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See The Sky About To Rain

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[Chords]
Gadd9    3 2 0 2 0 3
D/F#     2 x 0 x x x   (no5)
D6       x x 0 4 3 2
[Intro]
  C    D    G       Gadd9x2
[Chorus]
 CSee the Dsky aGbout to rain,Gadd9  
CBroken Dclouds and GrainGadd9  
 CLocoDmotive Gpull the trainGadd9,
 CWhistle Dblowing Gthrough my braiGadd9n
 CSignals curling on an Dopen plain,
 GRolling D/F#down the Ctrack again
See the sky Dabout to rain
[Bridge]
G C/G G
G C/G G C/G G D
D D6 D D6 D C
[Verse 1]
 CSome are Dbound for GhappinessGadd9,
 CSome are Dbound to GgloryGadd9  
 CSome are Dbound to Glive with lesGadd9s,
 CWho can Dtell your Gstory?
[Chorus]
 CSee the Dsky Bmabout to Erain,
 CBroken Dclouds and GrainGadd9  
 CLocoDmotive, Bmpull the Etrain,
 CWhistle Dblowin' Gthrough my brain
 CSignals curlin' on an Dopen plain,
 GRollin' D/F#down the tCrack again
 CSee the sky Dabout to rain
[Bridge]
G C/G G
G C/G G C/G G D
D D6 D D6 D C
[Instrumental]
  C    D    Bm      E    C    D          Gx2
[Verse 2]
 CI was Ddown in BmDixie ELand,
 CPlayed a Dsilver Gfiddle
 CPlayed it Dloud and Bmthen the Eman
 CBroke it Ddown the Gmiddle
 CSee the sky abDout to rainG  
[Outro]
CAaaDah BmaaaaEhC  D  Bm  E  C  D  Bm  E  C  D  Bm  E  
   C     D  Bmaah ESee the sky about to CraDin  See the Bmsky aEbout to rain 
CAaaDah BmaaaaEhC  D  Bm  E  

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See The Sky About To Rain

by Neil Young

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Gadd9

D/F#

C/G

[Chords]

Gadd9 3 2 0 2 0 3

D/F# 2 x 0 x x x (no5)

D6 x x 0 4 3 2

[Intro]

C D G Gadd9

[Chorus]

C D G Gadd9

See the sky about to rain,

C D G Gadd9

Broken clouds and rain

C D G Gadd9

Locomotive pull the train,

C D G Gadd9

Whistle blowing through my brain

C D

Signals curling on an open plain,

G D/F# C

Rolling down the track again

See the sky about to rain

[Bridge]

G C/G G

G C/G G C/G G D

D D6 D D6 D C

[Verse 1]

C D G Gadd9

Some are bound for happiness,

C D G Gadd9

Some are bound to glory

C D G Gadd9

Some are bound to live with less,

C D G

Who can tell your story?

[Chorus]

C D Bm E

See the sky about to rain,

C D G Gadd9

Broken clouds and rain

C D Bm E

Locomotive, pull the train,

C D G

Whistle blowin' through my brain

C D

Signals curlin' on an open plain,

G D/F# C

Rollin' down the track again

C D

See the sky about to rain

[Bridge]

G C/G G

G C/G G C/G G D

D D6 D D6 D C

[Instrumental]

C D Bm E C D G

[Verse 2]

C D Bm E

I was down in Dixie Land,

C D G

Played a silver fiddle

C D Bm E

Played it loud and then the man

C D G

Broke it down the middle

C D G

See the sky about to rain

[Outro]

C D Bm E C D Bm E C D Bm E C D Bm E

Aaaah aaaah

C D Bm E C D Bm E

aah See the sky about to rain See the sky about to rain

C D Bm E C D Bm E

Aaaah aaaah

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The chords for "See The Sky About To Rain" show the original chord names (including Gadd9, D/F, D6, C, D, G). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.