Grey Street - Dave Matthews Band This is one of Dave's easier songs, in terms of chords (stretching), but the rhythm is tough to get down for the verses. These chords are from DMBTabs.com, which is awesome. Check it for their videos of how to play this song. But, it was still a pain to figure out how to use tab info over the lyrics. And I was shocked/pissed that there isn't a decent chord post for great song anywhere - just tabs. Well, this should do it, enjoy! Note: This is the extended version I've heard on the radio before, but not the shorter one like I have in mp3. I fit chords I hear in my version over the extra lyrics. Chords: (Std Tuning) Bm - 7xx7xx (or 7xx77x) G - 3xx4xx (or 3xx43x) A - 5xx6xx (or 5xx65x) Alternative chords are more acoustic/full sounding, D/F# - 2xx2xx (or 2x032x) but a lot harder to play Bm2 - x24432 A/C# - x4222x G2 - 320003 D2 - xx0232 (or 2x0232) A2 - xx222x (or x4222x) ======================== Intro/Verse: |1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . |1 . . 2 . . 3 . . 4 . . | Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | / / / / / / / / / / / Chorus: |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | :Bm2 |A/C# | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / D2 |G2 |: (repeat as needed) / / / / / / / / / / / / / / then (on last line)... |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . |1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . | Bm2 |A2 |* then right into verse progression / / / / / / / / / / / / Okay, that's the info, let's get to the song... ==================== Grey Street (Chords) Intro: Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | (x4) Oh... Verse 1: Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | (x8) Look at how she listens. She says nothing of what she thinks. She just goes stumbling through her memories, Star-ing out on to Grey Street. But she thinks, "Hey, How did I come to this? I dream myself a thousand times around the world, but I can't get out of this place." (yeah) Oh there's an... Chorus 1: Bm2 |A/C# | Empt-i-ness in-side her. And, she'll do D2 |G2 | an-y-thing to fill it in. But all the Bm2 |A2 | * back to verse chords colors mix to-gether.......... to (Grey!) Bm G A |D/F# G A D/F# G | (x2) Grey! And it breaks her heart! (How she...) Verse 2: 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) (Oh there's...) Chorus 2: Bm2 A/C# There's loneliness inside her D2 G2 And she'd do anything to fill it in Bm2 A/C# And though it's red blood bleeding from her now D2 G2 It feels like cold blue ice in her heart Bm2 A2 *Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# When all the colors mix together - to Grey! G Bm G A D/F# GA D/F# G And it breaks her heart. (There's a...) Verse 3: 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 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!" (Oh there's an...) Chorus 3: Bm2 A/C# There's an emptiness inside her D2 G2 And she'd do anything to fill it in Bm2 A/C# And though it's red blood bleeding from her now D2 G2 It's more like cold blue ice in her heart Bm2 A/C# She feels like kicking out all the windows D2 G2 And setting fire to this life Bm2 A/C# She could change everything about her, D2 G2 using colors bold and bright Bm2 A2 *Bm G A D/F# G A D/F# But all the colors mix together - 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! 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# END Comments: I've updated the intro/verse ("main") progression to show the correct timing. In doing so, I've simplified it only to a rhythm overview. There are slides, palms/mutes and double strums mixed in there, but you should be able to figure out the interpretable details more easily without me complicating the picture. The sliding between G, A, D/F# and D/F#, G, and back up to Bm should be intuitive if you look at the formations. To get this down, I recommend using 2 figured chords with the Bm and D/F# using middle (on 6th string) and ring (on 3rd string) and G and A using index (on 6th) and ring (locked on 3rd). The correct way (Dave's way) is to use E-form bar. Since I am not Dave, nor trying to be, I use only 2 fingers out at a time and it is still a really fun and quick moving pattern. Additionally, my sloppy, fat fingers are really good about accidentally muting strings. Well, here you WANT to mute out the 5th and 2nd strings (so, job accomplished). For the muted 4th string, I have found that it doesn't sound bad left open. I think I'm starting to prefer it this way actually. Going back to my 2-finger suggestion, if you start out by picking, simultaniusly, the 6th and 3rd strings with your thumb and middle finger (respectfully) then you will hear the song unfold. When the light goes off, grab a pick and start strumming.
