Playin’ In The Band  ©1971

Words by Robert Hunter / Music by Bob Weir & Mickey Hart

 

[D]Some folks trust to reason

[G]Others trust to [A]might.

[D]I don’t trust to nothin’

But I [G]know it comes out [A]right.

 

[D]Say it once again now

Oh, I [G]hope you under-[A]stand.

[D]When it’s done and over,

A [G]man is just a [A]man

 

          [D]Playin’ -- playin’ in the [A]band

          [D]Daybreak, daybreak on the [A]land.

 

[D]Some folks look for answers.

[G]Others look for [A]fights.

[D]Some folks up in treetops

Just [G]lookin’ for their [A]kites.

 

[D]I can tell your fortune

[G]Look what’s in your [A]hand.

But [D]I can’t stop for nothin’

I’m just [G]playin’ in the [A]band.

 

          [D]Playin’ -- playin’ in the [A]band

          [D]Daybreak, daybreak on the [A]land.

 

[D]Standin’ on a tower

[G]World at my com-[A]mand.

[D]You just keep a-turnin’

While I’m [G]playin’ in the [A]band

 

[D]If a man among you

Got no [G]sin upon his [A]hand,

[D]Let him cast a stone at me

For [G]playin in the [A]band,

 

          [D]Playin’ -- playin’ in the [A]band

          [D]Daybreak, daybreak on the [A]land.

 

          [D]Playin’ -- playin’ in the [A]band

          [D]Daybreak, daybreak on the [A]land.

 

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