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Grey Street

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Chords:
Bm     - 7x07xx (or 7xx77x)
G      - 3x04xx (or 3xx43x)
A      - 5x06xx (or 5xx65x)
D/F#   - 2x02xx (or 2x032x)
Bm*    - x24432
   A/C#- x4222x
G*     - 320003
D*     - xx0232 (or 2x0232)
A*     - xx222x (or x4222x)
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Timing on main riff:
1...2...3...4...1...2...3... 4...
Bm    G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F# G
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[Intro]
|     Bm    G    A   D/F#|   G    A   D/F#   G| (x4)
[Verse 1]
Oh, Bmlook at how she GlistenAsD/F#  G  A  D/F#  
She Gsays nBmothing of what she GthinksA  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
She jGust goes sBmtumbling through Gher mAemories,D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
GStaring Bmout on to Grey  GStreAetD/F#  G  A  D/F#  
But Gshe thinks, "BmHey,G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
How Gdid I Bmcome to this?G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
I dGream mysBmelf a Gthousand Atimes  aroD/F#und  the wGorld,A  D/F#  
But I cGan't get Bmout of this pGlace."A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
[Chorus 1]
              Bm*       A/C#  
Oh there's an emptiness inside her
               D*                   G*
And, she'll do anything to fill it in
            Bm*        A*
But all the colors mix together
To grey!Bm  G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
And it Gbreaks her BmheartG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
[Verse 2]
How Gshe wBmishes it was dGifferAentD/F#  G  A  D/F#  
She Gprays to BmGod most GeveAry D/F#nightG  A  D/F#  
And Gthough she Bmswears He doesn't GlistenA  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
There's Gstill a Bmhope in her GHe mightA  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
She Gsays, "I BmprayG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
GBut they Bmfall on deaf GearAs,D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
Am I Gsupposed to Bmtake it on GmysAelfD/F#?G  A  D/F#  
To Gget Bmout of this GplacAe"  D/F#(yeah)G  A  D/F#  G  
[Chorus 2]
                   Bm*           A/C#  
Oh there's there's loneliness inside her
             D*                  G*
And she'd do anything to fill it in
                Bm*                A/C#  
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
              D*               G*
It feels like cold blue ice in her heart
             Bm*             A*
When all the colors mix together
to Grey!Bm  G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
And it bGreaks her hBmeartG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
[Verse 3]
GThere's a sBmtranger speaking oGutside hAer dD/F#oorG  A  D/F#  
GSays Bmtake what you can Gfrom Ayour D/F#dreamsG  A  D/F#  
Make Gthem as Bmreal as anythGingA  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
ItG'd tBmake the work out Gof Athe D/F#couraGgeA  D/F#  
But Gshe says, "BmPleaseG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
AThere's D/F#a   cGrazy man that's Bmcreeping outsiGde Amy D/F#door,G  A  D/F#  
I Glive on the Bmcorner of GGrey AStreeD/F#tG  A  D/F#  
Gand the Bmend of the world!"G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  G  
[Chorus 3]
              Bm*          A/C#  
Oh there's an emptiness inside her
             D*                  G*
And she'd do anything to fill it in
                Bm*                A/C#  
And though it's red blood bleeding from her now
               D*               G*
It's more like cold blue ice in her heart
               Bm*                 A/C#  
She feels like kicking out all the windows
            D*           G*
And setting fire to this life
                 Bm*           A/C#  
She could change everything about her,
      D*              G*
using colors bold and bright
            Bm*           A*
But all the colors mix together
to Grey!Bm  G  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
And it Gbreaks her BmheartG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
And it Gbreaks her hBmeartG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
It Gbreaks her BmheartG  A  D/F#  G  A  D/F#  
GTo BmGrrrr-eeeeee-GyyyAyyyD/F#yyyy--GyyyAyyyD/F#yyyyyGy!!!
BmYeaaahhhhhhh-GhhhAhhhD/F#hhhh-GhhhAhhhD/F#hhhhhGh!!!
BmYeah, yeah,  Gyeah-Aah!D/F#  G  A  D/F#  G  
[Outro]
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#

All chords in this song (6)

The story behind the song

"Grey Street" tells the story of a girl grappling with deep loneliness and a sense of powerlessness, trying anything to fill the void inside her. The song uses color, and the absence of it, as a powerful motif to reflect her emotional state. This poignant track was released as the third single from Dave Matthews Band's 2002 album, Busted Stuff. It's a song that captures the quiet desperation of feeling stuck in a colorless world.

AI-written from these sources:Grey Street (song) — Wikipedia ↗Dave Matthews Band — Wikipedia ↗MusicBrainz ↗

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Grey Street

Grey Street

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Grey Street

by Dave Matthews Band

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

A/C#

D/F#

Chords:

Bm - 7x07xx (or 7xx77x)

G - 3x04xx (or 3xx43x)

A - 5x06xx (or 5xx65x)

D/F# - 2x02xx (or 2x032x)

* - x24432

A/C#

- x4222x

* - 320003

D* - xx0232 (or 2x0232)

A* - xx222x (or x4222x)

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Timing on main riff:

1...2...3...4...1...2...3... 4...

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G

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[Intro]

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G

| | | (x4)

[Verse 1]

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

Oh, look at how she listens

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

She says nothing of what she thinks

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

She just goes stumbling through her memories,

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

Staring out on to Grey Street

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

But she thinks, "Hey,

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

How did I come to this?

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

I dream myself a thousand times around the world,

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

But I can't get out of this place."

[Chorus 1]

Bm A/C#

Oh there's an emptiness inside her

D G

* *

And, she'll do anything to fill it in

Bm A

* *

But all the colors mix together

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

To grey!

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

And it breaks her heart

[Verse 2]

G 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" (yeah)

[Chorus 2]

Bm A/C#

Oh there's there's loneliness inside her

D G

* *

And she'd do anything to fill it in

Bm A/C#

And though it's red blood bleeding from her now

D G

* *

It feels like cold blue ice in her heart

Bm A

* *

When all the colors mix together

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

to Grey!

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

And it breaks her heart

[Verse 3]

G 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

A D/F# 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#

I live on the corner of Grey Street

G Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G

and the end of the world!"

[Chorus 3]

Bm A/C#

Oh there's an emptiness inside her

D G

* *

And she'd do anything to fill it in

Bm A/C#

And though it's red blood bleeding from her now

D G

* *

It's more like cold blue ice in her heart

Bm A/C#

She feels like kicking out all the windows

D G

* *

And setting fire to this life

Bm A/C#

She could change everything about her,

D G

* *

using colors bold and bright

Bm A

* *

But all the colors mix together

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F#

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# G

To Grrrr-eeeeee-yyyyyyyyyy--yyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G

Yeaaahhhhhhh-hhhhhhhhhh-hhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G

Yeah, yeah, yeah-ah!

[Outro]

Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# G

Bm G A D/F#

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