        These wheels are bound to jump the tracks 
        Before they burn like the ties 

        And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll. 
        The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, 
        Her engine's sure to blow 
        And 100,000 tons of steel, out of control 
        She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know. 

        Murphy sure out done himself to pick this stretch of track 
        I can only hope my luck is ridin' in the back. 
        Well I have pray to God this ain't the day we meet, 
        I've done about everything, but try dragging my feet. 

        And 100,000 tons of steel, made to roll. 
        The brakes don't work and this grade's too steep, 
        Her engine's sure to blow 
        And 100,000 tons of steel, out of control, 
        She's more a rollercoaster than the train I used to know. 

        Oh, oh I want to go down slow. 
 

 Tore Up Over You  [Hank Ballard] 

        Ever since you been gone I just cried the whole night long 
        Since the day you said goodbye left me sore, no lie, no lie 

        Tore up over you, and I just can't find my way. 
        Tore up! Yeah, yeah, yeah, tore up. 
        Woh-oh-oh tore up!  Yeah, yeah, yeah, tore up. 
        Tore up over you, and I just can't find my way. 

        Never loved me like ya told me so if you did how could you go? 
        It was you, not me, that left and went away with someone else 

        Tore up over you, and I just can't find my way. 
        Tore up! Yeah, yeah, yeah, tore up. 
        Woh-oh-oh tore up!  Yeah, yeah, yeah, tore up. 
        Tore up over you, and I just can't find my way. 

        Tell me what did I do to make you go away? 
        Tell me what can I do to make to come back and stay? 

        Tore up over you, and I just can't find my way. 
        Tore up! Yeah, yeah, yeah, tore up. 
        Woh-oh-oh tore up!  Yeah, yeah, yeah, tore up. 
        Tore up over you, and I just can't find my way. 
 

 Touch of Grey  [Garcia/Hunter] 

        Must be getting early, clocks are running late. 
        Paint-by-number morning sky, looks so phony. 
        Dawn is breaking everywhere, light a candle, curse the glare 
        Draw the curtains I don't care, but it's alright 
        I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive. 

        I see you've got your list out, say your piece and get out. 
        Guess I get the jist of it, but it's alright 
        Sorry that you feel that way, the only thing I have to say 
        Every silver linings got a touch of grey 
        I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive. 

        It's a lesson to me, the ables and the bakers and the theives 
        The abc's we all think of, try to keep a little love. 

        I know the rent is in arrears, the dog has not been fed in years 
        It's even worse than it appears, but it's alright 

        Cow is giving kerosene, kid can't read at seventeen 
        The words he knows are all obscene, but it's alright 
        I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive. 

        Shoe is on the hand it fits, that's all there really is to it 
        Whistle through your teeth and spit, but it's alright 

        Oh well a touch of grey, kinda suits you anyway, 
        That's all I had to say, but it's alright 
        I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive. 

        It's a lesson to me, the deltas and the East and the freeze 
        The abc's we all must face, try to save a little grace. 
 

 Tough Mama  [?] 
 

        Tough mama, meat shakin' on your bone. 
        I'm gone, going down to the river and get you a stone. 
        I was on the highway with that steel-driving crew. 
        Sister's in the big house, working days are through. 
        Oh, mama, can I blow a little smoke on you? 

        [Jam] 

        Dark beauty, won't you move over and give me some room. 
        It's my duty, to take you down to the field where the flowers bloom. 
?       Lay down, but on the right. 
        You can see it all the way, down to the sky. 
        Oh, beauty, it's a long night's journey in your eyes. 

        [Jam] 

?       Sweet goddess, I wanna shine and light in the changing wind. 
        Don't be modest, you know who you are and where you been. 
?       Deck the cowboy win or north his betting years are past. 
        He almost went out drinking, but that was over fast. 
        Oh, mama, you cook for strangers coming on in at last. 

        [Jam] 

?       Smooth angel, imagine a lonesome road with no slee 
        I'd be grateful, if this golden ring you could receive. 
?       Today on the countryside it was harder than a crotch. 
        Stood alone upon a ridge, and all I did was watch. 
        Dark beauty, you must give me time to carve another notch. 

        [Jam] 

        I've just fallen, world of illusions at my door. 
        I ain't haulin', any of my limbs through the marketplace anymore. 
        Mission walls are crumblin' down there is no end in sight. 
        Gained some recognition, but I've lost my appetite. 
        Dark beauty, leave me at the corner late tonight. 
 

