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||  Rush - Seven Cities Of Gold - Clockwork Angels Tour (2012)  ||
D5/A:           5577XX
A5:             X022XX
A5/G:           302XXX
C#sus2/G#:      446644
G:              355433
Bsus2/F#:       224422
Csus2/G:        335533
Dsus2/A:        557755
E5:             022400
B:              799877
//INTRO-SOLO:
Floyd-Rose-Madness over Em
    1  + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1  + 2 + 3 + 4 +   4x
||---------------------|-------------------||
||o--------------------|------------------o||
||---------------------|-------------------||
||-------5-7-5---5-----|-------------------||
||o---/7-------7---7---|---5-7------------o||
||--0------------------|/7-----0-5-0-5-3---||
//VERSE 1:
               D5/A                   A5    A5/G[THEME]
A man can lose his past, in a country like    this 
C#sus2/G#Wandering aimless 
           G       Bsus2/F#[THEME]
Parched and nameless 
                 D5/A                  A5    A5/G[THEME]
A man could lose his way, in a country like this 
C#sus2/G#Canyons and cactus 
           G       Bsus2/F#[THEME]
Endless and trackless 
//PRE-CHORUS:
Csus2/GSearching through a Dsus2/Agrim eternitCsus2/GyDsus2/A  
Csus2/GSculptured by a Dsus2/Aprehistoric sCsus2/GeaDsus2/A  
//CHORUS:
A5   A5/G   E5
A5Seven CA5/Gities of GoE5ld
A5Stories that A5/Gfired my iE5magination 
A5Seven Bsus2/F#Cities of Csus2/GGold 
A5A splendid mirBsus2/F#age in this Csus2/Gdesolation 
                      1+2+3+
    E5    Dsus2/A(3/4):    G  B  
Seven Cities of       Gold 
E5Glowing in my Dsus2/Adreams, like halGluciBnations 
A5Glitter in the A5/Gsun like a E5revelation 
           A5             A5/G          E5[THEME]
Distant as a comet or a constellation 
//VERSE 2:
               D5/A                   A5      A5/G[THEME]
A man can lose himself, in a country like this
C#sus2/G#Rewrite the story
             G       Bsus2/F#[THEME] 
Recapture the glory
                 D5/A                   A5    A5/G[THEME]
A man could lose his life, in a country like this 
C#sus2/G#Sunblind and friendless 
          G       Bsus2/F#[THEME]
Frozen and endless 
//PRE-CHORUS:
Csus2/GAnd the nights grow Dsus2/Alonger, the Csus2/Gfarther I gDsus2/Ao
Csus2/GWake to aching cold, Dsus2/Aand a deep Csus2/GSahara of sDsus2/Anow 
//CHORUS:
A5Seven CA5/Gities of GoE5ld
A5Stories that A5/Gfired my iE5magination 
A5Seven Bsus2/F#Cities of Csus2/GGold 
A5A splendid mirBsus2/F#age in this Csus2/Gdesolation 
                      1+2+3+
    E5    Dsus2/A(3/4):    G  B  
Seven Cities of       Gold 
E5Glowing in my Dsus2/Adreams, like halGluciBnations 
A5Glitter in the A5/Gsun like a E5revelation 
           A5             A5/G          E5[THEME]
Distant as a comet or a constellation 
//RE-INTRO:
Em ad lib
Theme (same as above, for better readability):
    1  + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1  + 2 + 3 + 4 +   4x
||---------------------|-------------------||
||o--------------------|------------------o||
||---------------------|-------------------||
||-------5-7-5---5-----|-------------------||
||o---/7-------7---7---|---5-7------------o||
||--0------------------|/7-----0-5-0-5-3---||
//PRE-CHORUS:
Csus2/GThat gleam in the Dsus2/Adistance could be heaven's Csus2/Ggate Dsus2/A  
Csus2/GA long-awaited Dsus2/Atreasure at the end of Csus2/Gmy cruel fate Dsus2/A  
//CHORUS
A5   A5/G   E5
A5Seven CA5/Gities of GoE5ld
A5Stories that A5/Gfired my iE5magination 
A5Seven Bsus2/F#Cities of Csus2/GGold 
A5A splendid mirBsus2/F#age in this Csus2/Gdesolation 
                      1+2+3+
    E5    Dsus2/A(3/4):    G  B  
Seven Cities of       Gold 
E5Glowing in my Dsus2/Adreams, like halGluciBnations 
A5Glitter in the A5/Gsun like a E5revelation 
A5Distant as a A5/Gcomet or a consE5tellation 
//OUTRO:
    1  + 2 + 3 + 4 +    1  + 2 + 3 + 4 +   4x
||---------------------|-------------------||
||o--------------------|------------------o||
||---------------------|-------------------||
||-------5-7-5---5-----|-------------------||
||o---/7-------7---7---|---5-7------------o||
||--0------------------|/7-----0-5-0-5-3---||
Solo over Em ad lib

