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Brown Eyed Women Chords

Grateful Dead Beginner Key of E 4 Chords 3 min read

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Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Capo

None

Chords

E · A · B · D

A classic Grateful Dead song about family, whiskey, and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play the chord shapes for C, G, Am, and F to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Gone are the days when the ox fall down

G Am F

He take up the yoke and he plow the ground

G C

Long gone, long gone from that Kentucky town

G Am F G

Where the laurel bloomed and the wind blew down

Verse 2

G C

Delilah Jones went to meet her God

G Am F

And the old man never was the same a-gain

G C

He built a fire on the mountain top

G Am F G

And called his children home from far and wide

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 3

G C

Tumbledown shack in Bigfoot county

G Am F

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

G C

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins

G Am F G

Two times over and the rest were sins

Verse 4

G C

Jack Jones was the father of twins

G Am F

He done his best to raise them right

G C

Amidst the ferns and the moonlight

G Am F G

So proud he cried when he sent them off to war

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 5

G C

Wind in the willows play tea for two

G Am F

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue

G C

Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand

G Am F G

Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Practice tip: The chord progression is repetitive, so focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strumming hand while you sing the long, narrative verses.

Etap to play

Atap to play

Btap to play

Dtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-C-E-A

Chords

E · A · B · D

A classic Grateful Dead song about family, whiskey, and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play the chord shapes for C, G, Am, and F to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Gone are the days when the ox fall down

G Am F

He take up the yoke and he plow the ground

G C

Long gone, long gone from that Kentucky town

G Am F G

Where the laurel bloomed and the wind blew down

Verse 2

G C

Delilah Jones went to meet her God

G Am F

And the old man never was the same a-gain

G C

He built a fire on the mountain top

G Am F G

And called his children home from far and wide

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 3

G C

Tumbledown shack in Bigfoot county

G Am F

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

G C

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins

G Am F G

Two times over and the rest were sins

Verse 4

G C

Jack Jones was the father of twins

G Am F

He done his best to raise them right

G C

Amidst the ferns and the moonlight

G Am F G

So proud he cried when he sent them off to war

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 5

G C

Wind in the willows play tea for two

G Am F

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue

G C

Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand

G Am F G

Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Practice tip: The chord progression is repetitive, so focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strumming hand while you sing the long, narrative verses.

Etap to play

Atap to play

Btap to play

Dtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Left Hand

Root notes

Chords

E · A · B · D

A classic Grateful Dead song about family, whiskey, and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play the chord shapes for C, G, Am, and F to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Gone are the days when the ox fall down

G Am F

He take up the yoke and he plow the ground

G C

Long gone, long gone from that Kentucky town

G Am F G

Where the laurel bloomed and the wind blew down

Verse 2

G C

Delilah Jones went to meet her God

G Am F

And the old man never was the same a-gain

G C

He built a fire on the mountain top

G Am F G

And called his children home from far and wide

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 3

G C

Tumbledown shack in Bigfoot county

G Am F

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

G C

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins

G Am F G

Two times over and the rest were sins

Verse 4

G C

Jack Jones was the father of twins

G Am F

He done his best to raise them right

G C

Amidst the ferns and the moonlight

G Am F G

So proud he cried when he sent them off to war

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 5

G C

Wind in the willows play tea for two

G Am F

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue

G C

Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand

G Am F G

Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Practice tip: The chord progression is repetitive, so focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strumming hand while you sing the long, narrative verses.

Etap to play

Atap to play

Btap to play

Dtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

gDGBD (Open G)

Chords

E · A · B · D

A classic Grateful Dead song about family, whiskey, and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

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Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play the chord shapes for C, G, Am, and F to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Gone are the days when the ox fall down

G Am F

He take up the yoke and he plow the ground

G C

Long gone, long gone from that Kentucky town

G Am F G

Where the laurel bloomed and the wind blew down

Verse 2

G C

Delilah Jones went to meet her God

G Am F

And the old man never was the same a-gain

G C

He built a fire on the mountain top

G Am F G

And called his children home from far and wide

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 3

G C

Tumbledown shack in Bigfoot county

G Am F

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

G C

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins

G Am F G

Two times over and the rest were sins

Verse 4

G C

Jack Jones was the father of twins

G Am F

He done his best to raise them right

G C

Amidst the ferns and the moonlight

G Am F G

So proud he cried when he sent them off to war

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 5

G C

Wind in the willows play tea for two

G Am F

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue

G C

Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand

G Am F G

Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Practice tip: The chord progression is repetitive, so focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strumming hand while you sing the long, narrative verses.

Etap to play

Atap to play

Btap to play

Dtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Tuning

G-D-A-E

Chords

E · A · B · D

A classic Grateful Dead song about family, whiskey, and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play the chord shapes for C, G, Am, and F to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Gone are the days when the ox fall down

G Am F

He take up the yoke and he plow the ground

G C

Long gone, long gone from that Kentucky town

G Am F G

Where the laurel bloomed and the wind blew down

Verse 2

G C

Delilah Jones went to meet her God

G Am F

And the old man never was the same a-gain

G C

He built a fire on the mountain top

G Am F G

And called his children home from far and wide

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 3

G C

Tumbledown shack in Bigfoot county

G Am F

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

G C

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins

G Am F G

Two times over and the rest were sins

Verse 4

G C

Jack Jones was the father of twins

G Am F

He done his best to raise them right

G C

Amidst the ferns and the moonlight

G Am F G

So proud he cried when he sent them off to war

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 5

G C

Wind in the willows play tea for two

G Am F

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue

G C

Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand

G Am F G

Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Practice tip: The chord progression is repetitive, so focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strumming hand while you sing the long, narrative verses.

Etap to play

Atap to play

Btap to play

Dtap to play

Key

E Major

Difficulty

Beginner

Harp Key

C Diatonic

Chords

E · A · B · D

A classic Grateful Dead song about family, whiskey, and the passage of time. Beginner difficulty in the key of E.

Folk Rock Strum (4/4 Time)

↓↓↑↑↓↑

123456

Tip: Use a capo on the 4th fret and play the chord shapes for C, G, Am, and F to match the original recording’s key of E.

Lyrics & Chords

Full Song

Verse 1

G C

Gone are the days when the ox fall down

G Am F

He take up the yoke and he plow the ground

G C

Long gone, long gone from that Kentucky town

G Am F G

Where the laurel bloomed and the wind blew down

Verse 2

G C

Delilah Jones went to meet her God

G Am F

And the old man never was the same a-gain

G C

He built a fire on the mountain top

G Am F G

And called his children home from far and wide

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 3

G C

Tumbledown shack in Bigfoot county

G Am F

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

G C

Delilah Jones was the mother of twins

G Am F G

Two times over and the rest were sins

Verse 4

G C

Jack Jones was the father of twins

G Am F

He done his best to raise them right

G C

Amidst the ferns and the moonlight

G Am F G

So proud he cried when he sent them off to war

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Verse 5

G C

Wind in the willows play tea for two

G Am F

The sky was yellow and the sun was blue

G C

Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand

G Am F G

Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band

Chorus

C G

Brown-eyed women and red grenadine

Am F

The bottle was dusty but the liquor was clean

C G

Sound of the thunder with the rain pourin’ down

Am F

And it looked like the old man was getting on

Practice tip: The chord progression is repetitive, so focus on keeping a steady, relaxed strumming hand while you sing the long, narrative verses.