 Truckin  [Garcia/Weir/Hunter/Lesh] 

        Truckin' got my chips cashed in, keep truckin' like the doo-dah man. 
        Together, more or less in line, just keep truckin' on. 

        Arrows of neon and flashing marquees out on Main Street. 
        Chicago, New York, Detroit and it's all on the same street. 
        Your typical city involved in a typical daydream, 
        Hang it up and see what tomorrow brings. 

        Dallas got a soft machine, Houston too close to New Orleans, 
        New York got the ways and means, but just won't let you be. 

        Most of the cats that you meet on the street speak of true love. 
        Most of the time they're sittin' and cryin' at home. 
        One of these days they know they gotta get goin' 
        Out of the door and down to the street all alone. 

        Truckin' like the doo-dah man 
        Once told me "You got to play your hand. 
        Sometimes the cards ain't worth a dime, if you don't lay 'em down." 

        Sometimes the lights all shinin' on me, 
        Other times I can barely see. 
        Lately it occurs to me. What a long, strange trip it's been. 

        What in the world ever became of sweet Jane? 
        She lost her sparkle; you know she isn't the same. 
        Livin' on reds, vitamin C, and cocaine, 
        All a friend can say is, "Ain't it a shame." 

        Truckin' up to Buffalo, been thinkin' you got to mellow slow. 
        Takes time, you pick a place to go, just keep truckin' on. 

        Sittin' and starin' out of the hotel window, 
        Got a tip they're gonna kick the door in again. 
        I'd like to get some sleep before I travel, 
        But if you got a warrant I guess you're gonna come in. 

        Busted down on Bourbon Street. Set up like a bowlin' pin. 
        Knocked down, it get's to wearin' thin, they just won't let you be. 

        You're sick of hangin' around, and you'd like to travel. 
        Get tired of travelin', you want to settle down. 
        I guess they can't revoke your soul for tryin', 
        Get out of the door, light out and look all around. 

        [Bridge] 

        Truckin', I'm a goin' home, whoa, whoa, baby, back where I belong. 
        Back home, sit down and patch my bones and get back truckin' on. 
        Get back truckin' on. [repeat/adlib] 
 

 Turn On Your Lovelight  [Scott-Malone] 
 

        Without a warning you stole my heart, takin' it baby, tore it apart 
        And you left me standin' in the corner cryin' 
        Told me your love, was slowly dyin' 

        So I'm begging you babe, baby, please. 
        Begging you babe, I'm on my knees. 
        Turn on your light, let it shine on me. 
        Turn on your lovelight, let it shine on me. 
        Let it shine, let it shine, let it 

        When I get a little lonely in the middle of the night 
        And I need you darlin' to make things alright 
        So come on babe, baby please, 
        And I'm beggin' you baby, I'm on my knees. 
        Turn on your light, let it shine on me. 
        Turn on your lovelight, let it shine on me 
        A little bit higher, a little bit higher, 
        Turn on your light, a little bit higher, 
        And let it shine, let it shine, let it 

        [Jam] 

        Without a warning you stole my heart, takin' it baby, tore it apart 
        And you left me standin' in the corner cryin' 
        Told me your love, was slowly dyin' 

        So I'm begging you babe, baby, please. 
        Begging you babe, I'm on my knees. 
        Turn on your light, let it shine on me. 
        Turn on your lovelight, let it shine on me. 
        Just a little bit higher, a little bit higher, 
        Turn on your light, a little bit 
        Let it shine,      let it shine 
        Turn on your light,      let it shine 
        Shine on me, shine on me, 
        Turn on your lovelight, let it shine 
 

 Two Souls in Communion  [?] 

        What are they seeing, when they look in each other's eyes? 
        What are they feeling, when they see each other smile? 
        Is it love, I don't know - or an emotion that I've outgrown? 

        Did I take a wrong turn - in on life's winding road? 
        Won't somebody help me find the right way to go? 
        My life need some correction, alteration and direction. 
        Wont somebody stand by me - yes, I'm lost, yes, I'm lost, 
        Yes, I'm lost. 

        What is the secret of this time of mine? 
        Two souls in communion, both body and mind. 
        Is it special magic, or just the nature of things? 
        Come see the great spirit, not for beggars but for kings. 

        You who have found it please help me along. 
        I'm a man, I'm a man, - I'm not made out of stone. 
        My needs they are simple, I don't want anything, 
        but I surely want to fly on those wings, on the run, one more time. 

        All I wanna do, fly up, fly home. 
        Fly on those wings of love, fly up, fly home, 
        I'm a staying in your town, fly up, fly home, 
        Help me somebody please! Fly up, fly home. 

