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A Certain Shade Of Green

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Incubus
A Certain Shade of Green (Acoustic)
Tabbed by Nathan Clark
e-mail-- airstrip1142@hotmail.com
This is a really cool acoustic version of the song i found on the internet, 
Brandon calls it the "lounge" version.  Sorry but I don't know the names of 
some of these chords.
Standard Tuning - EADGBE
[Chords]
  Dmaj7Dmaj7D#maj7Bmin7A#maj7Cmaj7C#maj7A6
   (2)           Aaug5
E |-5-|  |-9-|   |-6-|  |-2-|  |-1-| |-7-|  |-8-|  |-x-| |-x-| 
B |-7-|  |-7-|   |-8-|  |-3-|  |-3-| |-5-|  |-6-|  |-7-| |-6-|
G |-6-|  |-7-|   |-7-|  |-2-|  |-2-| |-5-|  |-6-|  |-6-| |-6-|
D |-7-|  |-7-|   |-8-|  |-4-|  |-3-| |-5-|  |-6-|  |-7-| |-7-|
A |-5-|  |-x-|   |-6-|  |-2-|  |-1-| |-x-|  |-x-|  |-x-| |-x-|
E |-x-|  |-x-|   |-x-|  |-x-|  |-x-| |-x-|  |-x-|  |-x-| |-x-|
[Intro]
Dmaj7D#maj7 A#maj7
  Bmin7 
[Verse 1]
Dmaj7            C#maj7Cmaj7                 A6
(2)                                      Aaug5
A Certain Shade of Green, tell me is that what you need?
Dmaj7                  C#maj7Cmaj7
(2)                     
All signs around say move ahead,  could someone please explain to me 
        A6
                Aaug5
  your ever present lack of speed
Dmaj7                       C#maj7
(2)                         
Are your muscles bound by ropes? 
Cmaj7                    A6
                          Aaug5  
Or do crutches cloud your day?
Dmaj7                        C#maj7
(2)                          
My sources say the road is clear.  
Cmaj7                     A6
                           Aaug5
And street signs point the way.
[Chorus]
Dmaj7                    D#maj7 Dmaj7
Are you gonna wait around till 2012 A.D.
                          A#maj7
Bmin7                     
What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?
Dmaj7                  D#maj7  Dmaj7
I think I grew a gray watching you procrastinate
                          A#maj7
Bmin7                     
What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?
[Verse 2]
Would a written invitation
Signed, Choose now or lose it all
Sedate your hesitation?
Or inflame and make you stall?
You've been raised in limitation
But that glove never fit quite right
The time has passed for hand-me-downs
Choose anew, please evolve
Take flight
[Chorus]
Dmaj7                    D#maj7 Dmaj7
Are you gonna wait around till 2012 A.D.
                          A#maj7
Bmin7                     
What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?
Dmaj7                  D#maj7  Dmaj7
I think I grew a gray watching you procrastinate
                          A#maj7
Bmin7                     
What are you waiting for, a certain shade of green?
Anyone wanting to learn this should listen to the song to figure out the jazzy 
rythm and all the little chord variations mike plays.  and I have no idea how 
to play the solo.

A Certain Shade Of Green chords and lyrics

Free chords for A Certain Shade Of Green by Incubus. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

Incubus
A Certain Shade of Green (Acoustic)
This is a really cool acoustic version of the song i found on the internet, 
Brandon calls it the "lounge" version.  Sorry but I don't know the names of 
some of these chords.
Standard Tuning - EADGBE
[Intro]
Dmaj7 D#maj7 Bmin7 A#maj7
[Verse 1]
[Chorus]
[Verse 2]
Would a written invitation
Signed, Choose now or lose it all
Sedate your hesitation?
Or inflame and make you stall?
You've been raised in limitation
But that glove never fit quite right
The time has passed for hand-me-downs
Choose anew, please evolve
Take flight
[Chorus]
Anyone wanting to learn this should listen to the song to figure out the jazzy 
rythm and all the little chord variations mike plays.  and I have no idea how 
to play the solo.

A Certain Shade Of Green Chords by Incubus

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