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The Rainbow

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Tuning: Standard
Guitar:
E------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------7--------
G-----6-7-------7-6-------6-7-7-----9-7-6--
D---7---------7---------7------------------
A-7---------7---------7--------------------
E------------------------------------------
Ukulele:
A----0--------|---0--------|----0---------------|-9---------|
E--0---9--10--|--0---10--9-|--0---9-10-10-10-10-|---12-10-9-|
C-------------|------------|--------------------|-----------|
G-------------|------------|--------------------|-----------|
Ukulele (alternative strumming):
A|-----4--5----|-----5--4----|-----4-5--5-5-5-|-9-7--5-4---|
E|---5---------|---5---------|---5------------|------------|
C|-4-----------|-4-----------|-4--------------|------------|
G|-------------|-------------|----------------|------------|
[INTRO]
 A   E   D   A(x 2)
[VERSE]
Oh Awhen my battery
It Ejust runs out on me
I Alike to take a walk aDbout
And Aso it came to pass
I Esaw you on the grass
BabyD, in the buzzlin crAowd
Some Apeople looked strange
Some Epeople looked deranged
Some Apeople are just looking through Dyou
So Awhen you look at me
I Ewonder who you see
Now Anow, who I am to Dyou
[CHORUS]
DTake a trip under the grounAd
DAnd take a little look arouAnd
ABaby don't you know
EPeople come and go
DOh just like the Arainbow
[INTRO]
 A   E   D   A(x 2)
[VERSE]
Some Apeople like to meet
Some Epeople on the street
Some Apeople like to hang Daround
Oh noAw, some people like to speak
Some Epeople tongue and cheek
Now Anow, they try to cut you Ddown
[CHORUS]
DTake a trip under the grounAd
DAnd take a little look arouAnd
ABaby don't you know
EPeople come and go
DOh just like the Arainbow
[INTRO]
 A   E   D   A(x 2)
[VERSE]
A(tEhe AsDolAo Eis DlAeft as an exercise for the reader)
[CHORUS]
DTake a trip under the grounAd
DAnd take a little look arouAnd
ABaby don't you know
EPeople come and go
DOh just like the Arainbow
[INTRO]
 A   E   D   A(x 2)

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The Rainbow

by The Apples in Stereo

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Chords in this song · guitar

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tuning: Standard

Guitar:

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

B---------------------------------7--------

G-----6-7-------7-6-------6-7-7-----9-7-6--

D---7---------7---------7------------------

A-7---------7---------7--------------------

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

Ukulele:

A----0--------|---0--------|----0---------------|-9---------|

E--0---9--10--|--0---10--9-|--0---9-10-10-10-10-|---12-10-9-|

C-------------|------------|--------------------|-----------|

G-------------|------------|--------------------|-----------|

Ukulele (alternative strumming):

A|-----4--5----|-----5--4----|-----4-5--5-5-5-|-9-7--5-4---|

E|---5---------|---5---------|---5------------|------------|

C|-4-----------|-4-----------|-4--------------|------------|

G|-------------|-------------|----------------|------------|

[INTRO]

A E D A

(x 2)

[VERSE]

Oh when my battery

It just runs out on me

A D

I like to take a walk about

And so it came to pass

I saw you on the grass

D A

Baby, in the buzzlin crowd

Some people looked strange

Some people looked deranged

A D

Some people are just looking through you

So when you look at me

I wonder who you see

A D

Now now, who I am to you

[CHORUS]

D A

Take a trip under the ground

D A

And take a little look around

Baby don't you know

People come and go

D A

Oh just like the rainbow

[INTRO]

A E D A

(x 2)

[VERSE]

Some people like to meet

Some people on the street

A D

Some people like to hang around

Oh now, some people like to speak

Some people tongue and cheek

A D

Now now, they try to cut you down

[CHORUS]

D A

Take a trip under the ground

D A

And take a little look around

Baby don't you know

People come and go

D A

Oh just like the rainbow

[INTRO]

A E D A

(x 2)

[VERSE]

A E A D A E D A

(the solo is left as an exercise for the reader)

[CHORUS]

D A

Take a trip under the ground

D A

And take a little look around

Baby don't you know

People come and go

D A

Oh just like the rainbow

[INTRO]

A E D A

(x 2)

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