Grateful Dead - Ripple Chords
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[Opening]
[G]If my words did glow with the gold of [C]sunshine
[C]And my tunes were played on the harp un[G]strung
[G]Would you hear my voice come through the [C]music
[C]Would you [G]hold it [D]near [C]as it were your [G]own?
[verse 2]
[G]It’s a hand me down, the thoughts are [C]broken
[C]Perhaps they’re better left un[G]sung
[G]I don’t know, don’t really [C]care
[G]Let there be [D]songs [C]to fill the [G]air
[chorus]
[Am]Ripple in still [D]water
When there [G]is no pebble [C]tossed
Nor [A]wind to [D]blow
[verse 3]
Reach out your [G]hand if your cup be [C]empty
[C]If your cup is full may it be a[G]gain
[G]Let it be known there is a [C]fountain
[G]That was not [D]made [C]by the hands of [G]men
[verse 4]
[G]There is a road, no simple [C]highway
[C]Between the dawn and the dark of [G]night
[G]And if you go no one may [C]follow
[G]That path is [D]for [C]your steps [G]alone
[chorus]
[Am]Ripple in still [D]water
When there [G]is no pebble [C]tossed
Nor [A]wind to [D]blow
[verse 5]
You who [G]choose to lead must [C]follow
[C]But if you fall you fall a[G]lone
[G]If you should stand then who’s to [C]guide you?
[G]If I knew the [D]way [C]I would take you [G]home
[Closing]
Lat da dat [G]da, Lah da ah da [C]da, da
[C]La da da, la da, da da daah, da [G]da
[G]Lat da dat da, Lah da ah da [C]da, da
[G]La da da [D]da, [C]Lah da da da [G]da