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 V (5:24):

[One measure of 7/4 time, one of 6/8.]

        -->This part is horribly syncopated.  Pay attention
                to the music.

[7/4 time]            [6/8 time]
e------------------|------------------------------|
B------------------|------------------------------|
G------------------|------------------------------|
D--4------2--------|--4-----2-----5---------------|
A--4------2--------|--4-----2-----5---------------|
E------------------|------------------------------|

        -->Repeat that once more.

[4/4 time (whew!)]
e------------------|--------------|
B------------------|--------------|
G------------------|--------------|
D----4-----2-------|---4----2-----|
A----4-----2-------|---4----2-----|
E----2-----0-------|---2----0-----|

Murdered in Munich, crucified in Rome
Was killing time on the long road home.

e-----|-----|-----|-----------|
B-----|-----|-----|-----------|
G-----|-----|-----|--2--4-----|
D--4--|--2--|--4--|--2--4--5--|
A--4--|--2--|--4--|--0--2--5--|
E--2--|--0--|--2--|--------3--|

Let nothing bleed into nothing and did nothing.
Let nothing bleed into nothing and did nothing at all.

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

Withered in winter, wished away the night
Was out of mind while out of sight.

e-----|-----|-----|-----------|
B-----|-----|-----|-----------|
G-----|-----|-----|--2--4-----|
D--4--|--2--|--4--|--2--4--5--|
A--4--|--2--|--4--|--0--2--5--|
E--2--|--0--|--2--|--------3--|

Let nothing bleed into nothing and did nothing.
Let nothing bleed into nothing and did nothing at all. (2x)

        -->All piano for the bridge.  But it's Kevin Moore!

Watched the days just pass as the seasons changed
And the shifting sands slowly rearranged.

[7/4 time]                   [6/8 time]
e---------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------|
G---------------------------|--------------------------|
D------4-----2-----0--------|-----4-----2-----5--------|
A----4-----2-----5---2-4-5--|---------2-----5---2-4-5--|
E--2-----0-----3------------|--2----0-----3------------|

[7/4 time]                   [6/8 time]
e---------------------------|--------------------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------|
G---------------------------|--------------------------|
D------4-----2-----0--------|-----4-----2-----5--------|
A----4-----2-----5---2-4-5--|---------2-----5---2-4-5--|
E--2-----0-----3------------|---2---0-----3------------|

[7/4 time]

e------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--------------2---------------|-------------2---------------|
E--0-2-3-0-2-3---0-2-3-0-2-3-5-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---0-2-3-0-2-3-5-|

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

But I will not eulogize.  I won't apologize
I will not defend anymore, anymore.

e------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--------------3-------------1-|-------------3-------------1-|
E--1-3-4-1-3-4---1-3-4-1-3-4---|-1-3-4-1-3-4---1-3-4-1-3-4---|

e------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D--------------5-------------3-|-------------5-------------3-|
A--3-5-6-3-5-6---3-5-6-3-5-6---|-3-5-6-3-5-6---3-5-6-3-5-6---|
E------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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

e------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D--------------6-------------4-|-------------6-------------4-|
A--4-6-7-4-6-7---4-6-7-4-6-7---|-4-6-7-4-6-7---4-6-7-4-6-7---|
E------------------------------|-----------------------------|

I will not dramatize.  I won't soliloquize.
I will not pretend anymore, anymore

e------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A--------------2---------------|-------------2---------------|
E--0-2-3-0-2-3---0-2-3-0-2-3-5-|-0-2-3-0-2-3---0-2-3-0-2-3-5-|

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

e--0--|
B--3--|
G--3--|
D--2--|
A--2--|
E--0--|