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Grateful Dead - Brokedown Palace Chords

Chord reference G, Am, Bb, F, C, Dm, A
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑

[G]Fare you well, my [Am]honey, [Bb]fare you [F]well my only true [C]one. [G]All the birds that were [Dm]singing are [Bb]flown, except you [C]alone. [F] [F]Going to leave this [Bb]brokedown palace, On my [F]hands and my [Dm]knees, I will [Bb]roll, roll, [F]roll. [F]Make myself a [Am]bed by the [Bb]water[F]side, In my time, In my [G]time, I will [Bb]roll, roll [F]roll.

[F]In a bed, [A]in a bed, By the [Bb]waterside I will [F]lay my [G]head. [F]Listen to the river [G]sing sweet songs, to [Bb]rock my [F]soul.

[F]River going to take me, [Bb]sing me sweet and sleepy, [F]Sing me sweet and [Dm]sleepy all the [Bb]way back [F]home. [F]It’s a far gone [Am]lullaby, sung [Bb]many years [F]ago. Mama, mama many [G]worlds I’ve come since [Bb]I first left [F]home.

[F]Goin’ home, [A]goin’ home, By the [Bb]waterside I will [F]rest my [G]bones, [F]Listen to the river [G]sing sweet songs, to [Bb]rock my [F]soul.

[F]Going to plant a [Bb]weeping willow, [F]On the bank’s green [Dm]edge it will [Bb]grow, grow, [F]grow. [F]Sing a lulla[Am]by be[Bb]side the [F]water, Lovers come and [G]go, the river [Bb]roll, roll, [F]roll.

[F]Fare you well, [A]fare you well, I [Bb]love you more than [F]words can [G]tell, [F]Listen to the river [G]sing sweet songs, to [Bb]rock my [F]soul.

Doo do [F]doo, do da do, [Bb]doo oo [F]Doo, do [G]doo, da [Bb]doo da [F]doo Doo do [F]doo, do da do, [Bb]doo da [F]doo [F]Doo, do [G]doo, da [Bb]doo da [F]doo Do do [F]doo, do [G]doo, da [Bb]doo da [F]doo

Artist Grateful Dead
Album American Beauty
Genres Rock
Year 1970
Key G

How to Play Brokedown Palace on Guitar?

Grateful Dead - Brokedown Palace can be played in the key of G using the G, Am, Bb, F, C, Dm, A chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For Am, To play Am, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute D, G.
  • For Bb, To play A# | Bb, barre fret 1 from the low E string to the A string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 4, let D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For A, To play A, press fret 2 on the D string with finger 2, let low E, A, high E ring open, mute G, B.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Brokedown Palace with the ↓-↓↑-↓↑-↓↑ strumming pattern.