Dark Star Ukulele chords by Grateful Dead

Tuning: G C E A (G C E A)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Grateful Dead - Dark Star
Intro riff, rhythm, and chords arranged for ukulele.

Intro:

A|-------5~-------5~---------------------------|
E|-7-6h7----7-6h7-----3-5p3-5p3-------3---3-5--|
C|------------------------------4-3h4---4------|
G|---------------------------------------------|

Bobby Riff:
A|---------0---2-2--5-5--5----|
E|---------0---3-3--3-3--2----|
C|----0-0--0h1----------------|
G|-2--2-2--2------------------|

(You can play this riff throughout the verses, or you can do the A-G chord progressions.)


Verse 1:
A   G  A  G
Dark star crashes
A     G     A  G
Pouring its light into ashes
A   G
Reason tatters
  A   G     A     G
The forces tear loose from the axis
A     G
Searchlight casting
A   G      A     G
For faults in the clouds of delusion

Chorus:
A      Asus4 A
Shall we go
  G
You and I
D     Em
While we can?
A Asus4 A  G     D      Em
Through the transitive nightfall Of diamonds

Verse 2:
A  G  A  G
Mirror shatters
A     G     A  G
In formless reflections of matter
A    G
Glass hand dissolving
 A   G     A     G
To ice petal flowers revolving
A     G
Lady in velvet
A   G      A     G
Recedes in the nights of goodbye

Chorus:
A      Asus4 A
Shall we go
  G
You and I
D     Em
While we can?
A Asus4 A  G     D      Em
Through the transitive nightfall Of diamonds



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| ~ Vibrato
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off

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