A touch of gray

Intro - (X2)   Must be getting early clocks are running late   Paint by number morning sky looks so phony.   Dawn is breaking everywhere light a candle curse the glare   Draw the curtains I don’t care ’cause it’s alright.   F#            I  will get by   I  will get by   I  will bet by I will survive.               I see you got your list out say your piece and get out   Yes I get the gist of it but it’s alright.   Sorry that you feel that way the only thing there is to say   Every silver lining’s got a touch of grey.   C#m                                                   It’s a lesson to me the Abels and the Bakers and the C’s   The ABC’s we all must face try to keep a little grace.   It’s a lesson to me the delta’s and the east and the freeze   The ABC’s we all think of try to win a little love I know the rent is in arrears the dog has not been fed in years   It’s even worse than it appears but it’s alright.   Cow is givin kerosene kid can’t read at seventeen    The words he knows are all obscene but it’s alright.   Chorus   The shoe is on the hand it fits there’s really nothing much to it   Whistle through your teeth and spit ’cause it’s alright.   Oh well a touch of grey kind of suits you anyway     That is all I have to say but it’s alright.   Chorus   Chorus (With "We" instead of "I")