Chords for Billy Joel "Shades of Grey"
Tempo:
129.5 bpm
Chords used:
C
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C] ba [B] ba ba ba [C] ba ba [A] ba [Bm] ba ba ba [E] ba baaaa, [C] ba ba [B] ba ba [C] ba ba [A] ba [Bm] ba ba ba ba [E] ba aaaa
perfectly [C] clear [A] Seen [B] with a [E] vision of you
nothing [Bm] to [C] fear, [A] I [B] claim the throne of [Em] truth.
it's hard to [C] say, [Am] I know [B] what I'm fighting [E] for.
falling [C] away, [A] I'm not [D] that sure [G] anymore.
[E] [G]
[C] Shades of grey [E] wherever [D] I [G] go, the more [C] I find [D] out the less that I know.
be, shades [Cm] of grey [D] are the colours [E]
perfectly [C] clear [A] Seen [B] with a [E] vision of you
nothing [Bm] to [C] fear, [A] I [B] claim the throne of [Em] truth.
it's hard to [C] say, [Am] I know [B] what I'm fighting [E] for.
falling [C] away, [A] I'm not [D] that sure [G] anymore.
[E] [G]
[C] Shades of grey [E] wherever [D] I [G] go, the more [C] I find [D] out the less that I know.
be, shades [Cm] of grey [D] are the colours [E]
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_ _ _ [C] ba [B] ba ba ba [C] ba ba [A] ba [Bm] ba ba ba [E] ba baaaa, _ _ [C] ba ba [B] ba ba [C] ba ba [A] ba [Bm] ba ba ba ba [E] ba _ aaaa
[C] The [D] things were perfectly [C] clear [A] Seen [B] with a [E] vision of you
[C] No, [D] there's nothing [Bm] to [C] fear, [A] I [B] claim the throne of [Em] _ truth.
_ [C] These [D] days it's hard to [C] say, [Am] I know [B] what I'm fighting [E] for.
My [D] faith is falling [C] away, [A] I'm not [D] that sure [G] anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Shades of grey [E] wherever [D] I [G] go, the more [C] I find [D] out the less that I know.
Black and white [E] is how it [D] should be, shades [Cm] of grey [D] are the colours [E]
I see.
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ I remember when [Bm] my fathers [E] were _ gone.
_ [C] Where's [D] them trenches and [C] walls, at one [B] point of [E] every view?
_ [C] _ Fight [D] till the other [C] man falls, kill [B] him before he [E] kills you.
_ These [D] days the ages [C] are blurred, I'm [B] old and [Em] tired of war.
_ [C] I [D] hear the other man's [C] words, [A] I'm not [D] that sure [G] _ anymore.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Shades of grey [E] are all [D] that I [Em] find, when [C] I look [D] to the [E] enemy line.
[G] Black [C] and white [E] was so easy [D] for me, [C] shades of grey [D] are the colours [E] I _ see.
[C] But, _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] but, but, but, but, [E] what now?
_ _ [C] But, [B] but, but, [C] but, but, what _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ now?
[Am] Now [D] with wisdom of [C] years, I try [B]
to reason [Em] things out.
[C] I'm the [D] only people I [C] fear, how [B] those never [Em] have doubts.
_ _ I [D] saw from arrogant [C] men, _ [Am] and all that [E] caused it therefore.
_ I won't [D] be righteous [C] again, [A] I'm not [D] that [G] sure anymore.
Shades of grey are all that I find, [C] when I look to [G] the enemy [Em] line.
There [C] ain't no [Em] rainbow [G] shining on me, [C] shades of grey are [D] the colours [Em] I see.
[C] Shades of [E] grey, wherever [D] I go, [C] for I find out [D] the less that [Em] I know.
There [C] ain't no rainbow [Em] _ [D] shining on [G] me, [C] shades of grey [D] are the colours [E] I _ see. _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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[C] The [D] things were perfectly [C] clear [A] Seen [B] with a [E] vision of you
[C] No, [D] there's nothing [Bm] to [C] fear, [A] I [B] claim the throne of [Em] _ truth.
_ [C] These [D] days it's hard to [C] say, [Am] I know [B] what I'm fighting [E] for.
My [D] faith is falling [C] away, [A] I'm not [D] that sure [G] anymore. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Shades of grey [E] wherever [D] I [G] go, the more [C] I find [D] out the less that I know.
Black and white [E] is how it [D] should be, shades [Cm] of grey [D] are the colours [E]
I see.
_ _ [C] _ _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Bm] _
_ [C] _ _ I remember when [Bm] my fathers [E] were _ gone.
_ [C] Where's [D] them trenches and [C] walls, at one [B] point of [E] every view?
_ [C] _ Fight [D] till the other [C] man falls, kill [B] him before he [E] kills you.
_ These [D] days the ages [C] are blurred, I'm [B] old and [Em] tired of war.
_ [C] I [D] hear the other man's [C] words, [A] I'm not [D] that sure [G] _ anymore.
_ [Em] _ _ [D] _
_ [G] _ _ [C] _ _ [E] _ _ [G] _
_ _ [C] Shades of grey [E] are all [D] that I [Em] find, when [C] I look [D] to the [E] enemy line.
[G] Black [C] and white [E] was so easy [D] for me, [C] shades of grey [D] are the colours [E] I _ see.
[C] But, _ [B] _
_ [C] _ _ _ [Bm] but, but, but, but, [E] what now?
_ _ [C] But, [B] but, but, [C] but, but, what _ [Bm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ now?
[Am] Now [D] with wisdom of [C] years, I try [B]
to reason [Em] things out.
[C] I'm the [D] only people I [C] fear, how [B] those never [Em] have doubts.
_ _ I [D] saw from arrogant [C] men, _ [Am] and all that [E] caused it therefore.
_ I won't [D] be righteous [C] again, [A] I'm not [D] that [G] sure anymore.
Shades of grey are all that I find, [C] when I look to [G] the enemy [Em] line.
There [C] ain't no [Em] rainbow [G] shining on me, [C] shades of grey are [D] the colours [Em] I see.
[C] Shades of [E] grey, wherever [D] I go, [C] for I find out [D] the less that [Em] I know.
There [C] ain't no rainbow [Em] _ [D] shining on [G] me, [C] shades of grey [D] are the colours [E] I _ see. _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [B] _ _ [C] _ _ _ [A] _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
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