Chords for roll away the dew
Tempo:
110.2 bpm
Chords used:
A
G
D
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A] [Em]
[E] Both [D] musically and lyrically, the Grateful Dead is [C#] a band [A] known for its skill, [G] depth,
[D] intelligence, and ability to touch the [G] heart.
[A]
[G] Sometimes Robert Hunter's lyrics [D] are blunt and up front.
[G] [A] Other times they are fluid, [G] fanciful, and [D] enigmatic, dancing [G] like [A] angels on the head
of a pen.
[G] [D] I went to the Change [G] Rocks show [A] recently at Penn State, [G] perhaps the [G#] largest single gathering
[D] of Deadheads [G] since the [A] Dead toured in 2004.
[G] [D] To ask Deadheads, or anyone else [A] there, what some of [G] Hunter's best known [D] lines mean to them.
[Em] [A]
Another [G] time [D] I got you.
[Em] [D]
What does [E] Roll Away the Dew mean?
Uh, Roll Away the Dew.
Why [N] you ask?
It means I better be dancing.
Brushing off some of the negativity that's going on.
[Em] Roll Away the Dew.
[A] To me it means
[Bm] [E] Start a new day I'd say.
I [N] think it has to do with kind of putting away the old momentum and get out the new momentum.
[F] No [Em] idea.
I don't know.
[A] [G#] Got no.
Oh.
[C] You know?
Great question.
I have no idea.
Does it mean anything at all?
Let the night come?
Let [F] the day start maybe?
[Em] I have to be honest with you, whenever I heard [D] that song forever, I always [Em] heard them say
Roll Away the Dew.
Okay?
[F#] And it didn't [C] make sense to [Em] me.
Say it again?
I thought they were saying Roll Away the Dew.
Like, go ahead and roll with your dew.
Dew.
D-O-O-B.
Dewb.
[F#] That part of it would make me feel like, [Em] uh, [F#] I don't know, [Em] sort of the crescendo of the song where you feel like it's all coming home.
But I don't know what it actually means.
[A] The day [G] starts and ends with [C] the dew.
Oh, dude.
[B] Roll Away the [C#] Dew means anything you want it [Bm] to mean, brother.
[C]
Roll Away, I guess it means a lot of many things to a lot of [A] different people.
What does it mean to you?
[F#] [F] [Em] I don't [B] know.
I guess I never really thought [G] about it.
Roll Away the Dew?
[B] Keep on rolling [C] in your life.
No matter how much shit comes your way, you just keep [C#] trucking.
[N] It means wipe away the tears.
It means the dew rolling down the hill, I guess.
Take away the coldness.
Sweep away the negativity.
Drink the moonshine.
[A] A little [E] happiness, a [F#] little satisfaction, [A] less worries in life, you know, [Am] a great dead show, [F] you know, [E] just a great scenic [Am] life.
You know, [G] I didn't really put [F] too much thought [E] into it.
On [A] the spot, [F#m] I can't [E] do this.
[G] I [G#] can't do it.
I'm not like [A] the on the [F] spot type.
Is that going to be the worst one [B] ever?
[A] I never thought about it.
I don't know.
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[Em] [D] [Em]
[Am] [D]
[E] [A] [Am]
[B] [Am]
[G] [Am]
[E] Both [D] musically and lyrically, the Grateful Dead is [C#] a band [A] known for its skill, [G] depth,
[D] intelligence, and ability to touch the [G] heart.
[A]
[G] Sometimes Robert Hunter's lyrics [D] are blunt and up front.
[G] [A] Other times they are fluid, [G] fanciful, and [D] enigmatic, dancing [G] like [A] angels on the head
of a pen.
[G] [D] I went to the Change [G] Rocks show [A] recently at Penn State, [G] perhaps the [G#] largest single gathering
[D] of Deadheads [G] since the [A] Dead toured in 2004.
[G] [D] To ask Deadheads, or anyone else [A] there, what some of [G] Hunter's best known [D] lines mean to them.
[Em] [A]
Another [G] time [D] I got you.
[Em] [D]
What does [E] Roll Away the Dew mean?
Uh, Roll Away the Dew.
Why [N] you ask?
It means I better be dancing.
Brushing off some of the negativity that's going on.
