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Watching Rainbows

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Well, I finally got around to it: the infamous "Watching Rainbows" at first i was afraid
to do this one becuase the vocals are very unclear but when i listened to it minus a few
mumbles i could figure out most of what John is singing. IT was recorded uring the Get
Back Sessions and George wasn't there that day so Paul plays lead. So the line up is
like this:
John Lennon- Electric Piano, Lead Vocals. Paul McCartney- Lead electric guitar. Ringo
Starr- drums. (?)- Tambourine.
The Beatles
Watching Rainbows
(Lennon/McCartney)
(INTRO):
||  A   D||: repeat twice
AStanding in the Dgarden waiting Afor the sun to Dshine
AHand me my umDbrella...[incoAherent]...in the Dline
AEverybody's Dcallin'...[incoAherent]...Dcome
AInstead of DWatching Rainbows AI'm gonna make me Dsome
AInstead of Watching DRainbows AI'm gonna make me Dsome
AStandin' in the garden Dwaitin' for the English 
ASun to come and take me Dback so I can be someAone
ALookin' at the best of Dbest old neighbors
ACryin' at my home cause DI'm a settin' sabor
AEverybody's got to Dhave something hard to AboilD  
Well, inAstead of Watching Rainbows Dcunnery cun*
You gotta Aget outside and Dmake you one
You gotta Aget outside and Dmake you one
Cause your Anot gonna make it if you Ddon't get one Aoh...
(LINK):
|| A* D* E* ||:
(BRIDGE):
A*         D* E*
Shoot big!
A*         D* E*
Shoot big!
AWhatever you do you gotta Dkiss** somebody 
to Aget what you wanna Dbe
          A*         D* E*
You gotta shoot big!
          A*         D* E*
You gotta shoot big!
          A*         D* E*
Until you shoot big!
        A*      D* E*
I can't shoot...
||  A   D   A   D   A   D   A   D||:   repeat endlessly
Electric piano riff transcribed for guitar:
E-------------------
B------2---3---4-5--
G--2-2---2---2------
D-------------------
A-------------------
E-------------------
comes to a sort of breakdown after about 2 minutes
*(that's what i think John is saying, but whatever he's saying, it's important to the rhyme scheme.)
**(could be "kill" you know how John is...)
Define:
  A(XX2220)
  D(XX0232)
A* (X77655) 
D* (X57775)
E* (X79997)

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Watching Rainbows

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Well, I finally got around to it: the infamous "Watching Rainbows" at first i was afraid

to do this one becuase the vocals are very unclear but when i listened to it minus a few

mumbles i could figure out most of what John is singing. IT was recorded uring the Get

Back Sessions and George wasn't there that day so Paul plays lead. So the line up is

like this:

John Lennon- Electric Piano, Lead Vocals. Paul McCartney- Lead electric guitar. Ringo

Starr- drums. (?)- Tambourine.

The Beatles

Watching Rainbows

(Lennon/McCartney)

(INTRO):

A D

|| ||: repeat twice

A D A D

Standing in the garden waiting for the sun to shine

A D A D

Hand me my umbrella...[incoherent]...in the line

A D A D

Everybody's callin'...[incoherent]...come

A D A D

Instead of Watching Rainbows I'm gonna make me some

A D A D

Instead of Watching Rainbows I'm gonna make me some

A D

Standin' in the garden waitin' for the English

A D A

Sun to come and take me back so I can be someone

A D

Lookin' at the best of best old neighbors

A D

Cryin' at my home cause I'm a settin' sabor

A D A D

Everybody's got to have something hard to boil

A D

Well, instead of Watching Rainbows cunnery cun*

A D

You gotta get outside and make you one

A D

You gotta get outside and make you one

A D A

Cause your not gonna make it if you don't get one oh...

(LINK):

A D E

|| * * * ||:

(BRIDGE):

A D E

* * *

Shoot big!

A D E

* * *

Shoot big!

A D

Whatever you do you gotta kiss** somebody

A D

to get what you wanna be

A D E

* * *

You gotta shoot big!

A D E

* * *

You gotta shoot big!

A D E

* * *

Until you shoot big!

A D E

* * *

I can't shoot...

A D A D A D A D

|| ||: repeat endlessly

Electric piano riff transcribed for guitar:

E-------------------

B------2---3---4-5--

G--2-2---2---2------

D-------------------

A-------------------

E-------------------

comes to a sort of breakdown after about 2 minutes

*(that's what i think John is saying, but whatever he's saying, it's important to the rhyme scheme.)

**(could be "kill" you know how John is...)

Define:

(XX2220)

(XX0232)

* (X77655)

* (X57775)

* (X79997)

About Watching Rainbows Chords by The Beatles

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