Biography:
Damien Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish singer-songwriter. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to George and Maureen Rice and was raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland. In March 1999 Damien moved to Tuscany, then travelled around Europe, busking the streets. He arrived back in Dublin a year later, with a clear head and full of ideas. Damien started playing and recording music with his first band, Juniper. After a few years he decided creatively it was not for him so he left the band (Newly named Bell X1) to start a solo career.
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- The Truth Is Not Enough
- Then Go
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- Unplayed Piano
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- You Shouldnt Be Here
- Your Ghost
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“Grey Room” by Damien Rice off the Album “9”
Chords:
C/G: 332010
F: 133211
Em: 022000
G: 355433
Notes on strumming:
There are lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs in this song. In general:
When he plays the C/G chord, he does the hammer-ons and pull-offs with the open D string
the E note on the second fret.
When he plays the F chord, he does the hammer-ons and pull-offs with the open G string
the A note on the second fret.
During the verse, right before you change from the F chord back to the C/G, he does a
pull-off with the F chord like it's described above.
If you want to keep the F bass note on that F chord, you could play it with your thumb
I like to do to keep a nice, full sound (plus it's cool to play with your thumb).
So it goes like this:
C/G chord hammer-on:
E|--0-0-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--0-0-----|
D|--0h2-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--3-3-----|
C/G chord pull-off:
E|--0-0-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--0-0-----|
D|--2p0-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--3-3-----|
F chord hammer-on:
E|--1-1-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--0h2-----|
D|--3-3-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--1-1-----|
F chord pull-off:
E|--1-1-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--2p0-----|
D|--3-3-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--1-1-----|
I tried to get the chord placements right with the lyrics, but they might be off a bit,
you know how it goes...
[Intro]
C/G F
[Verse]
C/G F
Well I've been here before, I've sat on the floor, in a grey grey room,
C/G F
Where I stay in all day, I don't eat, but I play, with this grey grey food,
C/G F
Desole, If someone is prayin', then I might break out,
C/G F
Desole, Even if I scream, I can't scream that loud,
Em F Em F Em F
So I'm all alone again, crawling back home again, just stuck by the phone again
(Right around 1:28 he sneaks in a G note on the third fret, first string)
[Verse 2]
C/G F
Yeah, well I've been here before, sat on a floor, in a grey grey mood,
G/C F
Where I stay up all night, And all that I write, is a grey grey tune,
C/G F
So pray for me child, Just for a while, And I might break out yeah,
C/G F
Pray for me child, even a smile, would do for now,
[Crank up the speakers because Lisa kicks in here – go Lisa!]
Em F Em F Em F
So I'm all alone again, crawling back home again, just stuck by the phone again
[Bridge]
G F
Have I still got you to be my open door,
G F
Have I still got you to be my sandy shore,
G F
Have I still got you to cross my bridge in this storm,
G F
Have I still got you to keep me warm,
C/G F
Coz if I squeeze my grape, And I drink my wine yeah,
C/G F
Coz if I squeeze my grape, And I drink my wine yeah,
C/G
Yeah, Oh coz nothing is lost, This is frozen in frost,
F
And it's opening time, And there's no-one in line,
G F
But I've still got me to be your open door,
G F
I've still got me to be your sandy shore,
G F
I've still got me to cross your bridge in this storm,
G F
And I've still got me to keep you warm,
[Outro]
C/G F
Warmer than warm yeah, Warmer than warm yeah,
C/G F
Warmer than warm yeah, Warmer than warm yeah
Chords:
C/G: 332010
F: 133211
Em: 022000
G: 355433
Notes on strumming:
There are lots of hammer-ons and pull-offs in this song. In general:
When he plays the C/G chord, he does the hammer-ons and pull-offs with the open D string
the E note on the second fret.
When he plays the F chord, he does the hammer-ons and pull-offs with the open G string
the A note on the second fret.
During the verse, right before you change from the F chord back to the C/G, he does a
pull-off with the F chord like it's described above.
If you want to keep the F bass note on that F chord, you could play it with your thumb
I like to do to keep a nice, full sound (plus it's cool to play with your thumb).
So it goes like this:
C/G chord hammer-on:
E|--0-0-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--0-0-----|
D|--0h2-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--3-3-----|
C/G chord pull-off:
E|--0-0-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--0-0-----|
D|--2p0-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--3-3-----|
F chord hammer-on:
E|--1-1-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--0h2-----|
D|--3-3-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--1-1-----|
F chord pull-off:
E|--1-1-----|
B|--1-1-----|
G|--2p0-----|
D|--3-3-----|
A|--3-3-----|
E|--1-1-----|
I tried to get the chord placements right with the lyrics, but they might be off a bit,
you know how it goes...
[Intro]
C/G F
[Verse]
C/G F
Well I've been here before, I've sat on the floor, in a grey grey room,
C/G F
Where I stay in all day, I don't eat, but I play, with this grey grey food,
C/G F
Desole, If someone is prayin', then I might break out,
C/G F
Desole, Even if I scream, I can't scream that loud,
Em F Em F Em F
So I'm all alone again, crawling back home again, just stuck by the phone again
(Right around 1:28 he sneaks in a G note on the third fret, first string)
[Verse 2]
C/G F
Yeah, well I've been here before, sat on a floor, in a grey grey mood,
G/C F
Where I stay up all night, And all that I write, is a grey grey tune,
C/G F
So pray for me child, Just for a while, And I might break out yeah,
C/G F
Pray for me child, even a smile, would do for now,
[Crank up the speakers because Lisa kicks in here – go Lisa!]
Em F Em F Em F
So I'm all alone again, crawling back home again, just stuck by the phone again
[Bridge]
G F
Have I still got you to be my open door,
G F
Have I still got you to be my sandy shore,
G F
Have I still got you to cross my bridge in this storm,
G F
Have I still got you to keep me warm,
C/G F
Coz if I squeeze my grape, And I drink my wine yeah,
C/G F
Coz if I squeeze my grape, And I drink my wine yeah,
C/G
Yeah, Oh coz nothing is lost, This is frozen in frost,
F
And it's opening time, And there's no-one in line,
G F
But I've still got me to be your open door,
G F
I've still got me to be your sandy shore,
G F
I've still got me to cross your bridge in this storm,
G F
And I've still got me to keep you warm,
[Outro]
C/G F
Warmer than warm yeah, Warmer than warm yeah,
C/G F
Warmer than warm yeah, Warmer than warm yeah
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