Pale Green Things Tabbed by: [email protected] There’s something a little weird about the the C chords. I think John adds a high G on the first string), but I’m not sure. Intro: C, F, C, F [Verse 1] C Got up before dawn F C F Went down to the racetrack C Riding with the windows down F C F Shortly after your first heart attack. Am C You parked behind the paddock, Am C Cracking asphalt underfoot, Am C Coming up through the cracks [Chorus] G C Pale green things, pale green things C, F, C, F [Verse 2] C You watched the horses run their workouts F C F You held your stopwatch in your left hand C And a Racing Form beneath your arm F C F Casting your gaze way out to no man's land Am C Sometimes I'll meet you out there Am C Lonely and frightened Am C Flicking my tongue out at the wet leaves [Chorus] G C Pale green things, pale green things C, F, C, F, C, F, C, F, Am, C, Am, C, Am, C, G, C [Verse 3] C My sister called at 3 AM F C F Just last December C She told me how you'd died at last, at last. F C F That morning at the racetrack was one thing that I remembered Am C I turned it over in my mind Am C Like a living Chinese finger trap Am C Seaweed in Indiana sawgrass [Chorus] G C Pale green things, pale green things C, F, C, F, C, F, C, F, Am, C, Am, C, Am, C, G, C.
