Ripple (most do in G)
by The Grateful Dead
- Type:
- Diatonic
- Posted by:
- taketheredpill
Ripple (Grateful Dead and most others do it in G)
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Courier New';">I've also made an “Audacity Harp Tabs” video for Ripple. The video presents </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">the lyrics, </span><span style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;">music and tabs all together. The link to this video is:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a style="color: #1155cc; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 16px; background-color: #ffffff;" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo1TMbIRsE" target="_blank" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v%3DcNo1TMbIRsE&source=gmail&ust=1742509333542000&usg=AOvVaw106qT-MClGLpy96TLJPRkw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNo1TMbIRsE</a></p>
[Verse 1]
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If my words did glow with the gold of sunshine
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And my tunes were played on the harp unstrung,
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Would you hear my voice come through the music?
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Would you hold it near as it were your own?
[Verse 2]
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It's a hand-me-down, the thoughts are broken,
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Perhaps they're better left unsung.
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I don't know, don't really care
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Let there be songs to fill the air.
[Chorus]
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Ripple in still water, When there is
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no pebble tossed, Nor wind to blow.
[Verse 3]
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Reach out your hand if your cup be empty,
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If your cup is full may it be again,
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Let it be known there is a fountain,
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That was not made by the hand of man.
[Verse 4]
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There is a road, no s-im-ple highway,
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Between the dawn and the dark of night,
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And if you go no one may fol-low,
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That path is for your steps alone.
[Chorus]
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Ripple in still water, When there is
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no pebble tossed Nor wind to blow.
[Verse 5]
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You, who choose to lead, must fol-low
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But if you fall you fall a-lone.
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If you should stand then who's to guide you?
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If I knew the way I would take you home.
[Outro]
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Laden da da da La da-ah da da da
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Da da da La da da da da da da
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Lad-en da da da La da-ah da da da
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La da da da da La da da da da