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 III (3:53):

[4/4 time]

(guitar 1-clean toned)
e-----------0----------0------|------------0---------0-------|
B-------2---------2------2----|--------2---------2-----2-----|
G-----0---0-----0---0---------|------0---0-----0---0---------|
D---4---------4---------------|----4---------4---------------|
A-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E-----------------------------|------------------------------|
                              |                              |
(guitar 2-distorted)          |                              |
e-----------------------------|------------------------------|
B-----------------------------|------------------------------|
G--4--------4-----------------|--4---------4-----------------|
D--4--------4-------------7\--|--4---------4------------7\---|
A--2--------2----------2/5----|--2---------2---------2/5-----|
E--2--------2-----------------|--2---------2-----------------|

        -->two more bars of this.

{rhythm figure 1}
     harm.    harm.             harm.    harm.
e--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--6-------6---------------|--6-------6----------------------|
D--6-------6---------------|--6-------6----------------------|
A--4--(4)--4--(4)----2-----|--4--(4)--4--(4)-----2-----------|
E--4-------4------0--------|--4-------4-------0--------------|

     harm.    harm.             harm.    harm.
e--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--6-------6---------------|--6-------6--------6/7-----------|
D--6-------6---------------|--6-------6--------6/7-----------|
A--4--(4)--4--(4)----2-----|--4--(4)--4--(4)---4/5-----------|
E--4-------4------0--------|--4-------4----------------------|


There's a cloud above us, and there's a shadow on us.
and outside of us hangs this shade of grey

{rhythm figure 2}
e--------------------------|---------------------------------|
B--------------------------|---------------------------------|
G--------------------------|---------------------------------|
D--------------------------|---------------------------------|
A----4-----4---------------|-----4-----4--7/-----------------|
E-4-----3-----2--0---------|--4-----3------------------------|

Rain falling, hours calling all around this shade of grey

{rhythm figure 1}

There's a chill about us, and there's a sadness within us.
And deep within us lies this shade of grey

{rhythm figure 2}

Rain falling, hours calling all around this shade of grey.

        -->no guitar

This shade of grey (minutes falling, hours calling)
This shade of grey (minutes falling, hours calling)

{rhythm figure 1}

There's a space beside us, and there's miles between us.
and all around us grows this shade of grey

{rhythm figure 2}

Rain falling, hours calling all around this shade of grey.
Rain falling, hours calling all around this shade of grey.

        -->no guitar

This shade of grey (minutes falling, hours calling)
This shade of grey (minutes falling, hours calling)

{rhythm figure 1 without the harmonics to fade out.}

e-----------2----------2---|------------2---------2----|
B-------4---------4------4-|--------4---------4-----4--|
G-----2---2-----2---2------|------2---2-----2---2------|
D---6---------6------------|----6---------6------------|
A--------------------------|---------------------------|
E--------------------------|---------------------------|

        -->this keeps playing when the rest fades out for 8
                measures.