Touch of Grey chords
Grateful Dead  1987
 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_of_Grey
 
Capo II *
 
[Intro]
 
 G D  G D  F C  F C  x 3
 
[Verse 1]
 
G                D  G
 Must be getting early
C                   F  C
 Clocks are running late
D                G
 Paint by number morning sky
C
 Looks so phony
 
[verse 2]
 
G                 D    G
 Dawn is breaking everywhere
C                F         C
 Light a candle, curse the glare
D                   G
 Draw the curtains, I don't care, cause
C
 It's all right
 
[Chorus]
 
D  G        C   D   G        C   D   G        F C D          C     D
 I will get by,   I will get by,   I will get by,  I will survive
 
[Verse 3]
 
G             D        G
 I see you've got your list out
C                   F   C
 Say your piece and get out
D                      G
 Yes I get the gist of it, but
C
 It's all right
 
[Verse 4]
 
G                    D    G
 Sorry that you feel that way,
C               F           C
 The only thing there is to say
D                      G
 Every silver lining's got a
C
 Touch of grey
 
[Chorus]
 
D  G        C   D   G        C   D   G        F C D          C     D
 I will get by,   I will get by,   I will get by,  I will survive
 
[Bridge 1]
 
Am     A7        D
It's a lesson to me
    Am            A7             D
The Ables and the Bakers and the C's
Em    B  A7            D
 The ABC's   we all must face
   A7     G7     C      D
To try to keep a little grace
 
 [Instrumental]
 
[Bridge 2]
 
Am     A7        D
It's a lesson to me,
    Am             A7           D
The Deltas and the East and the Freeze
Em    B  A7             D
 The ABC's   we all think of,
   A7     G7    C      D
To try to win a little love
 
[Verse 5]
 
G           D       G
 I know the rent is in arrears,
C            F        C

The dog has not been fed in years D G It's even worse than it appears, C It's all right [Verse 6] G D G Cow is giving kerosene, C F C Kid can't read at seventeen D G The words he knows are all obscene, but C It's all right [Chorus] D G C D G C D G F C D C D I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive [Verse 7] G D G The shoe is on the hand it fits, C F C There's really nothing much to it D G Whistle through your teeth and spit, 'cause C It's all right [Verse 8] G D G Oh well a touch of grey C F C Kinda suits you anyway, D G That was all I had to say, and C It's all right [Chorus] D G C D G C D G F C D C D I will get by, I will get by, I will get by, I will survive [Outro] D G C D G C D G F C D C D We will get by, we will get by, we will get by, we will survive D G C D G C D G F C D C D We will get by, we will get by, we will get by, we will survive . . . . . * Alternate: Capo IV D = C G = F C = A# F = D# Am = Gm A7 = G7 Em = Dm B = A G7 = F7 Set8