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Rising Sun

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Chords provided by : beats76 (acoustic interpretation)
Gm6   3-x-2-3-3-0 or 3-x-2-3-3-x
G7    3-2-3-0-0-3
D     x-x-0-2-3-2
D/E   x-x-2-2-3-2 or 0-x-x-2-3-2
D/F#  x-x-4-2-3-2 or 2-x-0-2-3-2
[Intro]
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
|        G     A   Cm|        G         A| 
|        G     A   Cm|        G      G    A| 
                        (break)
[Verse 1]
 DOn the street of Gm6villains, Dtaken for a Gm6ride
 DYou can have the Gm6devil as a DguideBb  Gm  
 DCrippled by the Gm6boundaries, Dprogrammed into Gm6guilt
 D'til your nervous Gm6system starts to Dtilt.Bb  Gm  
[Verse 2]
 DAnd in the room of Gm6mirrors, Dyou can see for Gm6miles
But Deverything that's Gm6there is in disDguiseBb  Gm  
 DEvery word you've Gm6uttered and Devery thought you've Gm6had
Is Dall inside your Gm6file, the good and the Dbad.D  D/E  D/F#  
[Pre-Chorus]
 GBut in the Arising Cmsun, you can Gfeel your Alife beCmgin
UniGverse at play, inG7side your DNA, and you're a Cbillion years old toCmday
GOh, the Arising Cmsun, and the Gplace it's Acoming Cmfrom
Is inGside of yoG7u, and now your Cpayment's overCmdue
[Chorus]
GOh, the AriCmsing Gsun, A  
        G   A    Cm|    G|       G   A|
 Oh, the rising sun.
[Verse 3]
 DOn the avenue of Gm6sinners, DI have been emGm6ployed
DWorking there 'til Gm6I was near desDtroyedBb  Gm  
I was Dalmost a staGm6tistic inDside a doctor's Gm6case
When I Dheard the messenGm6ger from inner DspaceBb  Gm  
[Verse 4]
He was Dsending me a Gm6signal that so for Dlong I had igGm6nored
But he Dheld on to my Gm6umbilical DcordBb  Gm  
UnDtil the ghost of Gm6memory, trapped Din my body Gm6mind
Came Dout of hiding Gm6to become aDlive.D  D/E  D/F#  
[Pre-Chorus]
 GAnd in the Arising Cmsun you can Ghear your Alife beCmgin
And it's Ghere and there, noG7where and everywhere
Though its Catmosphere is Cmrare
GOh, the Arising Cmsun and the Gplace that it's Acoming Cmfrom
Is inGside of G7me, and now I Cfeel it constantCmly
[Chorus]
GOh, the AriCmsing Gsun, A  
        G   A    Cm|    G|       G   A|
 Oh, the rising sun.
[Verse 5]
|  D   Gm6|  D   Gm6|  D   Gm6|    D    Bb   Gm|
(slide solo)
|  D   Gm6|  D   Gm6|  D   Gm6|  D   D   D/E   D/F#|
(slide solo)
[Pre-Chorus]
 GBut in the Arising Cmsun, you can Gfeel your Alife beCmgin
GUniverse at play, inG7side your DNA, and you're a Cbillion years old toCmday
GOh, the Arising Cmsun, and the Gplace it's Acoming Cmfrom
Is inGside of yoG7u, and now your Cpayment's overCmdue
[Chorus]
GOh, the AriCmsing Gsun, A  
GOh, the AriCmsing Gsun, A  
[Chorus]
GOh, the AriCmsing Gsun, A  
GMh, mh-Amh-CmmhG  

All chords in this song (11)

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Rising Sun

by George Harrison

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gm6

D/E

D/F#

Chords provided by : beats76 (acoustic interpretation)

Gm6 3-x-2-3-3-0 or 3-x-2-3-3-x

G7 3-2-3-0-0-3

D x-x-0-2-3-2

D/E x-x-2-2-3-2 or 0-x-x-2-3-2

D/F# x-x-4-2-3-2 or 2-x-0-2-3-2

[Intro]

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

G A Cm G A

| | |

G A Cm G G A

| | |

(break)

[Verse 1]

D Gm6 D Gm6

On the street of villains, taken for a ride

D Gm6 D Bb Gm

You can have the devil as a guide

D Gm6 D Gm6

Crippled by the boundaries, programmed into guilt

D Gm6 D Bb Gm

'til your nervous system starts to tilt.

[Verse 2]

D Gm6 D Gm6

And in the room of mirrors, you can see for miles

D Gm6 D Bb Gm

But everything that's there is in disguise

D Gm6 D Gm6

Every word you've uttered and every thought you've had

D Gm6 D D D/E D/F#

Is all inside your file, the good and the bad.

[Pre-Chorus]

G A Cm G A Cm

But in the rising sun, you can feel your life begin

G G7 C Cm

Universe at play, inside your DNA, and you're a billion years old today

G A Cm G A Cm

Oh, the rising sun, and the place it's coming from

G G7 C Cm

Is inside of you, and now your payment's overdue

[Chorus]

G A Cm G A

Oh, the rising sun,

G A Cm G G A

| | |

Oh, the rising sun.

[Verse 3]

D Gm6 D Gm6

On the avenue of sinners, I have been employed

D Gm6 D Bb Gm

Working there 'til I was near destroyed

D Gm6 D Gm6

I was almost a statistic inside a doctor's case

D Gm6 D Bb Gm

When I heard the messenger from inner space

[Verse 4]

D Gm6 D Gm6

He was sending me a signal that so for long I had ignored

D Gm6 D Bb Gm

But he held on to my umbilical cord

D Gm6 D Gm6

Until the ghost of memory, trapped in my body mind

D Gm6 D D D/E D/F#

Came out of hiding to become alive.

[Pre-Chorus]

G A Cm G A Cm

And in the rising sun you can hear your life begin

G G7

And it's here and there, nowhere and everywhere

C Cm

Though its atmosphere is rare

G A Cm G A Cm

Oh, the rising sun and the place that it's coming from

G G7 C Cm

Is inside of me, and now I feel it constantly

[Chorus]

G A Cm G A

Oh, the rising sun,

G A Cm G G A

| | |

Oh, the rising sun.

[Verse 5]

D Gm6 D Gm6 D Gm6 D Bb Gm

| | | | |

(slide solo)

D Gm6 D Gm6 D Gm6 D D D/E D/F#

| | | | |

(slide solo)

[Pre-Chorus]

G A Cm G A Cm

But in the rising sun, you can feel your life begin

G G7 C Cm

Universe at play, inside your DNA, and you're a billion years old today

G A Cm G A Cm

Oh, the rising sun, and the place it's coming from

G G7 C Cm

Is inside of you, and now your payment's overdue

[Chorus]

G A Cm G A

Oh, the rising sun,

G A Cm G A

Oh, the rising sun,

[Chorus]

G A Cm G A

Oh, the rising sun,

G A Cm G

Mh, mh-mh-mh

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