[Em] Roll Away the Dew.
[A] To me it means
[Bm] [E] Start a new day I'd say.
I [N] think it has to do with kind of putting away the old momentum and get out the new momentum.
[F] No [Em] idea.
I don't know.
[A] [G#] Got no.
Oh.
[C] You know?
Great question.
I have no idea.
Does it mean anything at all?
Let the night come?
Let [F] the day start maybe?
[Em] I have to be honest with you, whenever I heard [D] that song forever, I always [Em] heard them say
Roll Away the Dew.
Okay?
[F#] And it didn't [C] make sense to [Em] me.
Say it again?
I thought they were saying Roll Away the Dew.
Like, go ahead and roll with your dew.
Dew.
D-O-O-B.
Dewb.
[F#] That part of it would make me feel like, [Em] uh, [F#] I don't know, [Em] sort of the crescendo of the song where you feel like it's all coming home.
But I don't know what it actually means.
[A] The day [G] starts and ends with [C] the dew.
Oh, dude.
[B] Roll Away the [C#] Dew means anything you want it [Bm] to mean, brother.
[C]
Roll Away, I guess it means a lot of many things to a lot of [A] different people.
What does it mean to you?
[F#] [F] [Em] I don't [B] know.
I guess I never really thought [G] about it.
Roll Away the Dew?
[B] Keep on rolling [C] in your life.
No matter how much shit comes your way, you just keep [C#] trucking.
[N] It means wipe away the tears.
It means the dew rolling down the hill, I guess.
Take away the coldness.
Sweep away the negativity.
Drink the moonshine.
[A] A little [E] happiness, a [F#] little satisfaction, [A] less worries in life, you know, [Am] a great dead show, [F] you know, [E] just a great scenic [Am] life.
You know, [G] I didn't really put [F] too much thought [E] into it.
On [A] the spot, [F#m] I can't [E] do this.
[G] I [G#] can't do it.
I'm not like [A] the on the [F] spot type.
Is that going to be the worst one [B] ever?
[A] I never thought about it.
I don't know.
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[A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Both [D] musically and lyrically, the Grateful Dead is [C#] a band [A] known for its skill, [G] depth,
[D] intelligence, and ability to touch the [G] heart.
[A] _
[G] Sometimes Robert Hunter's lyrics [D] are blunt and up front.
[G] [A] Other times they are fluid, [G] fanciful, and [D] enigmatic, dancing [G] like [A] angels on the head
of a pen.
_ [G] [D] I went to the Change [G] Rocks show [A] recently at Penn State, [G] perhaps the [G#] largest single gathering
[D] of Deadheads [G] since the [A] Dead toured in 2004.
[G] [D] To ask Deadheads, or anyone else [A] there, what some of [G] Hunter's best known [D] lines mean to them.
[Em] _ [A] _
Another [G] time [D] I got you.
[Em] _ [D]
What does [E] Roll Away the Dew mean?
_ Uh, Roll Away the Dew.
_ _ Why [N] you ask? _
It means I better be dancing.
Brushing off some of the negativity that's going on.
[Em] Roll Away the Dew.
_ [A] To me it means_
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ Start a new day I'd say.
I [N] think it has to do with kind of putting away the old momentum and get out the new momentum.
[F] No [Em] idea.
I don't know. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#] Got no.
Oh.
[C] You know?
Great question.
I have no idea.
Does it mean anything at all?
_ _ _ Let the night come?
Let [F] the day start maybe?
[Em] I have to be honest with you, whenever I heard [D] that song forever, I always [Em] heard them say
Roll Away the Dew.
_ Okay?
[F#] And it didn't [C] make sense to [Em] me.
Say it again?
I thought they were saying Roll Away the Dew.
Like, go ahead and roll with your dew.
_ Dew.
D-O-O-B.
Dewb.
[F#] That part of it would make me feel like, [Em] uh, _ [F#] I don't know, [Em] sort of the crescendo of the song where you feel like it's all coming home.
But I don't know what it actually means.
[A] The day [G] starts and ends with [C] the dew. _ _
_ Oh, dude.
_ [B] _ Roll Away the [C#] Dew means anything you want it [Bm] to mean, brother.
