Grey Tickles Black Pressure

Written by: John Grant
From: "Grey Tickles, Black Pressure" (2016)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

CHORDS
          E-A-D-G-B-e
Dm/C      x-3-x-2-3-1
Bbmaj7    x-1-3-2-3-1
Gsus4     3-5-5-5-3-3
Adim/Eb   x-x-1-2-1-x  or x-6-7-5-4-x
Edim7     x-x-2-3-2-3
Fdim7     1-x-0-1-0-x
A/D       x-x-0-2-2-0
Dm7       x-x-0-2-1-1
Dm6       x-x-0-2-0-1
C/G       3-x-2-0-1-0
Gm7       3-5-3-3-3-3

Verse 1

Dm
 I did not think I was the one being addressed
Dm/C
 In hemorrhoid commercials on the TV set
Bbmaj7
 I often stand and stare at nothing in the grocery store
Gm                          C             A
 Because I do not know what to buy to eat any more

Verse 2

Dm
 And parapraxis is the order of the day
Dm/C
 I never heard that word until tonight I have to say
Bbmaj7
 And I'm supposed to believe
     Bbmaj7                                Gm
That there's some guy who’ll take the pain away

Pre-Chorus

C                                A
 And there are children who have cancer
           Dm
And so all bets are off
                 G
Cause I can't compete with that
       Dm
So all bets are off
                 G
Cause I can't compete with that

Chorus

G                                Adim/Eb
 I've got grey tickles and black pressure
G                             Adim/Eb
 And I'd rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher
     Bb
Just like Uncle Paul
     Edim7
Just like Uncle Paul
F    Fdim7    A
I, I-I-I-I, I-I

Verse 3

Dm
 They won’t be happy til they tear down everything
Dm/C
 Which looks remotely cool or is older than two weeks
Bbmaj7                                                 | Gsus4 Gm | C A |
 You must be kidding me except I do know better than to ask

Verse 4

Dm
 I can't believe I missed New York during the 70's
Dm/C
 I could have gotten a head start in the world of disease
Bbmaj7                                            Gm
 I'm sure I would have contracted every single solitary thing

Pre-Chorus

C                                A
 And there are children who have cancer
           Dm
And so all bets are off
                 G
Cause I can't compete with that
       Dm
So all bets are off
                 G
Cause I can't compete with that
[Verse 5] (variation)
Dm            A/D           Dm7
 They say let go let go let go
               Dm6
You must learn to let go
Dm              A/D             Dm7
 If I hear that fucking phrase again
            Dm7
This baby’s gonna blow
Bb                                               | Gsus4 Gm |
 Into a million itsy bitsy tiny pieces, don’t you know
             C                 A
Just like my favorite scene in Scanners
[Verse 6] (variation)
Dm
 Apparently there was an outcry of some sort today
Dm/C
 Which no-one heard incidentally and by the way
Bbmaj7
I have not had the strength to leave my place in days or weeks
Gsus4           Gm                                 Gsus4  Gm7
 And I'll never understand what’s happening in the Middle East

Pre-Chorus

C                                A
 And there are children who have cancer
           Dm
And so all bets are off
                 G
Cause I can't compete with that
       Dm
So all bets are off
                 G
Cause I can't compete with that

Chorus

G                                Adim/Eb
 I've got grey tickles and black pressure
G                             Adim/Eb
 And I'd rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher
     Bb
Just like Uncle Paul
     Edim7
Just like Uncle Paul
F    Fdim7    A
I, I-I-I-I, I-I
[Chorus] (+ coda)
G                                Adim/Eb
 I've got grey tickles and black pressure
G                             Adim/Eb
 And I'd rather lose my arm inside of a corn thresher
     Bb
Just like Uncle Paul
     Edim7
Just like Uncle Paul
F    Fdim7    A
I, I-I-I-I, I-I