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Seven Cities Of Gold

by Rush

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

D5/A

A5/G

C#sus2/G#

Bsus2/F#

Csus2/G

Dsus2/A

|| Rush - Seven Cities Of Gold - Clockwork Angels Tour (2012) ||

D5/A: 5577XX

A5: X022XX

A5/G: 302XXX

C#sus2/G#: 446644

G: 355433

Bsus2/F#: 224422

Csus2/G: 335533

Dsus2/A: 557755

E5: 022400

B: 799877

//INTRO-SOLO:

Floyd-Rose-Madness over Em

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4x

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

||o--------------------|------------------o||

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

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

||o---/7-------7---7---|---5-7------------o||

||--0------------------|/7-----0-5-0-5-3---||

//VERSE 1:

D5/A A5 A5/G

[THEME]

A man can lose his past, in a country like this

C#sus2/G#

Wandering aimless

G Bsus2/F#

[THEME]

Parched and nameless

D5/A A5 A5/G

[THEME]

A man could lose his way, in a country like this

C#sus2/G#

Canyons and cactus

G Bsus2/F#

[THEME]

Endless and trackless

//PRE-CHORUS:

Csus2/G Dsus2/A Csus2/G Dsus2/A

Searching through a grim eternity

Csus2/G Dsus2/A Csus2/G Dsus2/A

Sculptured by a prehistoric sea

//CHORUS:

A5 A5/G E5

Seven Cities of Gold

A5 A5/G E5

Stories that fired my imagination

A5 Bsus2/F# Csus2/G

Seven Cities of Gold

A5 Bsus2/F# Csus2/G

A splendid mirage in this desolation

1+2+3+

E5 Dsus2/A G B

(3/4):

Seven Cities of Gold

E5 Dsus2/A G B

Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations

A5 A5/G E5

Glitter in the sun like a revelation

A5 A5/G E5

[THEME]

Distant as a comet or a constellation

//VERSE 2:

D5/A A5 A5/G

[THEME]

A man can lose himself, in a country like this

C#sus2/G#

Rewrite the story

G Bsus2/F#

[THEME]

Recapture the glory

D5/A A5 A5/G

[THEME]

A man could lose his life, in a country like this

C#sus2/G#

Sunblind and friendless

G Bsus2/F#

[THEME]

Frozen and endless

//PRE-CHORUS:

Csus2/G Dsus2/A Csus2/G Dsus2/A

And the nights grow longer, the farther I go

Csus2/G Dsus2/A Csus2/G Dsus2/A

Wake to aching cold, and a deep Sahara of snow

//CHORUS:

A5 A5/G E5

Seven Cities of Gold

A5 A5/G E5

Stories that fired my imagination

A5 Bsus2/F# Csus2/G

Seven Cities of Gold

A5 Bsus2/F# Csus2/G

A splendid mirage in this desolation

1+2+3+

E5 Dsus2/A G B

(3/4):

Seven Cities of Gold

E5 Dsus2/A G B

Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations

A5 A5/G E5

Glitter in the sun like a revelation

A5 A5/G E5

[THEME]

Distant as a comet or a constellation

//RE-INTRO:

Em ad lib

Theme (same as above, for better readability):

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4x

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

||o--------------------|------------------o||

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

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

||o---/7-------7---7---|---5-7------------o||

||--0------------------|/7-----0-5-0-5-3---||

//PRE-CHORUS:

Csus2/G Dsus2/A Csus2/G Dsus2/A

That gleam in the distance could be heaven's gate

Csus2/G Dsus2/A Csus2/G Dsus2/A

A long-awaited treasure at the end of my cruel fate

//CHORUS

A5 A5/G E5

Seven Cities of Gold

A5 A5/G E5

Stories that fired my imagination

A5 Bsus2/F# Csus2/G

Seven Cities of Gold

A5 Bsus2/F# Csus2/G

A splendid mirage in this desolation

1+2+3+

E5 Dsus2/A G B

(3/4):

Seven Cities of Gold

E5 Dsus2/A G B

Glowing in my dreams, like hallucinations

A5 A5/G E5

Glitter in the sun like a revelation

A5 A5/G E5

Distant as a comet or a constellation

//OUTRO:

1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4x

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

||o--------------------|------------------o||

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

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

||o---/7-------7---7---|---5-7------------o||

||--0------------------|/7-----0-5-0-5-3---||

Solo over Em ad lib

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