Ripple Grateful Dead American Beauty Transcribed By: Matt Schultz Tuning: Standard Melody Intro: |-------------I----------------I------------------------------| |-------------I---0---0--------I------------------------------| |-------------I-0---2---0------I-----0--0h2-0-----0h2-0-------| |----------0--I------------0-2-I-0h2----------0-2-------0h2-0-| |-2---2--3----I----------------I------------------------------| |---3-------3-I----------------I------------------------------| - |------------I-------------I---------------I---------------| |------------I---0---0-----I-----0---0-1---I---------------| |------------I-0---2---0---I-0h2----0----2-I------0-2-0----| |--------0---I-----------2-I---------------I-0-2-----------| |-2--2-3-----I-------------I---------------I---------------| |--3-------3-I-------------I---------------I---------------| Verse' 1

^GIf my words did glow with the gold of ^Csunshine ^CAnd my tunes were played on the harp unst^Grung ^GWould you hear my voice come through the ^Cmusic ^CWould you ^Ghold it ^Dnear ^Cas it were your ^Gown'

Verse 2

^GIt's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are ^Cbroken ^CPerhaps they're better left un^Gsung ^GI don't know, don't really ^Ccare ^GLet there be ^Dsongs ^Cto fill the ^Gair

(Chorus)

^AmRipple in still ^Dwater When there ^Gis no pebble ^Ctossed Nor ^Awind to ^Dblow

Verse 3

Reach out your ^Ghand if your cup be ^Cempty ^CIf your cup is full may it be aga^Gin ^GLet it be known there is a ^Cfountain ^GThat was not ^Dmade ^Cby the hands of ^Gmen

Verse 4

^GThere is a road, no simple ^Chighway ^CBetween the dawn and the dark of ^Gnight ^GAnd if you go no one may ^Cfollow ^GThat path is ^Dfor ^Cyour steps ^Galone

(Chorus) Verse 5

You who ^Gchoose to lead must ^Cfollow ^CBut if you fall you fall al^Gone ^GIf you should stand then who's to ^Cguide you' ^GIf I knew the ^Dway ^CI would take you ^Ghome

Grateful Dead - Ripple