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Grey Street

Dave Matthews Band
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
  /  / / / / / / / /  / /
 |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
  /  / / / / / / /  / / / / / /
  /  / / / / / / /  / / / / / /
 then (on last line)...
 |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
  Bm2 |A2 |* then right into verse progression
  / / / / / / / / / / / /
 Okay, that's the info, let's get to the song...
 Grey Street (Chords)
 Oh...
Look  at how she listens. She  says
 nothing of what she thinks. She just goes
 stumbling through her memories, Star-ing
 out on to Grey Street. But she thinks,
 "Hey, How did I
 come to this? I dream myself a
 thousand times around the world, but I can't get
 out of this place." (yeah) Oh there's an...
Empt-i-ness  in-side her.  And, she'll do
an-y-thing  to fill it in.  But all the
 Bm2 |A2 | * back to verse chords
 colors mix to-gether.......... to (Grey!)
Grey!  And it
 breaks her heart! (How she...)
 How she wishes  it was different
 She prays  to God  most every night
 And though  she swears  He doesn't listen
 There's still  a hope  in her He might
 She says,  "I pray
But  they fall  on deaf ears,
 Am I supposed  to take  it on myself?
To  get out  of this place" (yeah)  (Oh there's...)
 There's loneliness  inside her
 And she'd do anything  to fill it in
 And though it's red  blood bleeding from  her now
 It feels like cold  blue ice in her  heart
 When all the colors  mix together  - to Grey!
And  it breaks  her heart.  (There's  a...)
 There's a stranger  speaking outside her door
Says take  what you can from your dreams
 Make them  as real  as anything
 It'd take  the work  out of the courage
 But she  says, "Please
 There's  a crazy  man that's creeping outside my  door,
 I live  on the corner  of Grey Street
and  the end  of the world!" (Oh  there's  an...)
 There's an emptiness  inside her
 And she'd do anything  to fill it in
 And though it's red  blood bleeding from  her now
 It's more like cold  blue ice in her  heart
 She feels like kicking  out all the windows
 And setting fire  to this life
 She could change everything  about  her,
 using colors  bold and bright
 But all the colors  mix together  - to Grey!
And  it breaks  her heart.
And  it breaks  her heart.
 It breaks  her  heart.
To Grrrr-eeeeee-yyyyyyyyyy--yyyyyyyyyyyy!!!
Yeaaahhhhhhh-hhhhhhhhhh-hhhhhhhhhhhh!!!
Yeah,  yeah, yeah-ah!
 END
 Comments:
 I've updated the intro/verse ("main") progression to show the correct timing. In doing so, I've
 simplified it only to a rhythm overview. There are slides, palms/mutes and double strums mixed
 in there, but you should be able to figure out the interpretable details more easily without me
 complicating the picture. The sliding between G, A, D/Fand D/F#, G, and back up to Bm should
 be intuitive if you look at the formations. To get this down, I recommend using 2 figured chords
 with the Bm and D/Fusing middle (on 6th string) and ring (on 3rd string) and G and A using
 index (on 6th) and ring (locked on 3rd). The correct way (Dave's way) is to use E-form bar.
 Since I am not Dave, nor trying to be, I use only 2 fingers out at a time and it is still a
 really fun and quick moving pattern. Additionally, my sloppy, fat fingers are really good about
 accidentally muting strings. Well, here you WANT to mute out the 5th and 2nd strings (so, job
 accomplished). For the muted 4th string, I have found that it doesn't sound bad left open. I
 think I'm starting to prefer it this way actually.
 Going back to my 2-finger suggestion, if you start out by picking, simultaniusly, the 6th and 3rd
 strings with your thumb and middle finger (respectfully) then you will hear the song unfold. When
 the light goes off, grab a pick and start strumming.

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Readable chord sheet for Grey Street by Dave Matthews Band

[Bm]/ / / /     [G]/     [A]/      [D/F#]/     [G]/     [A]/   [D/F#]  /  [G]/

|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
 [Bm2]/ / /   / / / /  [A/C#]/ / /   / / / /
 [D2]/ / /   / / / /  [G2]/ / /   / / / /
then (on last line)...
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
 Bm2             |A2              |* then right into verse progression
 / / /   / / /    / / /   /   / /

Okay, that's the info, let's get to the song...

Grey Street (Chords)

[Bm]                [G]      [A]      [D/F#]        [G]     [A]    [D/F#]     Oh[G]...
[Bm]Look at how     [G]      [A]she   [D/F#]listens.[G]     [A]     [D/F#]She  s[G]ays
nothing    of  what   she   thinks.           She just goes
stumbling    through  her   memories,         Star-ing
out   on   to Grey  Street.                   But she thinks,
"Hey,                                         How did I
come to this?                                 I dream myself a
thousand times  around  the world,            but I can't get
out of this place."  (yeah)                   Oh there's an...

[Bm2]Empt-i-ness  in-side  [A/C#]her.    And, she'll do
[D2]an-y-thing to fill it [G2]in.        But all the
Bm2                  |A2                    | * back to verse chords
colors     mix     to-gether.......... to (Grey!)

[Bm]Grey!           [G]      [A]      [D/F#]        [G]     [A]     [D/F#]  And [G]it
breaks her heart!                              (How she...)

