A PLEASANT SHADE OF GRAY--FATES WARNING
from 1997's "A Pleasant Shade of Gray" album
Metal Blade
Lyrics and music by Jim Matheos

Transcribed by Eric Schlelein
email eric@u.arizona.edu

Part II (3:25):

[4/4 time]

e--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--------------------------|---------------------------------|
D--------------------------|--------------------------------|
A--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E--2--0--2-----------------|--2--0--2-----------------------|

        -->Six more bars of this, then:
        m m m
e--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------------------2-------|------------5-------------------|
D------------------2-------|------------5-------------------|
A--4--2--4-----------------|--4--2--4-----------------------|
E--2--0--2--2-2-2----------|--2--0--2-----------------------|

        m m m
e--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B--------------------------|--------------------------------|
G------------------2-------|--------------------------------|
D------------------2-------|--------------2-----------------|
A--4--2--4-----------------|--4--2--4-----2-----------------|
E--2--0--2--2-2-2----------|--2--0--2-----------------------|


Are you listening?  Am I here screaming?
Drowning in a silent sea or only dreaming?
(guitar 1)
e-------------------|----------------------|
B-------------------|----------------------|
G-------------------|----------------------|
D-----4-------------|-----4----------------|
A--------------2----|-----------2----------|
E--2-----5--0-------|--2-----5-----0-------|
                    |                      |
(guitar 2)          |                      |
e-------------------|----------------------|
B-10----------------|-------14-------------|
G-11----------------|-------14-------------|
D-11----------------|-------14-------------|
A-------------------|----------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------|

Drifting in and out, his mind never rests.
Lying in shadows, replaying a thousand regrets.

e-----------|-----------|
B-----------|-----------|
G-----------|-----------|
D-----------|-----------|
A-----------|-----------|
E--2--0--2--|--2--0--2--|

        -->8 bars of this again

e--------------|---------------|
B--------------|---------------|
G-----------2--|------------5--|
D-----------2--|------------5--|
A--4--2--4-----|--4--2--4------|
E--2--0--2-----|--2--0--2------|

Can you hear me?  Am I getting through?
A million miles away or here beside you?

(guitar 1)
e-------------------|----------------------|
B-------------------|----------------------|
G-------------------|----------------------|
D-----4-------------|-----4-----------4----|
A--------------2----|-----------2-----4----|
E--2-----5--0-------|--2-----5-----0--2----|
                    |                      |
(guitar 2)          |                      |
e-------------------|----------------------|
B-10----------------|-------14-------------|
G-11----------------|-------14-------------|
D-11----------------|-------14-------------|
A-------------------|----------------------|
E-------------------|----------------------|

Drifting in and out, his heart never forgets.
Lying in shadows replaying a thousand regrets.

        -->No guitar for the next stanza.

And the minutes just pass as the hours change
And the shifting sands slowly rearrange.

        -->back to the chorus rhythm figure.

Drifting in and out, his mind never rests.
Lying in shadows replaying a thousand regrets.

        -->no more guitar in Part II.