Box Of Rain chords by
Grateful Dead (Official Version)
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Key: G majorDifficulty: Easy

Intro 1

A

Asus2

A

Asus2

A

Asus2

A

Asus2

Verse 1
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Look out of any window
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
G G 
 
Any morning, any evening, any day
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Maybe the sun is shining
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Birds are winging or rain is falling
A A 
 
from a heavy sky
D D 
 
G G 
 
What do you want me to do
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
To do  for you to see you through?
C C 
 
D D 
 
For this is all a dream we dreamed
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
One afternoon long ago

Verse 2
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Walk out of any doorway
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
Feel your way, feel your way
G G 
 
like the day before
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Maybe you'll find direction
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Around some corner where it's been waiting
A A 
 
to meet you
D D 
 
G G 
 
What do you want me to do
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
To watch for you while you were sleep- ing?
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
Then please don't be surprised
G G 
 
D D 
 
When you find me dreaming too

Solo 1
G G 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
G G 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
A A 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
A A 
 
Asus2 Asus2

Verse 3
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Look into any eyes, you find by you
C C 
 
G G 
 
You can see clear to another day
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Maybe been seen before
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Through other eyes on other days
A A 
 
while going home
D D 
 
G G 
 
What do you want me to do
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
To do  for you to see you through?
C C 
 
Em Em 
 
It's all a dream we dreamed
D D 
 
G G 
 
One afternoon long ago

Verse 4
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Walk into splintered sunlight
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
Inch your way through dead dreams
G G 
 
to another land
D D 
 
Am Am 
 
Maybe you're tired and broken
Em Em 
 
G G 
 
Your tongue is twisted with words half spoken
A A 
 
And thoughts unclear
D D 
 
G G 
 
What do you want me to do
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
D D 
 
To do  for you to see you through
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
A box of rain will ease the pain
G G 
 
D D 
 
And love will see you through

Bridge 1
G G 
 
Just a box of rain
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Wind and water
C C 
 
A A 
 
Believe it if you need it
D D 
 
If you don't, just pass it on
G G 
 
Sun and shower
Am Am 
 
Em Em 
 
Wind and rain
G G 
 
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
In and out the window like a moth
A A 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
A A 
 
Asus2 Asus2 
 
before a flame

Chorus 1
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
And it's just a box of rain
G G 
 
D D 
 
I don't know who put it there
D D 
 
Bm Bm 
 
Believe it if you need it
G G 
 
A A 
 
Or leave it if you dare
D D 
 
Em Em 
 
And it's just a box of rain
G G 
 
D D 
 
Or a ribbon for your hair
Em Em 
 
Such a long long time to be gone
G G 
 
D D 
 
And a short time to be there
C C 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsA Asus2 D Am Em...

Chords

A
Asus2
D
Am
Em
C
G
Bm

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Asus2: x-0-2-2-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Bm: x-2-4-4-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 0

0

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

Most chord-change problems come from the strumming hand, not the fretting hand. The basic strumming course covers the patterns and timing that make any chord progression easier to play. Practice basic strumming

This is the definitive original version of Box Of Rain by Grateful Dead, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of G major. It suits players who want to learn Box Of Rain the way Grateful Dead intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.

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