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Rising Red Lung

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tuning: CGCFAD (drop C)
please note: chord names are the ACTUAL chords; not relative to chord shape
the picking pattern varies (so fool around!), but here is the basic pattern:
|Cadd9----------------|Am/C----------------|Cadd9----------------|Gmadd4----------------|
|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3--3----|--5-----5----5--|--3-----3---3---|
|-----2-------2--|4----4-------4--|2----2-----2----|5----5-------5--|
|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|
|Cadd9----------------|Gmadd4----------------|Fadd4----------------|----------------|
|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3---3---|0----0-----0--0-|0----0-----0----|
|2----2-------2--|5----5-------5--|--5-----5----5--|--5-----5----0--|
|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|----------------|
|0---0---0---0---|----------------|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|
verse:
Cadd9saw a rising red Am/Clung
Cadd9glisten under the Gmadd4sun
Cadd9i wonder when it will Gmadd4pop
       Fadd4 (only one bar)
in the snow
Cadd9the melody’s a miAm/Cstake
Cadd9an embrace at the Gmadd4wake
Cadd9how long does it Gmadd4take
for us to Fadd4know
Cadd9i want a wig that’s been Am/Cblown
Cadd9by something uGmadd4nknown
Cadd9buried under a Gmadd4mile
of Fadd4snow
Cadd9found a fix for the Am/Cfits
Cadd9come listen to Gmadd4this
Cadd9as intimate as a Gmadd4kiss
over a Fadd4phone
and it gDm9oes…
instrumental:
|Dm9----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|7--7-5--7--7-5--|7--7-5--7--7-5--|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|
                 C                    Dm9     Gmadd9(let ring)
|----------------|----------------|   |----7s8---------|
|----------------|----------------|   |---5------------|
|----------------|----------------|   |--5-------------|
|7--7-5--7--7-5--|5--7-5--5--7-5--|x3 |-7--------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|   |7---------------|
|----------------|----------------|   |----------------|
instrumental, but I suggest picking or strumming the chords if playing alone...i will note the 
chord shapes at the bottom)
verse:
Cadd9found a fix for the Am/Cfits
Cadd9come listen to Gmadd4this
Cadd9it’s buried under the Gmadd4hiss
       Fadd4  (only one bar)
and It glows
Cadd9like a powerful Am/Csmile
Cadd9a car radio Gmadd4dial
Cadd9as intimate as a Gmadd4kiss
over a Fadd4phone
and it gDm9oes…
instrumental:
Dm9
C Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9
F Gm  F Gm  Dmadd9  Am
F Gm  F Gm  Dmadd9  C
Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9 C
chords used:
    Dm9  x7577x or xx2032
      C  x5777x or xx0232
        F5x0003
       Gmx02210
   Dmadd9xx2002
       Amx24432

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Rising Red Lung

by Wilco

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cadd9

Am/C

Gmadd4

Fadd4

Dm9

Gmadd9

Dmadd9

tuning: CGCFAD (drop C)

please note: chord names are the ACTUAL chords; not relative to chord shape

the picking pattern varies (so fool around!), but here is the basic pattern:

Cadd9 Am/C Cadd9 Gmadd4

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3--3----|--5-----5----5--|--3-----3---3---|

|-----2-------2--|4----4-------4--|2----2-----2----|5----5-------5--|

|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|

|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|

|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|

Cadd9 Gmadd4 Fadd4

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3---3---|0----0-----0--0-|0----0-----0----|

|2----2-------2--|5----5-------5--|--5-----5----5--|--5-----5----0--|

|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|

|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|----------------|

|0---0---0---0---|----------------|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|

verse:

Cadd9 Am/C

saw a rising red lung

Cadd9 Gmadd4

glisten under the sun

Cadd9 Gmadd4

i wonder when it will pop

Fadd4 (only one bar)

in the snow

Cadd9 Am/C

the melody’s a mistake

Cadd9 Gmadd4

an embrace at the wake

Cadd9 Gmadd4

how long does it take

Fadd4

for us to know

Cadd9 Am/C

i want a wig that’s been blown

Cadd9 Gmadd4

by something unknown

Cadd9 Gmadd4

buried under a mile

Fadd4

of snow

Cadd9 Am/C

found a fix for the fits

Cadd9 Gmadd4

come listen to this

Cadd9 Gmadd4

as intimate as a kiss

Fadd4

over a phone

Dm9

and it goes…

instrumental:

Dm9

|----------------|----------------|

|7--7-5--7--7-5--|7--7-5--7--7-5--|

|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

|----------------|----------------|

C Dm9 Gmadd9

(let ring)

|----------------|----------------| |----7s8---------|

|----------------|----------------| |---5------------|

|----------------|----------------| |--5-------------|

|7--7-5--7--7-5--|5--7-5--5--7-5--|x3 |-7--------------|

|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |7---------------|

|----------------|----------------| |----------------|

instrumental, but I suggest picking or strumming the chords if playing alone...i will note the

chord shapes at the bottom)

verse:

Cadd9 Am/C

found a fix for the fits

Cadd9 Gmadd4

come listen to this

Cadd9 Gmadd4

it’s buried under the hiss

Fadd4 (only one bar)

and It glows

Cadd9 Am/C

like a powerful smile

Cadd9 Gmadd4

a car radio dial

Cadd9 Gmadd4

as intimate as a kiss

Fadd4

over a phone

Dm9

and it goes…

instrumental:

Dm9

C Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9

F Gm F Gm Dmadd9 Am

F Gm F Gm Dmadd9 C

Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9 C

chords used:

Dm9 x7577x or xx2032

C x5777x or xx0232

5x0003

x02210

Dmadd9

xx2002

x24432

About Rising Red Lung Chords by Wilco

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