Ripple

Grateful Dead

Verse 1:

	G
If my words did	glow

	C
with the gold of	sunshine

	C
And my	tunes were played on the harp

	G
un	strung. Would you hear my voice come

	C
through the	music?

	G	D	C	G
Would you	hold it	near	as it were your	own?

Verse 2:

	G	C
It’s a hand me	down; the thoughts are	broken

	G
Perhaps they’re better left	unsung.

	C
I don’t know; don’t really	care

G	D	C	G
Let there be	songs to	fill the	air.

Chorus

Am	D
Ripple in still	water

	G	C
Where there	is no pebble	tossed

	A	D
Nor	wind to	blow

Verse 3:

	G	C
Reach out your	hand if your cup is	empty

	G
If your cup is full, may it be a	gain

	C
Let it be known there is a	fountain

G	D	C	G
That was not	made	by the hand of	man

Verse 4:

	C
There is a road no simple	highway

	G
Between the dawn and the dark of	night

	C
And if you go, no one may	guide you

G	D	C	G
That path is	for	your steps a	lone

Chorus

Am	D
Ripple in still	water

	G	C
Where there	is no pebble	tossed

	A	D
Nor	wind to	blow

Verse 5:

	G	C
You must	choose to lead or	follow

	G
But if you fall you fall	alone

	C
And if you stand then who’s to	guide you?

G	D	C	G
If I knew the	way,	I would take you	home.

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