How she [Bm]wishes it was [G]diffe[A]ren[D/F#]t     [G]        [A]           [D/F#]
She [G]prays to [Bm]God most [G]eve[A]ry [D/F#]night [G]    [A]       [D/F#]
And [G]though she [Bm]swears He doesn't [G]lis[A]ten[D/F#]      [G]         [A]            [D/F#]
There's [G]still a [Bm]hope in her [G]He [A]might[D/F#]      [G]         [A]            [D/F#]
She [G]says, "I [Bm]pray      [G]         [A]            [D/F#]                  [G]                     [A]                        [D/F#]
[G]But they [Bm]fall on deaf [G]ear[A]s, [D/F#]       [G]          [A]             [D/F#]
Am I [G]supposed to [Bm]take it on [G]mys[A]elf[D/F#]?     [G]        [A]           [D/F#]
[G]To get [Bm]out of this [G]plac[A]e"  [D/F#](yeah)[G]   [A]   [D/F#] (Oh [G]there's...)

There's [Bm2]loneliness inside [A/C#]her
And she'd do [D2]anything to fill it [G2]in
And though it's [Bm2]red blood bleeding [A/C#]from her now
It feels like [D2]cold blue ice in [G2]her heart
When all the [Bm2]colors mix tog[A2]ether - to [Bm]Grey! [G]   [A]     [D/F#]            [G]              [A]                [D/F#]
[G]And it [Bm]breaks her heart[G]. [A]  [D/F#]       [G] [A]  [D/F#]       (T[G]here's a...)

There's a [Bm]stranger speaking [G]outside [A]her [D/F#]door  [G]     [A]        [D/F#]
[G]Says [Bm]take what you can [G]from [A]your [D/F#]dreams [G]    [A]       [D/F#]
Make [G]them as [Bm]real as [G]anyt[A]hing[D/F#]      [G]         [A]            [D/F#]
It'd [G]take the [Bm]work out of the [G]cour[A]age[D/F#]      [G]         [A]            [D/F#]
But [G]she says, "[Bm]Please    [G]       [A]          [D/F#]                [G]                   [A]                      [D/F#]
T[G]here's a [Bm]crazy man that's [G]creeping [A]outside [D/F#]my door,[G]   [A]      [D/F#]
I [G]live on the [Bm]corner of [G]Grey [A]Stree[D/F#]t     [G]        [A]           [D/F#]
[G]and the [Bm]end of the [G]worl[A]d!"[D/F#]       [G]   [A]   [D/F#](Oh t[G]here's an...)

There's an [Bm2]emptiness inside [A/C#]her
And she'd do [D2]anything to fill it [G2]in
And though it's [Bm2]red blood bleeding [A/C#]from her now
It's more like [D2]cold blue ice in [G2]her heart
She feels like [Bm2]kicking out all the [A/C#]windows
And setting [D2]fire to this [G2]life
She could change [Bm2]everything abo[A/C#]ut her,
using [D2]colors bold and [G2]bright
But all the [Bm2]colors mix tog[A2]ether - to [Bm]Grey! [G]    [A]       [D/F#]             [G]                [A]                   [D/F#]

[G]And it [Bm]breaks her [G]heart[A].   [D/F#]         [G]            [A]               [D/F#]
[G]And it [Bm]breaks her [G]heart[A].   [D/F#]         [G]            [A]               [D/F#]
It [G]breaks her[Bm] heart.  [G]     [A]        [D/F#]              [G]                 [A]                    [D/F#]
[G]To [Bm]Grrrr-eeeeee-[G]yyy[A]yyy[D/F#]yyyy--[G]yyy[A]yyy[D/F#]yyyyy[G]y!!!
[Bm]Yeaaahhhhhhh-[G]hhh[A]hhh[D/F#]hhhh-[G]hhh[A]hhh[D/F#]hhhhh[G]h!!!
[Bm]Yeah, yeah,  [G]yeah-[A]ah![D/F#]      [G]         [A]            [D/F#]                 [G]

[Bm]       [G]  [A]  [D/F#]  [G]  [A]  [D/F#] [G]
[Bm]       [G]  [A]  [D/F#]  [G]  [A]  [D/F#] [G]
[Bm]       [G]  [A]  [D/F#]

END

Comments:
I've updated the intro/verse ("main") progression to show the correct timing. In doing so, I've
simplified it only to a rhythm overview. There are slides, palms/mutes and double strums mixed
in there, but you should be able to figure out the interpretable details more easily without me
complicating the picture. The sliding between G, A, D/F
be intuitive if you look at the formations. To get this down, I recommend using 2 figured chords
with the Bm and D/F
index (on 6th) and ring (locked on 3rd). The correct way (Dave's way) is to use E-form bar.
Since I am not Dave, nor trying to be, I use only 2 fingers out at a time and it is still a
really fun and quick moving pattern. Additionally, my sloppy, fat fingers are really good about
accidentally muting strings. Well, here you WANT to mute out the 5th and 2nd strings (so, job
accomplished). For the muted 4th string, I have found that it doesn't sound bad left open. I
think I'm starting to prefer it this way actually.

Going back to my 2-finger suggestion, if you start out by picking, simultaniusly, the 6th and 3rd
strings with your thumb and middle finger (respectfully) then you will hear the song unfold. When
the light goes off, grab a pick and start strumming.

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