a beautiful song that brings me chills every time i hear it.  mr. garcia was one of the few truly inspired composers of this century.** Jerry wrote the music, but Robert Hunter wrote the lyrics. Great songgarcia's voice makes the song Read more on Last.fm.

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Ripple by Grateful Dead

G                                   C 
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
C                                   G
and my tunes were played on the harp unstrung
G                                   C
would you hear my voice come thru the music
G               D       C          G
would you hold it near as it were your own


G                                   C
It's a hand-me-down the thoughts are broken
C                           G
perhaps they're better left unsung
G                         C
I don't know don't really care
G            D     C          G
let there be songs to fill the air


Am             D
Ripple in still water
           G            C
when there is no pebble tossed
    A       D
nor wind to blow

G                                 C
Reach out your hand if your cup be empty
C                            G
if your cup is full may it be again
G                          C
let it be known there is a fountain
G           D       C            G
that was not made by the hands of men


G                         C
There is a road no simple highway
C                             G
Between the dawn and the dark of night
G                        C
and if you go no one may follow
G            D     C         G
that path is for   your steps alone



Am             D
Ripple in still water
           G            C
when there is no pebble tossed
    A       D
nor wind to blow


G                           C
You who choose to lead must follow
C                       G
but if you fall you fall alone
G                               C
if you should stand then who's to guide you
G            D    C               G
If I knew the way I would take you home

Ripple by Grateful Dead


       G                               C 
If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine,
        C                             G
and my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
                   G                   C
would you hear my voice come thru the music,
           D       C                    G
would you hold it near as it were your own?

It's a hand-me-down,
the thoughts are broken,
perhaps they're better left unsung.
I don't know, don't really care,
let there be songs to fill the air.

 Am         D
Ripple in still water,
                   C
when there is no pebble tossed,
     Am      D
nor wind to blow.

Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,
if your cup is full may it be again,
let it be known there is a fountain,
that was not made by the hands of men.

There is a road, no simple highway,
Between the dawn and the dark of night,
and if you go no one may follow,
that path is for your steps alone.
Ripple in still water,
when there is no pebble tossed,
nor wind to blow.

You who choose, to lead must follow,
but if you fall you fall alone,
if you should stand then who's to guide you?
If I knew the way I would take you home.



Then I got mail from John Lockney who not only gave me the chords
(which are similar to Prashant's) but he also gave me some tablature.

Ripple by the Grateful Dead

sent by "John Lockney! (bs cmsc)" <jlockn1@umbc.edu>

                 (G)
If my words did glow
                  (C)
with the gold of sunshine

and my tunes, were played
          
              (G)
on the harp unstrung


would you hear my voice

                  (C)
come through the music,

  (G)             (D)
would you hold it near

 (C)          (G)
as it were your own


(same chords for next verse)


Chorus:

5th string 3 3 2  0

(Am)              (D)
Ripple  in still water 

           (C)          (G)
WHen there is no peble tossed

    (Am)     (D)
no wind, to blow,


Verse:

It's a hand me down....

Ripple

BAA BAA BLACK SHEEP


C         G
Baa, baa, black sheep,
F            C
Have you any wool?

F        C
Yes sir, yes sir,
G          C
Three bags full.

C           G
One for the master,
F           C
One for the dame,

F               C
And one for the little boy
G                  C
Who lives down the lane.

Baa Baa Black Sheep

(Verse)
Em              G                                     
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Licking up their lollipops
A           C
No one ever interrupts
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Playing with their teddy bears
A                 C      Em
talking 'bout the rising fares
Em              G                            
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Whistling to their favorite song
A                  C
Dancing, laughing, all night long
Em              G                             
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares 
D
Praying to the morning sun 
A                  C      Em
Talking with their golden tongue

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em  
And I wished I was one of them
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionaire

(Verse)
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
      D
There was a wave, that killed 
             A            C
Them all and now the lollipops are gone
Em              G                           
47 millionaires on a ship with marble squares
D
Travelling to the Nowhere-Land
A                     C     Em
Where nasty pleasures never end

(Pre-chorus)
      G            D      Em 
And I wished I was one of them 
      G            D      Em
And I wished I was one of them

(Bridge)
    Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Hey tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you

Em          D               Em        D              Em           
Tell me how can it be, that money can set you free,  tell me 
    D               C         D
How can it be, that money can set you,  
C         D        Em
Money can set you free

(Chorus)
    C                            G
I'd love to be a millionaire, I wished I had a golden mare
    D                                  Em
And I would waste my precious time, by looking for the perfect rime
C                           G
Life is easy, life is good, it would be like Hollywood
   D            C      Em
If I could be a millionnaire
        D            C      Em
If only I could be a millionaire

47 Millionaires

Intro : 
=======
Cm D G7 Cm
Cm D G7 Cm

Couplet :
=========
Cm G Cm G Cm G Cm G
C Fm C Fm D Gm D G7
Cm G Cm G Fm Cm G C

Refrain :
=========
C F G C C F G

La Salsa Du Demon

Verse 1:
G                                    Em        G        Em
There was a girl who lived in London town.
G                                 Em                   G      Em
The scenes and sounds, they would only bring her down
C                                   D
She had polkadots and rubies in her dreams,
C                   D
French fantasies on cinema screens...
        C             G/B    Am     G
And she knew from the finish to the start
C      G/B      Am   G
It was bound to fall apart
C         G/B     Am   Em
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.
Em                                D
Wouldn't it be sweet if she could die from a broken heart?

