Amanda Marshall - Shades of grey

^C#mI was an ^AAug^Bust baby ^C#mCon - ^Eceived by^F# the^C#m Christmas lights ^C#mI came in^A - to t^Bhe world^C#m by the setting sun ^EOn a humid ^F#summer night

Wh^Aen my grandmother held me for the very first time She th^Banked God I looked like my daddy And I ^Anever quite knew just what she meant But I ^Bknew she was a little too happy And ^C#mnow I see

You ^Acan't ch^Bange a ^C#mstubborn mind You ^Ecan't se^F#e the ^C#mworld if your eyes are blind What do^Aes it m^Batter ^F#any - way In our ^Adarkest hour We're ^Ball just shade^C#ms of g^Arey ^{B C#m E F#}

^C#mThey g^Aot marrie^Bd in a t^C#miny chapel 19 - ^E65 ^{F# C#m}Malcolm X w^Aas on th^Be ra ^C#m- dio When he ^Etook her as^F# his wife

And she ^Alooked so pretty that September day An^Bd her older brother cried as he gave her away An^Ad the minister looked like^B he didn't know what to say And then h^C#me spoke

You ^Acan't ^Bchange ^C#ma stubborn mind You ^Ecan't se^F#e the world ^C#mif your eyes are blind What do^Aes it m^Batter ^F#any - way In our ^Adarkest hour We're ^Ball just shades of g^F#rey ^{A B F# A B}

When my ^Agrandmother held me for the very first time She th^Banked God I looked like my daddy And I ^Anever gave a damn just what she meant But I ^Bknew she was a little too happy And ^C#mnow I see

You ^Acan't ^Bchange^C#m a stubborn mind You ^Ecan't se^F#e the world ^C#mif your eyes are blind What do^Aes it m^Batter ^F#any - way In our ^Adarkest hour We're ^Ball just shade^F#s of grey In our ^Adarkest^B hour we're all just shades of ^F#Darkest h^Aour we're all just ^BShade^C#ms of grey ^{A B} Hey,^C#m Hey, Hey ^{E F#} It doesn't matte^C#mr anyway^{B A C#m}Don't give a damn

Don't g^Eive a damn^F# What they ^C#msay We're ^Aall just ^Bshad^C#mes of grey We're ^Eall just ^F#shades of ^C#mgrey ^{A B} Shad^F#es of grey