I'll Take A Melody

Jerry Garcia · J Garcia Theatre 1839 San Francisco July 29 & 30 [2007]

I've seen the rain pouring down The sky was grey with a speck of blue

Peek through a hole in the clouds The sun was screaming, "Hey You!".



As you ramble through your sorrow Seems like everything come out wrong

I'm living in yesterday's tomorrows I know something's helping me along



I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it.

I'll take a simple C and G and feel brand now about it.



I understand why the old fisherman

sail along, sail along, sail along. sail along, sail along,

someday he'll be gone



I hear you talking about your troubles

Everybody's got their troubles too

You can make them burst like bubbles

If you know just what to do



You know I've been called a dreamer

Dreams that never come true



But I've been called so many things before

Tell you what I'm gonna do



I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it.

I'll take a simple C and G and feel brand now about it.



I understand why the old fisherman

sail along, sail along, sail along. sail along, sail along,

someday he'll be gone



I'll take a melody and see what I can do about it.

I'll take a simple C and G and feel brand now about it.



Shine on, keep on shining, shine on,

keep on shining, shine on, keep on shining,

Shine on, keep on shining, shine on,

keep on shining, shine on, keep on shining,

Shine on, keep on shining, shine on,

keep on shining, shine on, keep on shining,

Shine on, keep on shining, shine on,

keep on shining, shine on, keep on shining,