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October Grey

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An Australian ballad steeped in Oz Biker culture.. suggest you listen to the original to 
out the strum... An excellent song - acoustic OR electric...
October Grey by The Screaming Jets
Capo 4th Fret
  [Em]   x8
[Am] [Em] It's [Am] been  A[Em] while 
[Em]
And I  Amstill  Emremember  Cthat  Gsmile you kept for me Am  Em  Am  Em  
[Am]  [Em] Lately [Am] I have [Em] missed you 
 [Em]
And it  Amhits me  Emin the  Cmorning  Gwhen I'm  Amcold  Em  Am  
CHORUS:
[C] I [G] have [D] nothing to [Am] say [C]
But I can't  AmchanEmge a  Amthing Em  
No I can't  AmchanEmge a  Amthing Em  
[Am] And [Em] if I knew [Am] [Em] [Am] [Em]what I [Am] know [Em]
[C] If I' D[G] said what I meant [Am] [Em] 
[Em]
 AmWhen  Emall the  Ambig dogs  Em   Amget to  Emgrow their own  Am  Em  
 CEverybody  Ggot to call some place  Amhome  Em  Am  
[CHORUS]
 CAnd I  Ghave  Dnothing to  Amsay
 CMemo Gries  Din OcAmtober  CGrey
But I can't  Amchange  Ema  Amthing Em  
I can't [Am] change [Em]  A[Am] thing [Em]
Can't [Am] change [Em] anything [Am] [Em]
Can't [Am] change [Em]  A[Am] thing [Em]
[INTERLUDE]   [Am] [C] [Em] x8
[G] Oh [D] wrapped in Oc[Am]tober [C] Grey   
[Em] x4
[Am] Now I [Em] have [Am] learned [Em] [Am] [Em]not to tr[Am]ust [Em]
 CI've got to  Gwatch everything I  Amfeel  Em   Am  Em  
 AmYou'll  Emnever know  Am   Emand I'll
[Am] never [Em] let you [Am] see [Em]
 CWhat I've  Gdone and what's beAmcome of me  Em  Am  
[CHORUS]
 CI  Ghave  Dno words to  Amsay
  CMemoGries  Dmemories of  AmMothers  CDay
I can't [Am] change [Em]  A[Am]thing [Em]
I can't [Am] change [Em]  A[Am]thing [Em]
I  Amjust can't  Emchange  AmanyEmthing
I can't [Am] change [Em]  A[Am]thing [Em]
OUTRO   [Am] [C] [Em] x4   [Am]

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October Grey

by The Screaming Jets

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 4 (as written in this song)

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An Australian ballad steeped in Oz Biker culture.. suggest you listen to the original to

out the strum... An excellent song - acoustic OR electric...

October Grey by The Screaming Jets

Capo 4th Fret

[] x8

Am Em Am A Em

[] [] It's [] been [] while

[]

Am Em C G Am Em Am Em

And I still remember that smile you kept for me

Am Em Am Em

[] [] Lately [] I have [] missed you

[]

Am Em C G Am Em Am

And it hits me in the morning when I'm cold

CHORUS:

C G D Am C

[] I [] have [] nothing to [] say []

Am Em Am Em

But I can't change a thing

Am Em Am Em

No I can't change a thing

Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em

[] And [] if I knew [] [] [] []what I [] know []

C D G Am Em

[] If I' [] said what I meant [] []

[]

Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em

When all the big dogs get to grow their own

C G Am Em Am

Everybody got to call some place home

[CHORUS]

C G D Am

And I have nothing to say

C G D Am C

Memo ries in October Grey

Am Em Am Em

But I can't change a thing

Am Em A Am Em

I can't [] change [] [] thing []

Am Em Am Em

Can't [] change [] anything [] []

Am Em A Am Em

Can't [] change [] [] thing []

Am C Em

[INTERLUDE] [] [] [] x8

G D Am C

[] Oh [] wrapped in Oc[]tober [] Grey

[] x4

Am Em Am Em Am Em Am Em

[] Now I [] have [] learned [] [] []not to tr[]ust []

C G Am Em Am Em

I've got to watch everything I feel

Am Em Am Em

You'll never know and I'll

Am Em Am Em

[] never [] let you [] see []

C G Am Em Am

What I've done and what's become of me

[CHORUS]

C G D Am

I have no words to say

C G D Am C

Memories memories of Mothers Day

Am Em A Am Em

I can't [] change [] []thing []

Am Em A Am Em

I can't [] change [] []thing []

Am Em Am Em

I just can't change anything

Am Em A Am Em

I can't [] change [] []thing []

Am C Em Am

OUTRO [] [] [] x4 []

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