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Chords used: C, Am, G, Fmaj7, Em7  
Verse Chord Progression:
e--C0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--Am0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
B--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1-|
G--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|
D--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|
A--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
e--G3--3-3--3-3--Am0--0-0--0-0--Fmaj70--0-0--0-0--Em70--0-0--0-0-|
B--0--0-0--0-0--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3-|
G--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--4--4-4--4-4-|
D--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5-|
A--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5-|
E--3--3-3--3-3----------------------------------------|
Chorus First Part Chord Progression:
e--C0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--Em70--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
B--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-|
G--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4-|
D--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-|
A--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
e--Am0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--C0--0-0--0-0--G3--3-3--3-3-|
B--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--0--0-0--0-0-|
G--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
D--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0-|
A--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3--2--2-2--2-2-|
E-----------------------------------------3--3-3--3-3-|
Chorus 2nd Part Chord Progression:
e--Fmaj70--0-0--0-0--Em70--0-0--0-0--Am0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
B--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1-|
G--2--2-2--2-2--4--4-4--4-4--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|
D--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|
A--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
Lyrics with Chords:
Verse 1:
  COut of my MotherAm, I came with a scream
  GAnd onto my Amfeet, Fmaj7Rose with a schEm7eme and
  CUnder my FatherAm, I learned how to move
  GAnd I move Amtoday, Fmaj7Like he taught Em7me to
  CBeside my sisters, AmI began to speak
  GNext to my brAmothers, Fmaj7I began to Em7sing
Chorus 1:
And I got, CHair on my chest, (On my Em7chest) 
More on my face, (AmMy face) Shadeless, CBrown, Gthen grey
And I got, CDirt on my hands (On my Em7hands)
Blood in my veins that have, (AmIn my veins) seen its fair share, Cshare of 
sunny Gdays (Sunny Days)
And I said, Fmaj7(Oooo) I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Fmaj7(Oooo) I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Fmaj7(Oooo) And I will gEm7row old, stilAml
Verse 2:
  CSitting a longAm, I heard myself think
  GAmidst a Amcrowd, Fmaj7So the bottom of a Em7drain
  COut in the countryAm, I learned how to hunt
  GDeep in the Amcity, Fmaj7I go after what I Em7want
Chorus 2:
And I got, Clines on my cheek (On my Em7cheek)
Stretched out my neck, (AmOut my neck) I am not wise, But I am Csmarter now then 
Gthen
And I got, CA rhythm in my step (In Em7my step)
Beat in my heart and I, (AmMy heart) done all I can, and Cit is gotten me this 
Gfar
And I said, Fmaj7(Oooo) I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Fmaj7(Oooo) And I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Fmaj7(Oooo) And I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Verse 3:
  CBeside a womanAm, I took my first breath
  GNext to a Amlover, Fmaj7First found I could Em7laugh and
  CAround a childAm, I first saw myself
  GIn front of a AmmirrorFmaj7, I see someone Em7else
Chorus 3:
And I got, CA creak in my back (In mEm7y back)
A wheeze in my breath and o, Am(My breath) The days of my youth have not 
Cforgotten me Gyet
And I said, Fmaj7(Oooo) I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Fmaj7(Oooo) And I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Fmaj7And I will grow Em7old, stillAm  
Finish off playing the Verse Chord Progression

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Greying

by Mark Minelli

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Chords in this song · guitar

Fmaj7

Em7

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C Am G Fmaj7 Em7

Chords used: , , , ,

Verse Chord Progression:

C Am

e--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

B--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1-|

G--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|

D--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|

A--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

E-----------------------------------------------------|

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

e--3--3-3--3-3--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

B--0--0-0--0-0--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3-|

G--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--4--4-4--4-4-|

D--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5-|

A--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5-|

E--3--3-3--3-3----------------------------------------|

Chorus First Part Chord Progression:

C Em7

e--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

B--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3-|

G--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--4--4-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4-|

D--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-|

A--3--3-3--3-3--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--5--5-5--5-5-|

E-----------------------------------------------------|

Am C G

e--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3-|

B--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1--0--0-0--0-0-|

G--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

D--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2--0--0-0--0-0-|

A--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--3--3-3--3-3--2--2-2--2-2-|

E-----------------------------------------3--3-3--3-3-|

Chorus 2nd Part Chord Progression:

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

e--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

B--1--1-1--1-1--3--3-3--3-3--1--1-1--1-1--1--1-1--1-1-|

G--2--2-2--2-2--4--4-4--4-4--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|

D--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--2--2-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2-|

A--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--0--0-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0-|

E-----------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics with Chords:

Verse 1:

C Am

Out of my Mother, I came with a scream

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

And onto my feet, Rose with a scheme and

C Am

Under my Father, I learned how to move

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

And I move today, Like he taught me to

C Am

Beside my sisters, I began to speak

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

Next to my brothers, I began to sing

Chorus 1:

C Em7

And I got, Hair on my chest, (On my chest)

Am C G

More on my face, (My face) Shadeless, Brown, then grey

C Em7

And I got, Dirt on my hands (On my hands)

Am C

Blood in my veins that have, (In my veins) seen its fair share, share of

sunny days (Sunny Days)

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

And I said, (Oooo) I will grow old, still

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

(Oooo) I will grow old, still

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

(Oooo) And I will grow old, still

Verse 2:

C Am

Sitting a long, I heard myself think

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

Amidst a crowd, So the bottom of a drain

C Am

Out in the country, I learned how to hunt

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

Deep in the city, I go after what I want

Chorus 2:

C Em7

And I got, lines on my cheek (On my cheek)

Am C

Stretched out my neck, (Out my neck) I am not wise, But I am smarter now then

then

C Em7

And I got, A rhythm in my step (In my step)

Am C

Beat in my heart and I, (My heart) done all I can, and it is gotten me this

far

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

And I said, (Oooo) I will grow old, still

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

(Oooo) And I will grow old, still

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

(Oooo) And I will grow old, still

Verse 3:

C Am

Beside a woman, I took my first breath

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

Next to a lover, First found I could laugh and

C Am

Around a child, I first saw myself

G Am Fmaj7 Em7

In front of a mirror, I see someone else

Chorus 3:

C Em7

And I got, A creak in my back (In my back)

A wheeze in my breath and o, (My breath) The days of my youth have not

C G

forgotten me yet

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

And I said, (Oooo) I will grow old, still

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

(Oooo) And I will grow old, still

Fmaj7 Em7 Am

And I will grow old, still

Finish off playing the Verse Chord Progression

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