Ripple
The Grateful Dead 

G  C  G  C  G sus4 D C G
                                          G                                 C
                If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
                                                                                    G
                And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung
                                                                                         C
                Would you hear my voice come through the music
                                  G sus4 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

         (B)(B)(Bb)  Am      sus7    D       add4
                              Ripple in still water
                                                  G     G7        C
                              When there is no pebble tossed
                                   A     A7 D
                              Or wind to blow

                Reach out your hand if your cup is 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
                              Or 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

                         La da da da, la da da da da da
                         La da, la da, la da da da da da
                         La da da, la da da da da da
                         La da da da da, la da da da da...
      


  Copyright 1970 Ice Nine Publishing, Inc.
  By Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia
  American Beauty





   Chords:
          G  C  D  G4  Am Am7  G7  A  A7
      e |-3--0--2--3---0---0---3------0--
      B |-0--1--3--1---1---1---0---2--2--
      G |-0--0--2--0---2---0---0---2--0--
      D |-0--2--0--0---2---2---3---2--2--
      A |-2--3--0--2---0---0---2---0--0--
      E |-3--------3-----------3---------


   Intro:   -->     G                   C
      e |-----------3----3----------------00-----00---00----
      B |-----------00---00-------0---0---11-----11---11----
      G |---------0-00---00---0-0---2---0-00-----00---00----
      D |-------0---00---00------------------0h2------22-2--
      A |-2-2-3-----2--2----------------------------3-------
      E |-------------------3-------------------------------
                     ^    ^                ^      ^    ^
                                             G
      e |-------00------------------00-------1--
      B |-------11---1-1-1---1------11-------0--
      G |-----0-00-0-0h2-0-0-0----0----0-----0--
      D |-0-2--------------2---0-2-------2-0-0--
      A |------------------------------------2--
      E |------------------------------------3--
                 ^                   ^
                                      C
      e |---------33---33---------------00-----00--00----
      B |---------00---00-------0---0---11-----11--11----
      G |---------00---00---0-0---2---0-00-----00--00----
      D |-----0---00---00------------------0h2-----22-2--
      A |-2-3-----22-2-22------------------------3-------
      E |-------3---------3------------------------------
                   ^    ^                ^      ^   ^
              G        D         C       G
      e |-----3-33-------22---22-----------33---33----
      B |-----0-00-0-1---33---33---1-1-1---00---00----
      G |-0h2-0-00-----2-22---22---0-0h2-0-00---00----
      D |-----0-0-----------0----2--------------00----
      A |-----2-2-----------------------------2-22----
      E |-----3------------------------------------3--
                 ^        ^    ^            ^    ^

    ^ = upstroke
    h = hammer-on







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