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Copyright GISC 2003

Grey Sky Blues

The rain is falling and it ain’t gonna stop
I hear you calling but I’ll play till I drop
I’ve got the sort of beat a song can’t refuse
I’m sitting right down and playing myself the grey sky blues.

My piano’s talking a language I know
My fingers walking, I don’t care where they go
Words in my head and tapping in my shoes
Sitting right here and playing myself the grey sky blues

Outside my house the river’s flowing fast
The weather man has said it’s gonna last
Mother Nature’s got the clouds right under her spell
But where I am you don’t give a damn, you just give it hell

The chords are standard but the feeling is new
It’s hitting me so baby let it hit you, yeah
Let it affect you any way you choose
I’m staying right here and playing myself the grey sky blues, yeah.

SOLO

Yeah, the words are flowing just as fast as the rain
The wind is blowing but I’m on the refrain, yeah
Whichever way you play you ain’t gonna lose
Put down your paper, this is my kind of news
I’ve got the sort of beat a song can’t refuse
Sitting right here and playing myself the grey sky blues, yeah.

Words and Music by Simon Rushby
© Simon Rushby 2003