G     Em      G      Em

Verse 2: (the same chords)
There was a boy who lived inside his head.
He couldn't face the world, so he turned his back instead.
He couldn't see in front of his eyes;
His fantasies of outlaws had him hypnotised...

And he knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                        F
Wouldn't it be sweet if he could die from a broken heart?

   C              G           F
Behold his golden wings
       C              G         F
And behold his bronze bow.
                 C             G         F
Can you hear his silver arrows sing?
       C               G     
As his gaylied favours glow.

(then go back to the normal verse bit)

There was a boy and girl who fell in love:
They both were in love with the stars and sky above,
Cinderella, cigarettes and scenes from the past
Were chasing them too fast for this love to ever last...

And they knew from the finish to the start
It was bound to fall apart
Thanks to Cupid's lazy dart.                         F
Wouldn't it be sweet if they could die from a broken heart? 

C   G    F    C    G

Repeat F  C  G until the end. End on G.

Arrows Of Eros

Am
There's a sadness all around us
          F                         C
There are words we're too afraid to say
                                        Am
The things that I thought would last forever
    F              G
Are changing every day

          Am
There's a hunger can't be satisfied
        F                       C
And the streets are filled with rage
C                       Am
It's time to dig deep inside ourselves
F                       G
And face the life we've made

Am
It's gonna take two of us
C                           Am
Ijust can't do it all on my own
F				  C
I see the day gettin' brighter
G                    F
Hold me a little bit tighter

C                      Am      F
Out of the darkness in hand in hand
     Am               F        G
Baby together we will make our stand
C                             Am      F
Reach out and touch me we can win somehow
       Am              F                G
I know there's nothing that can stop us now
F              Am                 G   C
Oh, baby, come with me out of the darkness

...

Out Of The Darkness

Intro: C F C F

C                   F        C                 F
Everything has its season, everything has its time
C            F             C                G
Show me a reason and I'll soon show you a rhyme
Bb                            C                 Am7
Cats fit on the windowsill, children fit in the snow
Gm                                      C
Why do I feel I don't fit in anywhere I go?

F                             Gsus
Rivers belong where they can ramble,
Em                   Em7      F
Eagles belong where they can fly
C           Dm            G             Am
I've got to be where my spirit can run free
F          C       Gm        C
Gotta find my corner of the sky

Repeat verse and chorus x2

Corner Of The Sky

G A7sus4 G Cadd9 x2

G            A7sus4
I don't mind stealing bread
G                  Cadd9
From the mouths of decadence

G A7sus4 G Cadd9

    G                   A7sus4
But I can't feed on the powerless
        G             Cadd9
When my cup's already overfilled

G A7sus4 G Cadd9

G        A7sus4
But it's on the table
    G           Cadd9
The fire is cooking

G           A7sus4
And they're farming babies
       G         Cadd9
While slaves are working
G        A7sus4
Blood is on the table
        G          Cadd9
And the mouths are choking
    G           A7sus4  G   Cadd9
But I'm growing hungry


G            Cadd9
I don't mind stealing bread
G                  Cadd9
From the mouths of decadence

G Cadd9 x2

    G                   Cadd9
But I can't feed on the powerless
        G             Cadd9
When my cup's already overfilled

G Cadd9 x2

G        A7sus4
But it's on the table
    G           Cadd9
The fire is cooking

G           A7sus4
And they're farming babies
       G         Cadd9
While slaves are working
G      A7sus4
And is on the table
        G          Cadd9
And the mouths are choking

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9  x4


G Am Bm Cadd9 x2


G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9 x4


     G             A7sus4
Yeah I don't mind stealing bread
     G             Cadd9
    (Ooh           I don't mind)

     G             A7sus4
Yeah I don't mind stealing bread
     G             Cadd9
    (Ooh           I don't mind)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)

G                  A7sus4
   But I'm growing hungry
            G        Cadd9
   (Growing Hungry...Yeah)


D5-E5 D5-E5  Emadd9

Hunger Strike

(Verse)
F#m
Up in the sky, there is a village 
        E                        D
And the people there are blue, I believe it's true 
          F#m
Up in the sky, people are happy 
              E		           D         F#m
They love to sing and there is no need for a king

