Althea chords by Grateful Dead

Tempo:
82.7 bpm
Chords used:

A

Bm

E

Em

C#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Key:
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
Em
121
C#m
13421114
A
1231
Bm
13421112
E
2311
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To learn Grateful Dead - Althea chords with lyrics, grasp the musical fabric of the song with this sequence: A, E, A, Bm, A, E, Bm. To truly master the tempo, it's wise to start at 41 BPM before aiming for the song's 83 BPM. Adjust the capo based on your vocal range and chord preference, keeping the song's key of A in mind.

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[A#] [Bm] [A] [Em] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[A] [Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] .
[Bm] I [A] told [E] Alfie I was feeling [A].
lost, [Bm] [A] like in some [E] direction.
.
[A#m] [Bm] [A] Alfie told me [E] a thought [A] screwed me [B] over, [Bm] [A] back my [E] deep attention.
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[A] I told Alfie [C#m] that Checheree [D] was staring me [A] dim from limb.
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[C#m] Alfie told me [E] now to go down home, [Bm] [A] settle back, [E] easy Jim.
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[A] [Bm] [A] [Em] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] .
[A] [Bm] You may [A] be sad [E] today, child [A] all alone, [B] [Bm] [A] moving with a [Em] hint of grace.
[E] .
[Bm] You [A] may be a cloud [E] in the back [A] of your mind, [Bm] or [A] just another [E] dreaded face.
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[A] You may be the fate [C#m] of a feeling, .
[D] sleeping and pretending.
[A] .
[C#m] Honest to the point [E] of recklessness, self-centered, the extreme.
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[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] .
[Bm] Ain't [A] nobody messing [E] with you, [A] but you.
[Bm] Your [A] friends are getting [E] most concerned.
.
[Bm] [A] Lose with the truth, [Em] baby it's [A] your plan.
[Bm] [A] Baby, [E] don't get burned.
.
[A] But when the smoke [C#m] is clear, she says, [D] that's what she said [A] to me.
.
[C#m] Wanna, wanna be, [E] a lady on air, [Bm] and [A] a little [E] sympathy.
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[Bm] [A] [Em] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] .
[D] There are things [G] you can replace, [E] and others you cannot.
.
[D] The time has [G] come to weigh those things.
[E] This space is getting hot.
.
[Bm] You [A] know this space is [E] getting hot.
.
[Bm] [A] [Em] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] .
[Bm] I [A] told Alfie [E] I'm a rolling [A] sun, [Bm] and [A] I was born to [Em] be a bachelor.
[E] .
[A#] [Bm] [A] Alfie told me, [E] okay, [A] that's fine.
[Bm] [A] So now I'm [E] trying to catch it.
.
[A] I can't talk to you [C#m] without talking to me.
[D] We're guilty of the same [A] old thing.
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[C#m] I'm thinking a lot [E] about yesterday, [Bm] and [A] forgetting the [E] love we prayed.
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[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[E] [Bm] [A] [E] [Em] .
[A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [E] .
[Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Bm] [A] [Em] .
[A#] [Bm] [A] [E] [A] .
[Dm] [Bm] [A] I'm thinking a lot about yesterday, and forgetting the love we prayed.