Althea - Grateful Dead Chords
Chords: Bm, A, E, C#m, D, G
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Althea - Grateful Dead (Hunter/Garcia)
[Intro] (x2)
Bm A E A
Bm A E
[Verse 1]
Bm A E A Bm A E
I told Althea I was feeling lost, lacking in some direction.
Bm A E A Bm A E
Althea told me upon scrutiny that my back might need protection.
A C#m D A
I told Althea that treachery was tearing me limb from limb.
C#m E Bm A E
Althea told me better cool down boy, settle back, easy Jim.
[Solo] (x2)
Bm A E A
Bm A E
[Verse 2]
Bm A E A
You may be Saturday's child, all grown,
Bm A E
Moving with a pinch of grace.
Bm A E A
You may be a clown in the burying ground,
Bm A E
Or just another pretty face.
A C#m D A
You may be the fate of Ophelia, sleeping and perchance to dream.
C#m E Bm A E
Honest to the point of recklessness, self-centered in the extreme.
[Solo] (x2)
Bm A E A
Bm A E
[Verse 3]
Bm A E A
Ain't nobody messing with you, but you,
Bm A E
Your friends are getting most concerned.
Bm A E A Bm A E
Loose with the truth, baby it's your fire, but baby don't get burned.
A C#m D A
When the smoke has cleared, she said, that's what she said to me.
C#m E Bm A E
Gonna want a bed to lay your head and a little sympathy.
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