Been All Around This World
Been All Around This World
Jerry Garcia
Tim O'Brien
Chords you’ll need to know
C
F
G
Chord Chart
Lyrics
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
Hang me, oh, hang me and I’ll be dead and gone
I wouldn’t mind the hanging Lord it’s laying in jail so long boys
I’ve been all around this world
Working on the new railroad, mud up to my knees
Working on the new railroad, mud up to my knees
Working for John Henry, and he’s mighty hard to please
Been all around this world
Went up on the mountain, there I took my stand
Went up on the mountain, there I took my stand
Rifle on my shoulder, six shooter in my hand
Been all around this world
Lulu, oh Lulu, come and open that door
Lulu, oh Lulu, come and open that door
Before I have to open it with my old forty-four
Been all around this world
Mama and papa and baby sister makes three
Mama and papa and baby sister makes three
Take me down to the gallows boys that’s the last they’ll see of me
Been all around this world
Now if you meet a rich girl, boys, send her down the line
Now if you meet a rich girl, boys, send her down the line
If you meet a poor girl, bet she’s a friend of mine
Been all around this world
Demo Videos
Tim O'Brien band feat. Bryan Sutton - I've Been All Around This World
Bluegrass & Flatpicking Guitar Channel
Bryan Sutton & Billy Strings "I've Been All Around This World"
T Shaw's Progressive Bluegrass
Max Godfrey - Been all around this world- off Highwoods String Band record
Miss Moonshine Dance & MORE
I've Been All Around This World - John Reischman & the Jaybirds with Molly Tuttle & John Mailander
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Lessons & Jam-Alongs
About This Song
Been All Around This World is The Grateful Dead's bluegrass explorations with Old & In the Way and beyond.. It's typically played in C. With just 3 chords, it's one of the more accessible tunes in the bluegrass repertoire.
This song uses a single repeating chord progression throughout—learn it once and you've got the whole tune.