Intro: C#m A B C#m E F#
C#m A B
I was an August baby
C#m E F# C#m
Con - ceived by the Christmas lights
C#m A B C#m
I came in - to the world by the setting sun
E F#
On a humid summer night
A
When my grandmother held me for the very first time
B
She thanked God I looked like my daddy
A
And I never quite knew just what she meant
B
But I knew she was a little too happy
C#m
And now I see
A B C#m
You can't change a stubborn mind
E F# C#m
You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
A B F#
What does it matter any - way
A
In our darkest hour
B C#m A B C#m E F#
We're all just shades of grey
C#m A B C#m
They got married in a tiny chapel
E F#
19 - 65
C#m A B C#m
Malcolm X was on the ra - dio
E F#
When he took her as his wife
A
And she looked so pretty that September day
B
And her older brother cried as he gave her away
A B
And the minister looked like he didn't know what to say
C#m
And then he spoke
A B C#m
You can't change a stubborn mind
E F# C#m
You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
A B F#
What does it matter any - way
A
In our darkest hour
B F# A B F# A B
We're all just shades of grey
Solo: C#m A B C#m E F# x2
A
When my grandmother held me for the very first time
B
She thanked God I looked like my daddy
A
And I never gave a damn just what she meant
B
But I knew she was a little too happy
C#m
And now I see
A B C#m
You can't change a stubborn mind
E F# C#m
You can't see the world if your eyes are blind
A B F#
What does it matter any - way
A
In our darkest hour
B F#
We're all just shades of grey
A B
In our darkest hour we're all just shades of
F# A
Darkest hour we're all just
B C#m A B
Shades of grey
C#m E F#
Hey, Hey, Hey
C#m B A
It doesn't matter anyway
C#m
Don't give a damn
Don't give a damn
E F#
Don't give a damn
C#m
What they say
A B C#m
We're all just shades of grey
E F# C#m A B
We're all just shades of grey
F#
Shades of grey
Hey.....