Althea
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Althea
Grateful Dead
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Bm
I told Al
A
thea I was
E
feeling los
A
t,
Bm
lacking in
A
some di
E
rection.
Bm
Althea told
A
me upon
E
scrutin
A
y that my
Bm
back migh
A
t need pro
E
tection.
I
A
told Althea that
C#m
treachery was
D
tearing me
A
limb from limb.
Al
C#m
thea told me better
E
cool down
A
boy,
Bm
settle back,
A
easy Jim.
Bm
You may be
A
Saturday's
E
child, all
A
alone,
Bm
Moving with
A
a tinge of
E
grace.
Bm
You may be a
A
clown in
E
the burying
A
ground,
Bm
Or just another
A
pretty
E
face.
A
You may meet in the fate of O
C#m
phelia
D
sleeping and penchant to
A
dream.
C#m
Honest to the point of
E
recklessness,
Bm
self-centered
A
in the
E
extreme.
Bm
Ain't nobody
A
messing with
E
you, but
A
you,
Bm
Your friends are
A
getting most
E
concerned.
Bm
Loose with the
A
truth baby
E
it's your
A
fire
Bm
but baby
A
don't get
E
burned.
A
When the smoke has
C#m
cleared, she said,
D
that's what she said
A
to me.
C#m
Gonna want a bed to
E
lay your head
Bm
and a little
A
sympathy.
D
There are things you can replace,
E
and others you cannot.
D
The time has come to
G
weigh those things.
E
This space is getting hot,
Bm
you know this
A
space is getting
E
hot.
Bm
I told Al
A
thea I'm a
E
roving
A
son,
Bm
and I was
A
born to be a ba
E
chelor.
Bm
Althea told
A
me, okay,
E
that's fine
Bm
so now
A
I'm trying to
E
catch her.
A
Can't talk to you about
C#m
talking to me,
We're
D
guilty of the same old thing.
C#m
Been talking a lot about
A
less and less
Bm
And forgetting
A
the love we
E
bring.
Speed