Btap to play
Etap to play
Atap to play
F#tap to play
Key
B Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
B · E · A · F#
A classic Grateful Dead song about a chance encounter with a free-spirited woman. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
Folk-Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
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Tip: This song has a laid-back, rolling feel; accent the upstrokes lightly to keep it groovy.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
B F# E
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
B F# E
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air
B F# E
From the other direction, she was callin’ my eye
B F# E
I saw she was decked out in scarlet begonias
F#E B F#
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
E B
California on my mind
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 2
B F# E
I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong
B F# E
It seldom turns out the way it does in the song
B F# E
Once in a while you get shown the light
B F# E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
F# E B F#
Well, the other day I saw her, Lord, she looked fine
E B
I tell you it ain’t no lie
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 3
B F# E
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
B F# E
And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues
B F# E
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
B F# E
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls
F# E B F#
In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough
E B
She was too pat to call and too cool to bluff
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Bridge
E F# B
I tell you what, I knew right then, I’d take it all
E F# B
Just as sure as the sun is gonna shine
E F# B
Well, she’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
E F# B
And paint the daytime black
Verse 4
B F# E
As I was walkin’ on down the road
B F# E
I had a heavy, heavy, heavy load
B F# E
I’m tryin’ to get somewhere, I wouldn’t know where
B F# E B
But she whistled and she sang so I followed on down
F# E B F#
Now the concert was over and the saints were all there
E B
I knew she could make it, I didn’t care
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Practice tip: The B to F# to E chord progression is the core of this song; drill those changes until they feel effortless before adding the lyrics.
Btap to play
Etap to play
Atap to play
F#tap to play
Key
B Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-C-E-A
Chords
B · E · A · F#
A classic Grateful Dead song about a chance encounter with a free-spirited woman. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
Folk-Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: This song has a laid-back, rolling feel; accent the upstrokes lightly to keep it groovy.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
B F# E
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
B F# E
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air
B F# E
From the other direction, she was callin’ my eye
B F# E
I saw she was decked out in scarlet begonias
F#E B F#
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
E B
California on my mind
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 2
B F# E
I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong
B F# E
It seldom turns out the way it does in the song
B F# E
Once in a while you get shown the light
B F# E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
F# E B F#
Well, the other day I saw her, Lord, she looked fine
E B
I tell you it ain’t no lie
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 3
B F# E
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
B F# E
And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues
B F# E
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
B F# E
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls
F# E B F#
In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough
E B
She was too pat to call and too cool to bluff
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Bridge
E F# B
I tell you what, I knew right then, I’d take it all
E F# B
Just as sure as the sun is gonna shine
E F# B
Well, she’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
E F# B
And paint the daytime black
Verse 4
B F# E
As I was walkin’ on down the road
B F# E
I had a heavy, heavy, heavy load
B F# E
I’m tryin’ to get somewhere, I wouldn’t know where
B F# E B
But she whistled and she sang so I followed on down
F# E B F#
Now the concert was over and the saints were all there
E B
I knew she could make it, I didn’t care
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Practice tip: The B to F# to E chord progression is the core of this song; drill those changes until they feel effortless before adding the lyrics.
Btap to play
Etap to play
Atap to play
F#tap to play
Key
B Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Left Hand
Root notes
Chords
B · E · A · F#
A classic Grateful Dead song about a chance encounter with a free-spirited woman. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
Folk-Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: This song has a laid-back, rolling feel; accent the upstrokes lightly to keep it groovy.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
B F# E
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
B F# E
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air
B F# E
From the other direction, she was callin’ my eye
B F# E
I saw she was decked out in scarlet begonias
F#E B F#
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
E B
California on my mind
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 2
B F# E
I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong
B F# E
It seldom turns out the way it does in the song
B F# E
Once in a while you get shown the light
B F# E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
F# E B F#
Well, the other day I saw her, Lord, she looked fine
E B
I tell you it ain’t no lie
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 3
B F# E
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
B F# E
And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues
B F# E
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
B F# E
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls
F# E B F#
In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough
E B
She was too pat to call and too cool to bluff
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Bridge
E F# B
I tell you what, I knew right then, I’d take it all
E F# B
Just as sure as the sun is gonna shine
E F# B
Well, she’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
E F# B
And paint the daytime black
Verse 4
B F# E
As I was walkin’ on down the road
B F# E
I had a heavy, heavy, heavy load
B F# E
I’m tryin’ to get somewhere, I wouldn’t know where
B F# E B
But she whistled and she sang so I followed on down
F# E B F#
Now the concert was over and the saints were all there
E B
I knew she could make it, I didn’t care
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Practice tip: The B to F# to E chord progression is the core of this song; drill those changes until they feel effortless before adding the lyrics.
