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Rainbow Song

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Song: Rainbow song
Artist: America
Composer: Dewey Bunnell
Album: Hat trick
Tabbed by DJ  6th Mar 2017
Live performance at this lnk:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHCYQUS_wDk
TUNING: E-B-D-G-B-e (Tune the 5th string up to B)
FINE TUNING: The album track is slightly sharp of
standard pitch, to match it use a chromatic tuner.
Initially, tune up the A string to B, then tune
ALL of the strings up approx. +30 cents.
NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the
site might automatically suggest and use the
typed shapes shown below:
 Em7= 055430    F#m7= x77650    Em7* = 002030
  Em= 009980      Bm= x04432
/   = Slide up
Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom
of the page and select a star rating for this tab
================================================
[Intro]
||:  Em7/  /  /  Em/  |   F#m7/  /  /  /  :||
[Verse 1]
     Em7Window frames Ema  F#m7picture of winter time, 
     Em7Within Emmy  F#m7room,
    Em7Sometimes, then EmI  F#m7laugh at the funny times, 
    Em7We had Emin F#m7school,
Blowing Em7leaves, ...broken F#m7dreams,
Seven - Em7teen,  ...dancing F#m7queen--Em7----,
Dancing F#m7queen---Em7----
[Chorus]
BmI sleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hiding from the wake of the tide,
BmI am asleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hoping for the rest of the...
     Em7*
 ...ride---!
e |--0---------------------|
B |--3---------------------|
G |--0---2-2-2---2-/6--4~--|
D |--2---------4-----------|
B |--0---------------------|
E |--0---------------------|
[Verse 2]
||:  Em7/  /  /  Em/  |   F#m7/  /  /  /  :||[x2]
    Em7Can you feel Emit F#m7moving inside of you?
    Em7Can you let Emit F#m7go?
    Em7The purple ghost Emof F#m7England in winter time, 
     Em7And who I used Emto F#m7know,
Blowing Em7leaves, ...broken F#m7dreams,
Seven - Em7teen,  ...dancing F#m7queen--Em7----,
Dancing F#m7queen---Em7---- 
[Chorus]
BmI sleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hiding from the wake of the tide,
BmI am asleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hoping for the rest of the...
     Em7*
 ...ride---
e |--0---------------|
B |--3------------3--|
G |--0-----0--2-4----|
D |--2--4------------|
B |--0---------------|
E |--0---------------|
[Verse 3]
Em7La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, F#m7bwah,bwah,bwah,
Em7Bwee,  wow -oo,  wow -oo, F#m7bwah, bwah, 
Em7La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la,  bwah,bwah,bwah,
Blowing Em7leaves, ...broken F#m7dreams,
Seven - Em7teen,  ...dancing F#m7queen--Em7----,
Dancing F#m7queen---Em7----
[Chorus]
BmI sleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hiding from the wake of the tide,
 BmI----  am asleep on a rainbow,
  Em7*
Hoping for the rest of the ride!
[Chorus]
BmI am asleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hiding from the wake of the tide,
BmI am asleep on a rainbow,
 Em7*
Hoping for the rest of the...
     Em7*
 ...ride---!
e |--0---------------|
B |--3------------3--|
G |--0-----0--2-4----|
D |--2--4------------|
B |--0---------------|
E |--0---------------|
[Coda - Repeats, then end on Bm]
                     Bm   Em7*
e |----0--0----0--0--|---0--0----------------|
B |----3--3----3--3--|---3--3-------------3--|
G |----4--4----4--4--|---0--0-------0--2-4---|
D |----4--4----4--4--|---2--2--2--4----------|
B |--0-------0-------|-----------------------|
E |------------------|--0--------------------|

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Rainbow Song

by America

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Song: Rainbow song

Artist: America

Composer: Dewey Bunnell

Album: Hat trick

Tabbed by DJ 6th Mar 2017

Live performance at this lnk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHCYQUS_wDk

TUNING: E-B-D-G-B-e (Tune the 5th string up to B)

FINE TUNING: The album track is slightly sharp of

standard pitch, to match it use a chromatic tuner.

Initially, tune up the A string to B, then tune

ALL of the strings up approx. +30 cents.

NOTE: Please IGNORE ANY POP-UP CHORD BOXES the

site might automatically suggest and use the

typed shapes shown below:

Em7 F#m7 Em7

= 055430 = x77650 * = 002030

Em Bm

= 009980 = x04432

/ = Slide up

Please take a second to scroll down to the bottom

of the page and select a star rating for this tab

================================================

[Intro]

Em7 Em F#m7

||: / / / / | / / / / :||

[Verse 1]

Em7 Em F#m7

Window frames a picture of winter time,

Em7 Em F#m7

Within my room,

Em7 Em F#m7

Sometimes, then I laugh at the funny times,

Em7 Em F#m7

We had in school,

Em7 F#m7

Blowing leaves, ...broken dreams,

Em7 F#m7 Em7

Seven - teen, ...dancing queen------,

F#m7 Em7

Dancing queen-------

[Chorus]

I sleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hiding from the wake of the tide,

I am asleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hoping for the rest of the...

Em7

...ride---!

e |--0---------------------|

B |--3---------------------|

G |--0---2-2-2---2-/6--4~--|

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

B |--0---------------------|

E |--0---------------------|

[Verse 2]

Em7 Em F#m7

||: / / / / | / / / / :||[x2]

Em7 Em F#m7

Can you feel it moving inside of you?

Em7 Em F#m7

Can you let it go?

Em7 Em F#m7

The purple ghost of England in winter time,

Em7 Em F#m7

And who I used to know,

Em7 F#m7

Blowing leaves, ...broken dreams,

Em7 F#m7 Em7

Seven - teen, ...dancing queen------,

F#m7 Em7

Dancing queen-------

[Chorus]

I sleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hiding from the wake of the tide,

I am asleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hoping for the rest of the...

Em7

...ride---

e |--0---------------|

B |--3------------3--|

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

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

B |--0---------------|

E |--0---------------|

[Verse 3]

Em7 F#m7

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, bwah,bwah,bwah,

Em7 F#m7

Bwee, wow -oo, wow -oo, bwah, bwah,

Em7

La-la-la-la-la-la-la-la, bwah,bwah,bwah,

Em7 F#m7

Blowing leaves, ...broken dreams,

Em7 F#m7 Em7

Seven - teen, ...dancing queen------,

F#m7 Em7

Dancing queen-------

[Chorus]

I sleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hiding from the wake of the tide,

I---- am asleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hoping for the rest of the ride!

[Chorus]

I am asleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hiding from the wake of the tide,

I am asleep on a rainbow,

Em7

Hoping for the rest of the...

Em7

...ride---!

e |--0---------------|

B |--3------------3--|

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

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

B |--0---------------|

E |--0---------------|

[Coda - Repeats, then end on Bm]

Bm Em7

e |----0--0----0--0--|---0--0----------------|

B |----3--3----3--3--|---3--3-------------3--|

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

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

B |--0-------0-------|-----------------------|

E |------------------|--0--------------------|

About Rainbow Song Chords by America

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