Grey room - Damien Rice

Grey room

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Intro
C/G
 
C/G
Well I?ve been here before,
I?ve sat on the floor,
In a grey grey room,
C/G
Where I stay in all day,
I don?t eat, but I play,
With this grey grey food,
 
C/G
Desole
If someone is prayin?,
Then I might break out,
 
C/G
Desole
Even if I scream,
I can?t scream that loud
 
Em
I?m all alone again,
Crawling back home again,
Just stuck by the phone again,
 
C/G
Yeah, well I?ve been here before,
Sat on a floor,
In a grey grey mood,
 
C/G
Where I stay up all night,
And all that I write,
Is a grey grey tune,
 
C/G
So pray for me child,
Just for a while,
And I might break out yeah,
 
C/G
Pray for me child,
Even a smile,
Would do for now,
 
Em
So I?m all alone again,
Crawling back home again,
Just stuck by the phone again,
[Refrão] G
Have I still got you to be my
F
open door,
G
Have I still got you to be my
F
sandy shore,
G
Have I still got you to cross my
F
bridge in this storm,
G
Have I still got you to keep me
F
warm,
C/G
Coz if I squeeze my grape,
F
And I drink my wine yeah,
C/G
Coz if I squeeze my grape,
F
And I drink my wine yeah,
 
C/G
Yeah, Oh coz nothing is lost,
C/G
This is frozen in frost,
F
And it?s opening time,
F
And there?s no-one in line,
 
G
But I?ve still got me to be your
F
open door,
G
I?ve still got me to be your
F
sandy shore,
G
I?ve still got me to cross your
F
bridge in this storm,
G
And I?ve still got me to keep me
F
warm,
 
C/G
Warmer than warm yeah,
F
Warmer than warm yeah,
C/G
Warmer than warm yeah,
F
Warmer than warm yeah.
C/G
Warmer than warm yeah
 
Chords used:
 
C/G 332010
Em 022000
F 133211
G 355433

How to play Grey room

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Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

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