Chords with lyrics
Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)
Difficulty: Intermediate
Grateful Dead - Dark Star
Intro riff, rhythm, and chords arranged for ukulele.
Intro:
A|-------5~-------5~---------------------------|
E|-7-6h7----7-6h7-----3-5p3-5p3-------3---3-5--|
C|------------------------------4-3h4---4------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
Bobby Riff:
A|---------0---2-2--5-5--5----|
E|---------0---3-3--3-3--2----|
C|----0-0--0h1----------------|
G|-2--2-2--2------------------|
(You can play this riff throughout the verses, or you can do the A-G chord progressions.)
Verse 1:
A G A G
Dark star crashes
A G A G
Pouring its light into ashes
A G
Reason tatters
A G A G
The forces tear loose from the axis
A G
Searchlight casting
A G A G
For faults in the clouds of delusion
Chorus:
A Asus4 A
Shall we go
G
You and I
D Em
While we can?
A Asus4 A G D Em
Through the transitive nightfall Of diamonds
Verse 2:
A G A G
Mirror shatters
A G A G
In formless reflections of matter
A G
Glass hand dissolving
A G A G
To ice petal flowers revolving
A G
Lady in velvet
A G A G
Recedes in the nights of goodbye
Chorus:
A Asus4 A
Shall we go
G
You and I
D Em
While we can?
A Asus4 A G D Em
Through the transitive nightfall Of diamonds
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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
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