Ripple
By Grateful Dead
Verse 1
G
If my words did glow with the gold of
C
sunshine
C
And my tunes were played on the harp un
G
strung
G
Would you hear my voice come through the
C
music
C
Would you
G
hold it
D
near
C
as it were your
G
own?
Verse 2
It's a
G
hand-me-down, the thoughts are
C
broken
C
Perhaps they're better left un
G
sung
G
I don't know, don't really
C
care
G
Let there be
D
songs
C
to fill the
G
air
Chorus
Am
Ripple in still
D
water
When there
G
is no pebble
C
tossed
Nor
A
wind to
D
blow
Verse 3
Reach out your
G
hand if your cup be
C
empty
C
If your cup is full may it be a
G
gain
G
Let it be known there is a
C
fountain
G
That was not
D
made
C
by the hands of
G
men
Verse 4
G
There is a road, no simple
C
highway
C
Between the dawn and the dark of
G
night
G
And if you go no one may
C
follow
G
That path is
D
for
C
your steps
G
alone
Chorus *
Am
Ripple in still
D
water
When there
G
is no pebble
C
tossed
Nor
A
wind to
D
blow
Verse 5
You who
G
choose to lead must
C
follow
C
But if you fall you fall
G
alone
G
If you should stand then who's to
C
guide you?
G
If I knew the
D
way
C
I would take you
G
home
Verse 6
Lat da
G
dat da, Lah da-ah da
C
da, da
C
La da da, la da, da da da-ah, da
G
da
G
Lat da dat da, Lah da-ah da
C
da, da
G
La da da
D
da,
C
Lah da da da
G
da
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