F#m
Up in the sky, nothing is insane 
       E                           D
Like a rocket driven plane you can fly above the rain 
          F#m
Up in the sky, you just feel fine 
            E                           D
There is no running out of time and you never cross a line

(Pre-Chrous)
F#m     E       D             
I never want to die 
F#m     E           D
I wanna live in the sky

(Chorus)
F#m                    D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
          A              E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D   E
In the sky you are far away
       	  F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A	    E
And you can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Verse)
F#m
Up in the sky there's no religion
	     E		      	       D	
There are no cars an no phones and you cannot be controlled
	  F#m
Up in the sky you just feel fine
	    E		             D
There is no money making crime but a lot of good wine

(Pre-Chorus)
F#m     E       D             
I never want to die 
F#m     E           D
I wanna live in the sky


(Chorus)
F#m                     D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
         A	        E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D    E
In the sky you are far away
          F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A           E
And you	can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Bridge)
A	E	F#m
oooo 	oooo 	ooooo

4x
D          A           E
I wanna live up in the sky

(Chorus)
F#m                    D
Up in the sky, you can fly 
       	 A	        E
You will make it if you try 
       F#m         D    E
In the sky you are far away
          F#m	      D		  	
Up in the sky you can sing 
	A	    E
And you can do everything 
	D		          E	
And no 	matter what they say it's true 
	         F#m
I'm going to the blue

(Outro, fade out)
A	 E	F#m
oooo 	oooo  	ooooo

Up In The Sky

Intro - C--G--F (x2)

C                     G
Driving home in the pouring rain
C                          G
I'm getting tired of the song that's playing
F      C         G
All i want is a reason
G
You gotta give me something
C                           G
You know it's really hard to concentrate
C                         G
I'm getting tired of the words you're saying
F         C          G
Don't tell me you're waiting
G
I would be all you wanted

C       G         C
Give me something else

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

C                   G
Here we are in the pouring rain
C                     G
It's pretty clear you're a chance worth taking
F       C          G
I can tell that you're waiting
G
For me to give you something
C                    G
Now there's nothing left to complicate
C                       G
Little words that are not worth saying
F        C        G
You have got to believe me
G
I would be all you wanted

C        G        C
Give me something else


C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

C          G              C             G
Take it or leave it it's not what you think
F              C                 G         C
This could be something that no one could fake
C            G        C         G
If you just try to change your mind
C              G            C         G
But sooner or later you're likely to break
F               C            G       C
And I won't be waiting to fix you mistakes

C        G         C
Give me something else

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo 
Am
Anything this is...

C                            G
So if you take a chance then you wont regret it
C                              G
Cause I'll take your hand and I'll keep you betting on me
F                            C
All the things that I'd do to you-oo 
G                    C
Everything this is turning into
C                                G
And if you close your eyes then I'll show you something
C                              G
We could spend some time and I'll keep you running to me
F                              C
All the time i would spend with you-oo
G                     C
Everything I could learn about you
C         G
I'll be something
F               C
I'll be all you wanted

All You Wanted

C
Deja de pensar y cuéntame,
C7
ya se que ayer estabas junto a él
F
y hoy se ha ido.
Dm G
Ya se que has compartido junto a él
Em Am
la noche tibia y el amanecer.
F G
Ya se que has descubierto junto a él
C C7
la dicha...
F G
Ya se que se ha parado tu reloj
Em Am
pero ahora mismo vas a echarlo a andar
F G
es pronto para dar por un amor
C
la vida...

Bailaremos un vals,
Dm
tomaremos después una copa de más
G7
y hasta que salga el sol
C C7
bailaremos al son de una vieja guitarra.
F G
Brindaremos por ti,
Em Am
brindaremos por él, porque le vaya bien
F G
y mañana verás que es mejor olvidar
C
que llorar por amor.

Vuelve a sonreir, olvídale,
C7
la vida es ancha y estos glopes del amor
F
se olvidan...
Dm G
Después de cada noche nace un sol
Em Am
y vuelven las gaviotas a volar.
F G
Después de la tristeza nacerá
C C7
la dicha...
F G
Y si hoy te han maltratado el corazón
Em Am
y duerme junto a ti la soledad
F G C
no importa porque empieza un día más la vida...


Bailaremos un vals,
Dm
tomaremos después una copa de más
G7
y hasta que salga el sol
C C7
cantaremos al son de una vieja guitarra.
F G
Brindaremos por ti,
Em Am
brindaremos por él, porque le vaya bien
F G
y mañana verás que es mejor olvidar
C C7
que llorar por amor.

F G
Brindaremos por ti,
Em Am
brindaremos por él, porque le vaya bien
F G
y mañana verás que es mejor olvidar
C
que llorar por amor.

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