“Grey Room” by Damien Rice off the Album “9” No capo, standard tuning. Chords: C/G: 332010 F: 133211 Em: 022000 G: 355433 Notes on strumming: There are lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs in this song. In general: When he plays the C/G chord, he does the hammer-ons and pull-offs with the open D string the E note on the second fret. When he plays the F chord, he does the hammer-ons and pull-offs with the open G string the A note on the second fret. During the verse, right before you change from the F chord back to the C/G, he does a pull-off with the F chord like it's described above. If you want to keep the F bass note on that F chord, you could play it with your thumb I like to do to keep a nice, full sound [plus it's cool to play with your thumb So it goes like this: C/G chord hammer-on: E|--0-0-----| B|--1-1-----| G|--0-0-----| D|--0h2-----| A|--3-3-----| E|--3-3-----| C/G chord pull-off: E|--0-0-----| B|--1-1-----| G|--0-0-----| D|--2p0-----| A|--3-3-----| E|--3-3-----| F chord hammer-on: E|--1-1-----| B|--1-1-----| G|--0h2-----| D|--3-3-----| A|--3-3-----| E|--1-1-----| F chord pull-off: E|--1-1-----| B|--1-1-----| G|--2p0-----| D|--3-3-----| A|--3-3-----| E|--1-1-----| I tried to get the chord placements right with the lyrics, but they might be off a bit, you know how it goes... Intro: C/G F C/G F Well I've been here before, I've sat on the floor, in a grey grey room, C/G F Where I stay in all day, I don't eat, but I play, with this grey grey food, C/G F Desole, If someone is prayin', then I might break out, C/G F Desole, Even if I scream, I can't scream that loud, Em F Em F Em F I'm all alone again, crawling back home again, just stuck by the phone again [Right around 1:28 he sneaks in a G note on the third fret, first string] C/G F Yeah, well I've been here before, sat on a floor, in a grey grey mood, G/C F Where I stay up all night, And all that I write, is a grey grey tune, C/G F So pray for me child, Just for a while, And I might break out yeah, C/G F Pray for me child, even a smile, would do for now, [Crank up the speakers because Lisa kicks in here – go Lisa!] Em F Em F Em F So I'm all alone again, crawling back home again, just stuck by the phone again G F Have I still got you to be my open door, G F Have I still got you to be my sandy shore, G F Have I still got you to cross my bridge in this storm, G F Have I still got you to keep me warm, C/G F Coz if I squeeze my grape, And I drink my wine yeah, C/G F Coz if I squeeze my grape, And I drink my wine yeah, C/G Yeah, Oh coz nothing is lost, This is frozen in frost, F And it's opening time, And there's no-one in line, G F But I've still got me to be your open door, G F I've still got me to be your sandy shore, G F I've still got me to cross your bridge in this storm, G F And I've still got me to keep you warm, C/G F Warmer than warm yeah, Warmer than warm yeah, C/G F Warmer than warm yeah, Warmer than warm yeah