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 IX (4:45):
[4/4 time]

{rhythm figure 1}
e---3----3----2--2-----3--2------|
B---3----3----3----3--------3----|
G---0----0----2------2--------0--|   Repeat 4 times, then:
D---0----0----0------------------|
A---2----2-----------------------|
E---3----3-----------------------|

e--0----0----0--------0--|
B--0----1----0--------0--|
G--0----0----0--------0--|
D--2----2----2--------2--|
A--2----3----2--0--2--3--|
E--0---------0-----------|

Stayed up late last night, lying here in bed
Looking for words to say the things I've left unsaid

Wind at my window whispers to me instead
And I lie alone writing letters in my head.

[6/8 time]
 bm        C         bm                   G  F#  em
Where you are, I am.  Through nights that never end.
 bm        C         bm             G  F# A5
Where you are, I am.  In words I'll never send

{rhythm figure 1}
Walked alone last night, cold streets of could be anywhere
Looking for words to share the thoughts I couldn't share.

Road at my heels takes me away instead
And I walk alone, writing letters in my head.

 bm        C         bm                   G  F#  em
Where you are, I am.  Through strees that never end.
 bm        C         bm             G  F# A5
Where you are, I am.  In words I'll never send.
[6/8 time]
(Bridge rhythm part)

em/f#m/G/f#m/D/bm
f#m/G/f#m/D/E5/em

(solo)
 harm.--------------->
e-----------------7----|--------------------------------------|
B--------7--7--------7-|-----12-14/15--14--12--10--12p10------|
G--5--5--------5-------|-/11-------------------------------11-|
D----------------------|--------------------------------------|
A----------------------|--------------------------------------|
E----------------------|--------------------------------------|


e---------------------------|
B-----12--14/15/17--14--10--|
G-/11-----------------------|
D---------------------------|
A---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

e----------------------------------------|
B-14-12-10-------------------------------|
G---------14-12-11---------------7-7/11--|
D------------------14-12-11-9--7---------|
A----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|

e--------------------------------------|
B-----12--14/15--14--12--10--12p10-----|
G-/11------------------------------11--|
(harmony guitar)                       |
e-----10--12/14--12--10---9--10p9------|
B-/10------------------------------10--|
G--------------------------------------|

e---------------------------------|
B-----12-14-17-14-10-15-14-15p14--|
G-/11-----------------------------|
(harmony guitar)                  |
e-----10-12-14-15-12-9--10--9p10--|
B-/10-----------------------------|
G---------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------12----12-14-|
G----11-12-11-12-14-12-14----14-------|
D-14----------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

e-------------------------------------|
B----------------12----12-14-12-14-15-|
G-11-12-14-12-14----14----------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|

e---------------7--9--7--10--9--7-----------------|
B-5-0-7-0-8-10/--------------------10--8--10------|
G---------------------------------------------11--|
(harmony guitar)
e---------------10-12-10-14-12-10-----------------|
B-----------13/--------------------14-12--14--10--|
G-------------------------------------------------|

 bm        C         bm                   G  F#  em
Where you are, I am.  Through nights that never end.
 bm        C         bm             G  F# A5
Where you are, I am.  In words I'll never send

{rhythm figure 1}
Stayed up late last night, lying here in bed.
Still looking for words, still writing letters in my head.