{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1970483,"song":"Revelation","artist":"Burton Cummings","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11440702-revelation-chords-by-burton-cummings/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1970483?type=chord","rating":0,"votes":0,"content":"[Intro]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                               [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nMy friend Billy he was actin' kinda silly by the seashore[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe started goofin', countin' all the grains of sand[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAbout a thousand and thirty he was gettin' kinda dirty[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAnd he looked at himself and he laughed[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G7[/ch]                       [ch]D7[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe said, \"I'll never even finish what I got right here in my hand\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe had a revelation, had a revelation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                              [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else for free[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]                   [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nHe had a revelation, special information[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]                                 [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm hopin' they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab]  [ch]G7[/ch]                                                [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nA girl named Nancy started talkin' kinda fancy over dinner[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]                                                       [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nUsin' clever phrases she would always have to stop and explain[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAs each sentence ended all her guests were more offended[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nAnd she looked at herself and she laughed[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G7[/ch]                   [ch]D7[/ch]                    [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nShe said \"I'll never ever use those hundred-dollar words again\"[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe had a revelation, had a revelation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                             [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe had some kinda knowledge comin' in from somewhere else to see[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nHe had a revelation, special situation[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]                               [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm sure they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Bridge]\r\n[tab]                [ch]C7[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nWell, there's a time and a place for everything[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]C7[/ch]                           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nA way of standin' up and never tippin' your canoe[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C7[/ch]                           [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nSometimes it's better if you just give in[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D7[/ch]\r\nNever use a hammer on a screw[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]\r\nMister L. da Vinci said he wouldn't budge an inch he[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nWas convinced that someday humans would fly[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]                                                      [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe made some little paper aeroplanes to show them what he had on his mind[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]G7[/ch]\r\nEven men of learnin' would have rather seen him burnin'[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nLike the devil or the witch they thought he was[/tab]\r\n[tab]               [ch]G7[/ch]                    [ch]D7[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nSo he kept his big mouth shut and he didn't have to say goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nHe had a revelation, he had a revelation[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                [ch]D7[/ch]\r\nHe had some kinda knowledge comin' in from A to Z[/tab]\r\n[tab]             [ch]G7[/ch]                     [ch]C7[/ch]\r\nHe had a revelation, a pile of information[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G7[/ch]                                 [ch]D7[/ch]             [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd I'm hopin' they'll be catchin' it from sea to shining sea[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[ch]G7[/ch]","plain_text":"[Intro]\nG7\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Bridge]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]\nG7","chords":["G7","C7","D7","A"],"chord_diagrams":{"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"D7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,3],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,2]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}