        I wake up early in the morning, fly up, fly home, 
        you know I never saw you babe, fly up, fly home. 

        I just can't seem to understand, 
        can't seem to understand what's wrong, fly up, fly home. 

        What I wanna do is take a little ride with you, on the wings of love, 
        woh-oh one more time, one more time. 
 

 Two Women  [?] 

        I got two women, yes I've got, one need me feel, but I need you 
        Been so strange, I don't know what I've done 
        I think I'm freezin' in the heat of the sun. 

        My woman say she love me, say what'll wanna do you 
        I just don't know what to do, I know I love her, 
        But another woman mine 
        I just don't know what to do, can't be the one who's cryin' 

        And I feel so strange about what I've done 
        Yes, you know I feel like a freezin', freezin' in the heat of the sun 
        I say why have I always got two rollin' the same ol' time? 
 

 Unbroken Chain  [Lesh/Peterson] 

        Blue light rain, whoa unbroken chain, 
        Looking for familiar faces in an empty window pane. 

        Listening for the secret, searching for the sound 
        But I could only hear the preacher and the baying of his hounds. 

        Willow sky, whoa, I walk and wonder why, 
        They say love your brother, but you will catch it when you try. 

        Roll you down the line boy, drop you for a loss, 
        Ride you out on a cold railroad and nail you to a cross. 

        November and more, as I wait for the score, 
        They're telling me forgiveness is the key to every door. 
        A slow winder day a night like forever, 
        Sink like a stone, float like a feather. 

        (instrumental) 
        Lilac rain, unbroken chain, Song of the sawhet owl. 
        Out on the mountain, it'll drive you insane, 
        Listening to the winds howl 

        Unbroken chain of sorrow and pearls, Unbroken chain of shy and sea. 
        Unbroken chain of the western wind, Unbroken chain of you and me. 
 

 Uncle John's Band  [Garcia/Hunter] 
 
        Well the 
        First days are the hardest days, don't you worry any more, 
        'Cause when life looks like Easy Street, 
        There is danger at your door. 
        Think this through with me, let me know your mind, 
        Wo, oh, what I want to know,  is are you kind? Its a 
        Buck dancer's choice my friend; better take my advice. 
        You know all the rules by now and the fire from the ice. 
        Will you come with me?  Won't you come with me? 
        Wo, oh, what I want to know,  will you come with me? 

        Goddamn, well I declare, have you seen the like? 
        Their walls are built of cannonballs, 
        Their motto is "Don't tread on me". 
        Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide, 
        Come with me, or go alone, he's come to take his children home. 

        It's the same story the crow told me; it's the only one he knows. 
        Like the morning sun you come and like the wind you go. 
        Ain't no time to hate, barely time to wait, 
        Wo, oh, what I want to know,  where does the time go? 

        I live in a silver mine and I call it Beggar's Tomb; 
        I got me a violin and I beg you call the tune, 
        anybody's choice, I can hear your voice. 
        Wo, oh, what I want to know,  how does the song go? 
        Come hear Uncle John's Band by the riverside, 
        Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide. 

        Come hear Uncle John's Band playing to the tide, 
        Come on along, or go alone, he's come to take his children home. 
        Wo, oh, what I want to know,  how does the song go. 
        Come hear Uncle John's Band, by the riverside. 
        Got some things to talk about, here beside the rising tide. 

        Come hear Uncle John's Band, playing to the tide. 
        Come on along or go alone, he's come to take his children home 
        Da da da da da da        Da da da da da da 

         Da da da da da da 
 

 U.S. Blues  [Garcia/Hunter] 

        Red and white, blue suede shoes, I'm Uncle Sam, how do you do? 
        Gimme five, I'm still alive, ain't no luck, I learned to duck. 
        Check my pulse, it don't change. 
        Stay seventy-two come shine or rain. 
        Wave the flag, pop the bag, rock the boat, skin the goat. 
        Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. 
        Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. 

        I'm Uncle Sam, that's who I am; 
        Been hidin' out in a rock and roll band. 
        Shake the hand that shook the hand of P.T. Barnum and Charlie Chan. 
 
        Shine your shoes, light your fuse.  Can you use them ol' U.S. Blues? 
        I'll drink your health, share your wealth, 
        Run your life, steal your wife. 
        Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. 
        Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. 

        Back to back chicken shack.  Son of a gun, better change your act. 
        We're all confused, what's to lose? 
        You can call this all the United States Blues. 
        Wave that flag, wave it wide and high. 
        Summertime done, come and gone, my, oh, my. 

 
 
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