Grey Street Dave Matthews Band
Grey Street - Dave Matthews Band
This is one of Dave's easier songs, in terms of chords (stretching), but the rhythm is tough to
get down for the verses. These chords are from DMBTabs.com, which is awesome. Check it for their
videos of how to play this song. But, it was still a pain to figure out how to use tab info over
the lyrics. And I was shocked/p**sed that there isn't a decent chord post for great song anywhere
- just tabs. Well, this should do it, enjoy!
Note: This is the extended version I've heard on the radio before, but not the shorter one like
I have in mp3. I fit chords I hear in my version over the extra lyrics.
Chords: (Std Tuning)
Bm - 7xx7xx (or 7xx77x)
G - 3xx4xx (or 3xx43x)
A - 5xx6xx (or 5xx65x) Alternative chords are more acoustic/full sounding,
D/F# - 2xx2xx (or 2x032x) but a lot harder to play
Bm2 - x24432
A/C# - x4222x
G2 - 320003
D2 - xx0232 (or 2x0232)
A2 - xx222x (or x4222x)
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Intro/Verse:
|1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |
Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G |
[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
Chorus:
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
:Bm2 |A/C# |
[/]D2[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] |[/]G2[/] [/] [/] [/] [/] [/] |: (repeat as needed)
t[/]he[/]n [/](on [/]la[/]st[/] l[/]ine[/]).[/]..[/] [/] [/] [/] [/]
|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...
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Grey Street (Chords)
Intro:
Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | (x4)
Oh...
Verse 1:
Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | (x8)
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...
Chorus 1:
Bm2 |A/C# |
Empt-i-ness in-side her. And, she'll do
D2 |G2 |
an-y-thing to fill it in. But all the
Bm2 |A2 | * back to verse chords
colors mix to-gether.......... to (Grey!)
Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | (x2)
Grey! And it
breaks her heart! (How she...)
Verse 2:
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...)
Chorus 2:
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
Bm2 A2 *Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
When all the colors mix together - to Grey!
[G]And it [Bm]breaks her heart[G]. [A] [D/F#] [GA] [D/F#] (T[G]here's a...)
Verse 3:
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...)
Chorus 3:
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
Bm2 A2 *Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
But all the colors mix together - to Grey!
[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
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# and 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/F# using 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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