The Band - Up On Cripple Creek: Guitar Chords
Learn to play "Up On Cripple Creek" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.
For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.
A When I get off of this mountain, D you know where I want to go? A D Straight down the Mississippi River E to the Gulf of Mexico. A To Lake Charles, Louisianna, D little Bessie, a girl who I once knew. A D She told me just to come on by E if there's anything that she could do. Chorus: A Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me. D If I spring a leak, she mends me. E I don't have to speak, she defends me. F#m G A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one. Good luck had just stung me To the race track I did go She bet on one horse to win And I bet on another to show The odds were in my favor I had 'em five to one When that nag to win came around the track Sure enough, she had won Chorus: Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me If I spring a leak, she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one I took up all of my winnings And I gave my little Bessie half She tore it up and threw it in my face Just for a laugh Now there's one thing in the whole wide world I sure would like to see That's when that little love of mine Dips her doughnut in my tea He-he! Chorus: Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me If I spring a leak, she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one Now me and my mate were back at the shack We had Spike Jones on the box She said, "I can't take the way he sings But I love to hear him talk" Now that just gave my heart a throb To the bottom of my feet And I swore as I took another pull My Bessie can't be beat Chorus: Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me If I spring a leak, she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one No-no, hu-hu Lodl-lodl-lodl-uh-hu No-no-hu Lodl-lodl-lodl-uh-hu Now there's a flood out in California And up north it's freezing cold And this living on the road is getting pretty old So I guess I'll call up my big mama Tell her I'll be rolling in But you know deep down, I'm kind of tempted To go and see my Bessie again Chorus: Up on Cripple Creek, she sends me If I spring a leak, she mends me I don't have to speak, she defends me A drunkard's dream if I ever did see one No-no, hu-hu Lodl-lodl-lodl-uh-hu No-no-hu Lodl-lodl-lodl-uh-hu No-no-hu Lodl-lodl-lodl-uh-hu No-no-hu Lodl-lodl-lodl-uh-hu You can simplify chords by removing barre | TransposeReset Font SizeReset Guitar Chord DiagramsA  D  E  F#m  G  Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably. |
If you are also interested in learning how to play "Up On Cripple Creek" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Up On Cripple Creek" by The Band.