Scarlet Begonias

Grateful Dead

Key of E · Chords: I II IV V

Instrumental

B

Verse 1

   E                                    B A
As I was walkin' 'round Grosvenor Square
      E                                        B A
Not a chill to the winter but a nip to the air,
A              E B        A                  E
From the other direction, she was calling my eye,
A              E B       A                   E                  B
It could be an illusion, but I might as well try, might as well try.

Verse 2

She had rings on her fingers and bells on her shoes.
And I knew without askin' she was into the blues.
She wore scarlet begonias tucked into her curls,
I knew right away she was not like other girls, other girls.

Verse 3

In the thick of the evening when the dealing got rough,
She was too pat to open and too cool to bluff.
As I picked up my matches and was closing the door,
I had one of those flashes I'd been there before, been there before.

Verse 4

        F#
Well, I ain't often right but I've never been wrong.
B                           A         E
Seldom turns out the way it does in a song.
F#
Once in a while you get shown the light
       B                          A          E
In the strangest of places if you look at it right.

Bridge Riff

Well there ain't nothing wrong with the way she moves,
Scarlet begonias or a touch of the blues.
And there's nothing wrong with the look that's in her eyes,
I had to learn the hard way to let her pass by, let her pass by

Verse 5

The wind in the willow's playin' "Tea for Two";
The sky was yellow and the sun was blue,
Strangers stoppin' strangers just to shake their hand,
Everybody's playin’ in the heart of gold band, heart of gold band.