Grey Street Chords & Tabs
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 out for
their videos of how to play this song. But, it was still a pain to figure out how to use the tab
info over the lyrics. And I was shocked/pissed that there isn't a decent chord post for this 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 live one like
I have in mp3. So, I fit chords I hear in my version over the extra lyrics. Should be the same.
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 |
///// / * / // / * / /// / **
* slide (quick) index and ring fingers on G (3xx4) up 2 frets to the A (5xx6)
** slide (long) the bottom 4 of G up to 7 of Bm (when repeating)
Chorus:
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
:Bm |A/C# |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
D2 |G2 |: (repeat as needed)
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
then (on last line)...
|1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |
Bm |A2 |* then right into verse progression
/ / / / / / / / / /
Okay, that's the info, let's get to the song...
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Grey Streets (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 |
Look at how she listens. She says
nothing of what she thinks. She just goes
stumbling through her memories, Staring
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." Oh there's an...
Chorus 1:
Bm |A/C# |
Empt-i-ness in-side her. And, she'll do
D2 |G2 |
an-y-thing to fill it in. But all the
Bm |A2 | * back to verse chords
colors mix to-gether.............to (Grey!)
Bm G A D/F# |G A D/F# G |
Grey! And it
breaks her heart!
(How she...)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dave_matthews_band/grey_street_crd_ver_3.html ]
Verse 2:
Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
How she wishes it was different
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
She prays to God most every night
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
And though she swears He doesn't listen
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
There's still a hope in her He might
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
She says, "I pray
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
But they fall on deaf ears,
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
Am I supposed to take it on myself?
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G
To get out of this place" (Oh there's...)
Chorus 2:
Bm A/C#
There's loneliness inside her
D2 G2
And she'd do anything to fill it in
Bm A/C#
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
D2 G2
It feels like cold blue ice in her heart
Bm A2 *Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
When all the colors mix together - to Grey!
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G
And it breaks her heart. (There's a...)
Verse 3:
Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
There's a stranger speaking outside her door
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
Says take what you can from your dreams
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
Make them as real as anything
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
It'd take the work out of the courage
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
But she says, "Please
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
There's a crazy man that's creeping outside my door,
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G
I live on the corner of Grey Street and the end of the world!" (Oh there's an...)
Chorus 3:
Bm A/C#
There's an emptiness inside her
D2 G2
And she'd do anything to fill it in
Bm A/C#
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
D2 G2
It's more like cold blue ice in her heart
Bm A/C#
She feels like kicking out all the windows
D2 G2
And setting fire to this life
Bm A/C#
She could change everything about her,
D2 G2
using colors bold and bright
Bm A2 *Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
But all the colors mix together - to Grey!
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
And it breaks her heart.
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
And it breaks her heart.
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
It breaks her heart.
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#
To Grrrr-eeeeeeeee-yyyyyyyyyy-yyyyyyyyyyyy-
G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G
yyy-yyyyyyyy!!!!
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#