Btap to play
Etap to play
Atap to play
F#tap to play
Key
B Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
gDGBD (Open G)
Chords
B · E · A · F#
A classic Grateful Dead song about a chance encounter with a free-spirited woman. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
Folk-Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
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Tip: This song has a laid-back, rolling feel; accent the upstrokes lightly to keep it groovy.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
B F# E
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
B F# E
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air
B F# E
From the other direction, she was callin’ my eye
B F# E
I saw she was decked out in scarlet begonias
F#E B F#
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
E B
California on my mind
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 2
B F# E
I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong
B F# E
It seldom turns out the way it does in the song
B F# E
Once in a while you get shown the light
B F# E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
F# E B F#
Well, the other day I saw her, Lord, she looked fine
E B
I tell you it ain’t no lie
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 3
B F# E
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
B F# E
And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues
B F# E
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
B F# E
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls
F# E B F#
In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough
E B
She was too pat to call and too cool to bluff
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Bridge
E F# B
I tell you what, I knew right then, I’d take it all
E F# B
Just as sure as the sun is gonna shine
E F# B
Well, she’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
E F# B
And paint the daytime black
Verse 4
B F# E
As I was walkin’ on down the road
B F# E
I had a heavy, heavy, heavy load
B F# E
I’m tryin’ to get somewhere, I wouldn’t know where
B F# E B
But she whistled and she sang so I followed on down
F# E B F#
Now the concert was over and the saints were all there
E B
I knew she could make it, I didn’t care
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Practice tip: The B to F# to E chord progression is the core of this song; drill those changes until they feel effortless before adding the lyrics.
Btap to play
Etap to play
Atap to play
F#tap to play
Key
B Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Tuning
G-D-A-E
Chords
B · E · A · F#
A classic Grateful Dead song about a chance encounter with a free-spirited woman. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
Folk-Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: This song has a laid-back, rolling feel; accent the upstrokes lightly to keep it groovy.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
B F# E
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
B F# E
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air
B F# E
From the other direction, she was callin’ my eye
B F# E
I saw she was decked out in scarlet begonias
F#E B F#
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
E B
California on my mind
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 2
B F# E
I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong
B F# E
It seldom turns out the way it does in the song
B F# E
Once in a while you get shown the light
B F# E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
F# E B F#
Well, the other day I saw her, Lord, she looked fine
E B
I tell you it ain’t no lie
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 3
B F# E
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
B F# E
And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues
B F# E
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
B F# E
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls
F# E B F#
In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough
E B
She was too pat to call and too cool to bluff
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Bridge
E F# B
I tell you what, I knew right then, I’d take it all
E F# B
Just as sure as the sun is gonna shine
E F# B
Well, she’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
E F# B
And paint the daytime black
Verse 4
B F# E
As I was walkin’ on down the road
B F# E
I had a heavy, heavy, heavy load
B F# E
I’m tryin’ to get somewhere, I wouldn’t know where
B F# E B
But she whistled and she sang so I followed on down
F# E B F#
Now the concert was over and the saints were all there
E B
I knew she could make it, I didn’t care
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Practice tip: The B to F# to E chord progression is the core of this song; drill those changes until they feel effortless before adding the lyrics.
Btap to play
Etap to play
Atap to play
F#tap to play
Key
B Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Harp Key
C Diatonic
Chords
B · E · A · F#
A classic Grateful Dead song about a chance encounter with a free-spirited woman. Intermediate difficulty in the key of B.
Folk-Rock Strum (4/4 Time)
↓↓↑↑↓↑
123456
Tip: This song has a laid-back, rolling feel; accent the upstrokes lightly to keep it groovy.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse 1
B F# E
As I was walking round Grosvenor Square
B F# E
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air
B F# E
From the other direction, she was callin’ my eye
B F# E
I saw she was decked out in scarlet begonias
F#E B F#
I left my home in Norfolk, Virginia
E B
California on my mind
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 2
B F# E
I ain’t often right but I’ve never been wrong
B F# E
It seldom turns out the way it does in the song
B F# E
Once in a while you get shown the light
B F# E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right
F# E B F#
Well, the other day I saw her, Lord, she looked fine
E B
I tell you it ain’t no lie
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Verse 3
B F# E
She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes
B F# E
And I knew without askin’ she was into the blues
B F# E
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls
B F# E
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls
F# E B F#
In the heat of the evening when the dealing got rough
E B
She was too pat to call and too cool to bluff
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Bridge
E F# B
I tell you what, I knew right then, I’d take it all
E F# B
Just as sure as the sun is gonna shine
E F# B
Well, she’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She’s got everything she needs, she’s an artist, she don’t look back
E F# B
She can take the dark out of the nighttime
E F# B
And paint the daytime black
Verse 4
B F# E
As I was walkin’ on down the road
B F# E
I had a heavy, heavy, heavy load
B F# E
I’m tryin’ to get somewhere, I wouldn’t know where
B F# E B
But she whistled and she sang so I followed on down
F# E B F#
Now the concert was over and the saints were all there
E B
I knew she could make it, I didn’t care
Chorus
F# E B
Wind in the willows playin’ Tea For Two
F# E B
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue
F# E B
Strangers stopping strangers just to shake their hand
F# E B
Everybody’s playing in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band
Practice tip: The B to F# to E chord progression is the core of this song; drill those changes until they feel effortless before adding the lyrics.