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Unbroken Chain

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The piece is pretty straightforward, of course listening to it over and over will help.
There is an odd meter instrumental in the middle, skip to bridge if wanted.
G chords mute A string (3x0003)
*  = chord is played in 3/8
** = the line is different from other verses
[Intro]
Am  C
[Verse 1]
Dm7Blue light rFain, well
Csus4Unbroken chCain
             Am          Eb**
 Looking for familiar faces
 Fin an eEmmpty window pGane.Am  C  
Dm7Listening for the seFsus4cret,
Csus4searching for the Amsound
CBut I could G/Bonly hear the prAmeacher
and the bGaying of his Fhounds.Em  
G      Am  C
[Verse 2]
Dm7Willow skyF, woah,
I Csus4walk and wonder whyC,
         F                 G**
 They say love your brother,
 FBut you will cEmatch it when you trGy.Am  C  
Dm7Roll you down the liFsus4ne poor boy,
Csus4Drop you for a lAmoss,
  CRide you out G/Bon the cold Amrailroad
And nGail you to a Fcross.Am  
[Instrumental]
   G       C    Fsus4     Fx4
F   Am  C
[Verse 3]
NoDm7vember and Fmore
As I Csus4wait for the scoCre,
               Dm7         Cmaj7**
  They're telling me forgiveness
 FIs the kEmey to every doGor.Am  C  
A Dm7slow winter dFsus4ay
A Csus4night like forAmever
  CSink G/Blike a stAmone,
GFloat like a Ffeather.Em  Dm  C  Dm  
[Instrumental]
Gm in 11/8  x4
|7|     Dm     C|4|      G     F     Emx4
|8| 4     3   |4| 4     2   2
Gm in 11/8  x14
|7|     Dm     C|4|      G     F     Emx4
|8| 4     3   |4| 4     2   2
[Bridge]
   G       C    Fsus4    Fx4
    Cm7      Fmaj7      Dm7  Em* G  
[Verse 4]
Cm7Lilac rain, Fmaj7unbroken chain
                   Dm7  Em*      G  Gm  
 Song of the Saw-Whet owl.
Cm7Out on a mountain, it'll Fmaj7drive you insane
                     Dm7  Em*      G  Gm  
 Listening to the winds howl.
Cm7Unbroken chain of Fmaj7sorrow and pearls,
                Dm7  Em*          G  Gm  
 Unbroken chain of sky and sea.
Cm7Unbroken chain Fmaj7of the western wind,
            Dm7  Em*        G  
Unbroken chain of you and me.
[Outro]
GAh,           A7b9Ah,C  
   D9Laa dada,     Dmaj7#5Laa dada,
   D6sus2Laa dada   CM9/Dda     D7da
D7    Gsus4    Bm
EmOooh,C  Em  Bm  
GOoohA  Em  

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Unbroken Chain

by Grateful Dead

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm7

Csus4

Fsus4

G/B

Cmaj7

Cm7

Fmaj7

A7b9

Dmaj7#5

D6sus2

CM9/D

Gsus4

The piece is pretty straightforward, of course listening to it over and over will help.

There is an odd meter instrumental in the middle, skip to bridge if wanted.

G chords mute A string (3x0003)

* = chord is played in 3/8

** = the line is different from other verses

[Intro]

Am C

[Verse 1]

Dm7 F

Blue light rain, well

Csus4 C

Unbroken chain

Am Eb

Looking for familiar faces

F Em G Am C

in an empty window pane.

Dm7 Fsus4

Listening for the secret,

Csus4 Am

searching for the sound

C G/B Am

But I could only hear the preacher

G F Em

and the baying of his hounds.

G Am C

[Verse 2]

Dm7 F

Willow sky, woah,

Csus4 C

I walk and wonder why,

F G

They say love your brother,

F Em G Am C

But you will catch it when you try.

Dm7 Fsus4

Roll you down the line poor boy,

Csus4 Am

Drop you for a loss,

C G/B Am

Ride you out on the cold railroad

G F Am

And nail you to a cross.

[Instrumental]

G C Fsus4 F

F Am C

[Verse 3]

Dm7 F

November and more

Csus4 C

As I wait for the score,

Dm7 Cmaj7

They're telling me forgiveness

F Em G Am C

Is the key to every door.

Dm7 Fsus4

A slow winter day

Csus4 Am

A night like forever

C G/B Am

Sink like a stone,

G F Em Dm C Dm

Float like a feather.

[Instrumental]

Gm in 11/8 x4

Dm C G F Em

|7| |4| x4

|8| 4 3 |4| 4 2 2

Gm in 11/8 x14

Dm C G F Em

|7| |4| x4

|8| 4 3 |4| 4 2 2

[Bridge]

G C Fsus4 F

Cm7 Fmaj7 Dm7 Em G

[Verse 4]

Cm7 Fmaj7

Lilac rain, unbroken chain

Dm7 Em G Gm

Song of the Saw-Whet owl.

Cm7 Fmaj7

Out on a mountain, it'll drive you insane

Dm7 Em G Gm

Listening to the winds howl.

Cm7 Fmaj7

Unbroken chain of sorrow and pearls,

Dm7 Em G Gm

Unbroken chain of sky and sea.

Cm7 Fmaj7

Unbroken chain of the western wind,

Dm7 Em G

Unbroken chain of you and me.

[Outro]

G A7b9 C

Ah, Ah,

D9 Dmaj7#5

Laa dada, Laa dada,

D6sus2 CM9/D D7

Laa dada da da

D7 Gsus4 Bm

Em C Em Bm

Oooh,

G A Em

Oooh

About Unbroken Chain Chords by Grateful Dead

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