Grateful Dead – Touch Of Grey (Guitar)

Capo 2
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Touch of Grey chords Grateful Dead 1987 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_of_Grey Capo II * [Intro] A E A E G D G D x 3 [Verse 1]
A                E  A
 Must be getting early

D                   G  D
 Clocks are running late

E                A
 Paint by number morning sky

D
 Looks so phony
[verse 2]
A                 E    A
 Dawn is breaking everywhere

D                G         D
 Light a candle, curse the glare

E                   A
 Draw the curtains, I don't care, cause

D
 It's all right
[Chorus]
E  A        D   E   A        D   E   A        G D E          D     E
 I will get by,   I will get by,   I will get by,  I will survive
[Verse 3]
A             E        A
 I see you've got your list out

D                   G   D
 Say your piece and get out

E                      A
 Yes I get the gist of it, but

D
 It's all right
[Verse 4]
A                    E    A
 Sorry that you feel that way,

D               G           D
 The only thing there is to say

E                      A
 Every silver lining's got a

D
 Touch of grey
[Chorus]
E  A        D   E   A        D   E   A        G D E          D     E
 I will get by,   I will get by,   I will get by,  I will survive
[Bridge 1]
Bm     B7        E
It's a lesson to me

    Bm            B7             E
The Ables and the Bakers and the C's

F#m    C#  B7            E
 The ABC's   we all must face

   B7     A7     D      E
To try to keep a little grace
[Instrumental] [Bridge 2]
Bm     B7        E
It's a lesson to me,

    Bm             B7           E
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze

F#m    C#  B7             E
 The ABC's   we all think of,

   B7     A7    D      E
To try to win a little love
[Verse 5]
A           E       A
 I know the rent is in arrears,

D            G        D
 The dog has not been fed in years

E                     A
 It's even worse than it appears,

D
 It's all right
[Verse 6]
A       E      A
 Cow is giving kerosene,

D          G       D
 Kid can't read at seventeen

E                       A
 The words he knows are all obscene, but

D
 It's all right
[Chorus]
E  A        D   E   A        D   E   A        G D E          D     E
 I will get by,   I will get by,   I will get by,  I will survive
[Verse 7]
A                   E       A
 The shoe is on the hand it fits,

D               G       D
 There's really nothing much to it

E                     A
 Whistle through your teeth and spit, 'cause

D
 It's all right
[Verse 8]
A          E        A
 Oh well a touch of grey

D                G   D
 Kinda suits you anyway,

E               A
 That was all I had to say, and

D
 It's all right
[Chorus]
E  A        D   E   A        D   E   A        G D E          D     E
 I will get by,   I will get by,   I will get by,  I will survive
[Outro]
E   A        D   E    A        D   E    A        G D E           D     E
 We will get by,   we will get by,   we will get by,  we will survive

E   A        D   E    A        D   E    A        G D E           D     E
 We will get by,   we will get by,   we will get by,  we will survive . . . . .
* Alternates: Open E = F# A = B D = E G = A Bm = C#m B7 = C#7 F#m = Abm C# = Eb A7 = B7 Capo IV E = D A = G D = C G = F Bm = Am B7 = A7 F#m = Em C# = B A7 = G7 Open (These chords are not in the original key) E = A A = D D = G G = C Bm = Em B7 = E7 F#m = Bm C# = F# A7 = D7 Set8