Rising Red Lung

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Wilco - Rising Red Lung
transcribed by: robertdanielmaher (at) gmail (com)
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---------------|
|----------------|----------------| |----------------|
*(important note: i think this is what Jeff Tweedy is actually playing during the
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
F
5x0003
Gm
x02210
Dmadd9
xx2002
Am
x24432

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Wilco - Rising Red Lung
transcribed by: robertdanielmaher (at) gmail (com)
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:
verse:
       Fadd4 (only one bar)
in the snow
instrumental:
*(important note: i think this is what Jeff Tweedy is actually playing during the 
instrumental, but I suggest picking or strumming the chords if playing alone...i will note the 
chord shapes at the bottom)
verse:
       Fadd4  (only one bar)
and It glows
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
      F  5x0003
     Gm  x02210
 Dmadd9  xx2002
     Am  x24432

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