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
 
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