Chords with lyrics
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Grey Tickles, Black Pressure – John Grant
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
John Grant
Grey Tickles, Black Pressure (2015)
(Grant)
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm/C x-3-x-2-3-1
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 x-1-3-2-3-1
Gsus4Gsus4 3-5-5-5-3-3
Adim/Eb x-x-1-2-1-x or x-6-7-5-4-x
Edim7Edim7 x-x-2-3-2-3
Fdim7Fdim7 1-x-0-1-0-x
A/D x-x-0-2-2-0
Dm7Dm7 x-x-0-2-1-1
Dm6Dm6 x-x-0-2-0-1
C/GC/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
Gm7Gm7 3-5-3-3-3-3
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[Verse 1]
DmDm
I did not think I was the one being addressed
Dm/C
In hemorrhoid commercials on the TV set
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
I often stand and stare at nothing in the grocery store
G minorGm C majorC A augmentedA
Because I do not know what to buy to eat any more
[Verse 2]
DmDm
And parapraxis is the order of the day
Dm/C
I never heard that word until tonight I have to say
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
And I'm supposed to believe
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 G minorGm
That there's some guy who’ll take the pain away
[Pre-Chorus]
C majorC A augmentedA
And there are children who have cancer
DmDm
And so all bets are off
G+G
Cause I can't compete with that
DmDm
So all bets are off
G+G
Cause I can't compete with that
[Chorus]
G+G Adim/Eb
I've got grey tickles and black pressure
G+G Adim/Eb
And I'd rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher
Bb majorBb
Just like Uncle Paul
Edim7Edim7
Just like Uncle Paul
FF Fdim7Fdim7 A augmentedA
I, I-I-I-I, I-I
[Verse 3]
DmDm
They won’t be happy til they tear down everything
Dm/C
Which looks remotely cool or is older than two weeks
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 | Gsus4Gsus4 G minorGm | C majorC A augmentedA |
You must be kidding me except I do know better than to ask
[Verse 4]
DmDm
I can't believe I missed New York during the 70's
Dm/C
I could have gotten a head start in the world of disease
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 G minorGm
I'm sure I would have contracted every single solitary thing
[Pre-Chorus]
C majorC A augmentedA
And there are children who have cancer
DmDm
And so all bets are off
G+G
Cause I can't compete with that
DmDm
So all bets are off
G+G
Cause I can't compete with that
[Verse 5] (variation)
DmDm A/D Dm7Dm7
They say let go let go let go
Dm6Dm6
You must learn to let go
DmDm A/D Dm7Dm7
If I hear that fucking phrase again
Dm7Dm7
This baby’s gonna blow
Bb majorBb | Gsus4Gsus4 G minorGm |
Into a million itsy bitsy tiny pieces, don’t you know
C majorC A augmentedA
Just like my favorite scene in Scanners
[Verse 6] (variation)
DmDm
Apparently there was an outcry of some sort today
Dm/C
Which no-one heard incidentally and by the way
Bbmaj7Bbmaj7
I have not had the strength to leave my place in days or weeks
Gsus4Gsus4 G minorGm Gsus4Gsus4 Gm7Gm7
And I'll never understand what’s happening in the Middle East
[Pre-Chorus]
C majorC A augmentedA
And there are children who have cancer
DmDm
And so all bets are off
G+G
Cause I can't compete with that
DmDm
So all bets are off
G+G
Cause I can't compete with that
[Chorus]
G+G Adim/Eb
I've got grey tickles and black pressure
G+G Adim/Eb
And I'd rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher
Bb majorBb
Just like Uncle Paul
Edim7Edim7
Just like Uncle Paul
FF Fdim7Fdim7 A augmentedA
I, I-I-I-I, I-I
[Chorus] (+ coda)
G+G Adim/Eb
I've got grey tickles and black pressure
G+G Adim/Eb
And I'd rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher
Bb majorBb
Just like Uncle Paul
Edim7Edim7
Just like Uncle Paul
FF Fdim7Fdim7 A augmentedA
I, I-I-I-I, I-I