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Grateful Dead – Touch Of Grey Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Updated January 8, 2026

ChordsDsus4 D Esus4 E A G Dsus2 B Bm7 F#m C#A7

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[Intro]
Dsus4 D  Dsus4 D
Esus4 E  Esus4 E  x4

[Verse 1]
A                E    A
 Must be getting early
D                   G   D
 Clocks are running late
E                        A
 Paint by number morning sky..
D
 Looks so phony

[Verse 2]
A                 E    A
 Dawn is breaking everywhere
D                G         D
 Light a candle, curse the glare
E
 Draw the curtains,
         A
 I don't care, cause
D
 It's all right

[Chorus]
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I  will get by
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I  will get by
E   A        G  D  E
 I  will get by...
E          D
 I will survive
 Dsus4 D Esus4 E  Esus4 E

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[Verse 3]
A                      E       A
 I see you've got your fist out
D                   G      D
 Say your piece and get out
E                      A
 Yes I get the gist of it, but
D
 It's all right

[Verse 4]
A                    E    A
 Sorry that you feel that way,
D                     G     D
 The only thing there is to say
E                      A
 Every silver lining's got a
D
 Touch of grey

[Chorus]
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I  will get by
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I  will get by
E   A        G  D  E
 I  will get by
E          D
 I will survive
Dsus4 D Esus4 E  Esus4 E

[Bridge]
B       Bm7        E   Esus4 E
 It's a lesson to me,
    B              Bm7
The Deltas and the East
        E     Esus4 E
and the Freeze
F#m    C#  B             E
 The ABC's  we all think of,
A7         D            E   Esus4 E
 To try to win a little love

[Verse 5]
A                   E    A
 I know the rent is in arrears,
D                     G      D
 The dog has not been fed in years
E                          A
 It's even worse than it appears,
 but
D
 It's all right

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[Verse 6]
A              E   A
 Cow is giving kerosene,
D                  G    D
 Kid can't read at seventeen
E
 The words he knows
          A
are all obscene, but
D
 It's all right

[Chorus]
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I  will get by
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I  will get by
E   A        G  D  E
 I  will get by
E          D
 I will survive
 Dsus4 D Esus4 E  Esus4 E

[Verse 7]
A                   E       A
 The shoe is on the hand it fits,
D                       G       D
 There's really nothing much to it
E
 Whistle through your
           A
 teeth and spit, 'cause
D
 It's all right

[Verse 8]
A          E        A
 Oh well a touch of grey
D                G  D
 Kinda suits you anyway,
E                      A
 That was all I had to say, and
D
 It's all right

[Chorus]
E  A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I will get by
E  A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 I will get by
E  A        G  D  E
 I will get by...
E          D
 I will survive
 Dsus4 D Esus4 E  Esus4 E

[Outro]
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 We will get by
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 We will get by
E   A        G  D  E
 We will get by...
E           D
 We will survive
 Dsus4 D Esus4 E  Esus4 E
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 We will get by
E   A        D   Dsus4 D Dsus2 D
 We will get by
E   A        G  D  E
 We will get by
E           D
 We will survive
 Dsus4 D Esus4 E  Esus4 E

How to play Touch Of Grey: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Touch Of Grey by Grateful Dead on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Touch Of Grey by Grateful Dead is written in A major (three sharps: F♯, C♯, G♯) and moves through 12 chords: Dsus4, D, Esus4, E, A, G, Dsus2, B, Bm7, F#m, C# and A7.

The progression the song keeps returning to is D – E – A – D (IV – V – I – IV in A major). In solfa, that is fah – soh – doh – fah. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Good to know: on guitar, B, Bm7, F#m and C# need a barre or movable shape. Take the change into them slowly at first; piano and ukulele players have it easier.