Althea by Grateful Dead Chords & Tabs - Wellstrice Katel

Althea - Grateful Dead (Hunter/Garcia)


[Intro] (x2)

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[Verse 1]BmI told AlAthea I was Efeeling losAt, Bmlacking in Asome diErection.
BmAlthea told Ame upon EscrutinAy that my Bmback mighAt need proEtection.
I Atold Althea that C#mtreachery was Dtearing me Alimb from limb.
AlC#mthea told me better Ecool down boy, Bmsettle back,A easy Jim.E 

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[Verse 2]BmYou may be ASaturday's Echild, allA grown, 
BmMoving with Aa pinch of Egrace.
BmYou may be aA clown in Ethe burying Aground,
BmOr just anotherA pretty Eface.
AYou may be the fate of OC#mphelia, Dsleeping and perchance to drAeam.
C#mHonest to the point of Erecklessness, Bmself-centeredA in the Eextreme.

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[Verse 3]BmAin't nobody Amessing with Eyou, but Ayou,
BmYour friends are Agetting most Econcerned.
BmLoose with the Atruth, baby Eit's your Afire, Bmbut baby Adon't get Eburned.
AWhen the smoke has C#mcleared, she said, Dthat's what she said Ato me.
C#mGonna want a bed to Elay your head Bmand a littleA sympathy.E 

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[Bridge]DThere are things you Gcan replace, Eand others you cannot.
DThe time has come to Gweigh those things.
EThis space is getting hot, Bmyou know this Aspace is getting Ehot.

[Solo] (x2)

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[Verse 4]BmI told AlAthea I'm a Eroving Asign, Bmand I was Aborn to be a baEchelor.
BmAlthea toldA me, okayE, that's Afine,Bm so Anow I'm trying to Ecatch her.
ACan't talk to you without C#mtalking to me,
We're Dguilty of the same old Athing.
C#mBeen thinking a lot aboutE less and less
BmAnd forgettingA the love we Ebring.

[Outro] (x6)

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