[C] _ _
Roll Away, I guess it means a lot of many things to a lot of [A] different people.
What does it mean to you?
_ _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [Em] I don't [B] know.
I guess I never really thought [G] about it.
Roll Away the Dew? _ _ _
[B] Keep on rolling [C] in your life.
No matter how much shit comes your way, you just keep [C#] trucking.
_ [N] _ _ _ It means wipe away the tears.
It means the dew rolling down the hill, I guess.
Take away the coldness.
Sweep away the negativity.
Drink the moonshine.
[A] _ _ A little [E] happiness, a [F#] little satisfaction, _ [A] _ less worries in life, you know, [Am] a great dead show, [F] you know, [E] just a great scenic [Am] life.
You know, [G] I didn't really put [F] too much thought [E] into it.
On [A] the spot, [F#m] I can't [E] do this.
[G] I [G#] can't do it.
I'm not like [A] the on the [F] spot type.
Is that going to be the worst one [B] ever?
[A] I never thought about it.
I don't know. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ Both [D] musically and lyrically, the Grateful Dead is [C#] a band [A] known for its skill, [G] depth,
[D] intelligence, and ability to touch the [G] heart.
[A] _
[G] Sometimes Robert Hunter's lyrics [D] are blunt and up front.
[G] [A] Other times they are fluid, [G] fanciful, and [D] enigmatic, dancing [G] like [A] angels on the head
of a pen.
_ [G] [D] I went to the Change [G] Rocks show [A] recently at Penn State, [G] perhaps the [G#] largest single gathering
[D] of Deadheads [G] since the [A] Dead toured in 2004.
[G] [D] To ask Deadheads, or anyone else [A] there, what some of [G] Hunter's best known [D] lines mean to them.
[Em] _ [A] _
Another [G] time [D] I got you.
[Em] _ [D]
What does [E] Roll Away the Dew mean?
_ Uh, Roll Away the Dew.
_ _ Why [N] you ask? _
It means I better be dancing.
Brushing off some of the negativity that's going on.
[Em] Roll Away the Dew.
_ [A] To me it means_
[Bm] _ [E] _ _ _ Start a new day I'd say.
I [N] think it has to do with kind of putting away the old momentum and get out the new momentum.
[F] No [Em] idea.
I don't know. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G#] Got no.
Oh.
[C] You know?
Great question.
I have no idea.
Does it mean anything at all?
_ _ _ Let the night come?
Let [F] the day start maybe?
[Em] I have to be honest with you, whenever I heard [D] that song forever, I always [Em] heard them say
Roll Away the Dew.
_ Okay?
[F#] And it didn't [C] make sense to [Em] me.
Say it again?
I thought they were saying Roll Away the Dew.
Like, go ahead and roll with your dew.
_ Dew.
D-O-O-B.
Dewb.
[F#] That part of it would make me feel like, [Em] uh, _ [F#] I don't know, [Em] sort of the crescendo of the song where you feel like it's all coming home.
But I don't know what it actually means.
[A] The day [G] starts and ends with [C] the dew. _ _
_ Oh, dude.
_ [B] _ Roll Away the [C#] Dew means anything you want it [Bm] to mean, brother.
[C] _ _
Roll Away, I guess it means a lot of many things to a lot of [A] different people.
What does it mean to you?
_ _ _ [F#] _ [F] _ [Em] I don't [B] know.
I guess I never really thought [G] about it.
Roll Away the Dew? _ _ _
[B] Keep on rolling [C] in your life.
No matter how much shit comes your way, you just keep [C#] trucking.
_ [N] _ _ _ It means wipe away the tears.
It means the dew rolling down the hill, I guess.
Take away the coldness.
Sweep away the negativity.
Drink the moonshine.
[A] _ _ A little [E] happiness, a [F#] little satisfaction, _ [A] _ less worries in life, you know, [Am] a great dead show, [F] you know, [E] just a great scenic [Am] life.
You know, [G] I didn't really put [F] too much thought [E] into it.
On [A] the spot, [F#m] I can't [E] do this.
[G] I [G#] can't do it.
I'm not like [A] the on the [F] spot type.
Is that going to be the worst one [B] ever?
[A] I never thought about it.
I don't know. _ _ _ _ _
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