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Where Rainbows Never Die

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Standard Tuning
Capo 2nd Fret
[Intro]
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
[Verse 1]
   D  AI'm an old man nBmow, I Gcan't do DnothingA  Bm  G  
   D   AYoung folks Bmdon't pay Gme no mDindA  Bm  G  
   D  ABut in my daBmy I Gsure was DsomethingA  Bm  G  
BeDfore I Afelt the Bmheavy Ghand of tDimeA  Bm  G  
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
[Verse 2]
   D  AI'm an old man Bmnow, I'm Gbound for DgloryA  Bm  G  
   D  ATime to Bmlay these Gburdens DdownA  Bm  G  
   D  AHad enough of Bmthis old Gworld of DworryA  Bm  G  
   D  AGonna trade my Bmtroubles Gfor a DcrownA  Bm  G  
[Chorus]
I will Dmake my Away acBmross the Gfields of coDttonA  Bm  G  
And Dwade through Amuddy Bmwaters Gone last tiDmeA  Bm  G  
And Din my Adreams I Bmcome out Gclean
   BmWhen I Areach the other sGide
West of where the sEmun sets, Gwhere rainbows never die
[Guitar Solo]
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
[Bridge]
  AI've got one last thing to doA  A  A  
  GOne more mile before I'm through
  ACasting off these earthly chainsA  A  A  
  GGoing where there's Ano more pain
[Violin Solo]
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
D  A  Bm  G
[Chorus]
I will Dmake my Away acBmross the Gfields of coDttonA  Bm  G  
And Dwade through Amuddy Bmwaters Gone last tiDmeA  Bm  G  
And Din my Adreams I Bmcome out Gclean
   BmWhen I Areach the other sGide
West of where the sEmun sets, Gwhere rainbows never Ddie
[Outro]
(D)   A    Bm  G  
 D  A  Bm  G
   D  AI'm an old man nBmow, I Gcan't do DnothingA  Bm  G  
   D   AYoung folks Bmdon't pay Gme no Dmind

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Where Rainbows Never Die

by The SteelDrivers

Lyrics & chords · Original key · Capo on fret 2 (as written in this song)

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning

Capo 2nd Fret

[Intro]

D A Bm G

[Verse 1]

D A Bm G D A Bm G

I'm an old man now, I can't do nothing

D A Bm G D A Bm G

Young folks don't pay me no mind

D A Bm G D A Bm G

But in my day I sure was something

D A Bm G D A Bm G

Before I felt the heavy hand of time

D A Bm G

[Verse 2]

D A Bm G D A Bm G

I'm an old man now, I'm bound for glory

D A Bm G D A Bm G

Time to lay these burdens down

D A Bm G D A Bm G

Had enough of this old world of worry

D A Bm G D A Bm G

Gonna trade my troubles for a crown

[Chorus]

D A Bm G D A Bm G

I will make my way across the fields of cotton

D A Bm G D A Bm G

And wade through muddy waters one last time

D A Bm G

And in my dreams I come out clean

Bm A G

When I reach the other side

Em G

West of where the sun sets, where rainbows never die

[Guitar Solo]

D A Bm G

[Bridge]

A A A A

I've got one last thing to do

One more mile before I'm through

A A A A

Casting off these earthly chains

G A

Going where there's no more pain

[Violin Solo]

D A Bm G

[Chorus]

D A Bm G D A Bm G

I will make my way across the fields of cotton

D A Bm G D A Bm G

And wade through muddy waters one last time

D A Bm G

And in my dreams I come out clean

Bm A G

When I reach the other side

Em G D

West of where the sun sets, where rainbows never die

[Outro]

D A Bm G

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D A Bm G

D A Bm G D A Bm G

I'm an old man now, I can't do nothing

D A Bm G D

Young folks don't pay me no mind

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