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Rael 1 And 2
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Tune down whole step: DGCFAD
(Note: add one whole tone (transpose +2) to each chord below to find shapes,
e.g., C = D, F = G, Bb = C)
||: C C F G| C C F G:|
Ooh...
The CRed-Cchins in their FmillioGns
Will CoverCspill their FbordersG
And Cchaos Cthen will Freign in Gour RaCel
The country of my fathers
A proud land of old order
Like a goldfish being swallowed by a whale
RaBbel, the home of my reAbligion
To Bbme the center of the AbearthG
The Red-chins in their millions
Will overspill their borders
And chaos then will reign in our Rael
My heritage is threatened
My roots are torn and cornered
And so to do my best I'll homeward sail
And Cso to do my Fbest I'll Ghomeward BbsailBb Bb Bb
Bb(Bb/A) (Bb/G) F(F/Eb) (F/D) (F/C)
Now captain, listen to my instructions
ReBbturn to this spot on christmas Fday
BbLook toward the shore for my sigFnal
And Bbthen you'll know if in Rael I'll AbstayG
||: G G G/F# C/G C/G G:||
If a Gyellow G/F#flag is C/GflutteGring
Sickly Gherald G/F#against C/Gthe Gmorn
GThen G/F#you'll Fknow my courage has ended
And you'll Csend your boat aGshoreC/G G
But if a red flag is flying
Brazen bold against the blue
Then you'll know that I am staying
And my yacht belongs to you
BbNow captain, listen to my insFtructions
And Bbthen you'll know if in Rael I'll AbstayG
|| G G G/F# C/G C/G G|| A A A/Ab D/A D/A A|| G...
|| Bb Bb Bb/A Eb/Bb Eb/Bb Bb||
Ooh ooh ooh
Bb A Ab Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb
| D/C|| Dsus4 D5/C| D/C||
D|-4----||--5---0-------|-4----||
A|-5----||--5---5-------|-5----||
F|-4----||.-4---4-------|-4---.||
C|(0)---||.-0---0-------|(0)--.||
G|------||--------------|------||
D|------||--------------|------||
|| C| C5 Csus2|| D/C|
D||-2----|-5---0--||--4-----|
A||-3----|-3---3--||--5-----|
F||.2----|-2---2-.||--4-----|
C||.0----|-0---0-.||--------|
G||------|--------||--------|
D||------|--------||--------|
He's D/Ccrazy if he Dsus4/Cthinks we're D5/Ccoming back D/CagainDsus4/C D5/C
He's Ccrazy if he C5thinks we're Csus2coming D/Cback againDsus4/C D5/C
He's CcrazyC5, Csus2 D/Canyway
|(bass only )| D/C C| D/C C D/C|
D|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
A|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
F|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
C|2-0x----|--2-0---------|2-0x-----|-2-0---------|
G|--------|------3-2-0---|---------|-----3-2-0---|
D|--------|------------3-|---------|-----------3-|
| C Bb/C| C Bb/C|
D|---------|-------------------|
A|---------|-------------------|
F|---------|-------------------|
C|0--------|--0----------------|
G|---3x----|-----3--2--0-----0-|
D|---------|--------------3----|
|| A| ||
D||----------------|---------------||
A||----------------|---------------||
F||----------------|---------------||
C||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
G||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
D||----------------|---------------||
(Open C pedal throughout)
| D/C C| D/C C G/C| D/C C| D/C C D/C|
D|4---2------|--4---2---5--|4---2-----|--4---2---4--|
A|5---3------|--5---3---5--|5---3-----|--5---3---5--|
F|4---2------|--4---2---6--|4---2-----|--4---2---4--|
C|0---0------|--0---0---0--|0---0-----|--0---0---0--|
G|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
| E/C D/C| E/C D/C E/C| F/C| |
D|6---4----|---6---4---6--|7------|-------|
A|7---5----|---7---5---7--|8------|-------|
F|6---4----|---6---4---6--|7------|-------|
C|0---0----|---0---0---0--|0------|0------|
G|---------|--------------|-------|-------|
D|---------|--------------|-------|-------|
|| F/C Fsus4/C F/C| Fsus2/C F/Cx2 F/C Fsus4/C| F5/C|
D||-7-----8-----7----|-------------||7-----8-----|10------|
A||-8-----8-----8----|-10-8-10-8---||8-----8-----|8-------|
F||-7-----7-----7----|-----------7-||7-----7-----|7-------|
C||(0)---------------|-------------||------------|0-------|
G||------------------|-------------||------------|--------|
D||------------------|-------------||------------|--------|
| F/C Fsus4/C| F/C|| A| ||
D|7-----8----|-7-------||----------------|---------------||
A|8-----8----|-8-------||----------------|---------------||
F|7-----7----|-7-------||----------------|---------------||
C|-----------|-0-------||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
G|-----------|---------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
D|-----------|---------||----------------|---------------||
If a D/Cyellow flag is Dsus4fluttering
D5/CSickly D/Cherald against the Dsus4/Cmorn
D5/CThen you'll Cknow my courage has C5ended
Csus2And you'll Csend your boat aDshore
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(Approx organ changes; can be played tuned down or in standard tuning: EADGBE)
CWhat I see is all I've seen
In my Fsweetest Csleeping dreams
FWhat I feel is Call I've felt
FWhen by newborn Ambabes I've knelt
FWhat I know now is Call I've Amknown
That has been good while FI have grown
Bless the thoughts that Cmade me sail
FAnd the god who made A5Rael
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Rael 1 And 2
by The Who
Chords in this song · guitar
C
F
G
Bb
Ab
Bb/A
Bb/G
F/Eb
F/D
F/C
G/F#
C/G
A
A/Ab
D/A
Eb/Bb
Eb
D/C
Dsus4
D5/C
C5
Csus2
Dsus4/C
Bb/C
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Tune down whole step: DGCFAD
(Note: add one whole tone (transpose +2) to each chord below to find shapes,
e.g., C = D, F = G, Bb = C)
C C F G C C F G
||: | :|
Ooh...
C C F G
The Red-chins in their millions
C C F G
Will overspill their borders
C C F G C
And chaos then will reign in our Rael
The country of my fathers
A proud land of old order
Like a goldfish being swallowed by a whale
Bb Ab
Rael, the home of my religion
Bb Ab G
To me the center of the earth
The Red-chins in their millions
Will overspill their borders
And chaos then will reign in our Rael
My heritage is threatened
My roots are torn and cornered
And so to do my best I'll homeward sail
C F G Bb Bb Bb Bb
And so to do my best I'll homeward sail
Bb Bb/A Bb/G F F/Eb F/D F/C
() () () () ()
Now captain, listen to my instructions
Bb F
Return to this spot on christmas day
Bb F
Look toward the shore for my signal
Bb Ab G
And then you'll know if in Rael I'll stay
G G G/F# C/G C/G G
||: :||
G G/F# C/G G
If a yellow flag is fluttering
G G/F# C/G G
Sickly herald against the morn
G G/F# F
Then you'll know my courage has ended
C G C/G G
And you'll send your boat ashore
But if a red flag is flying
Brazen bold against the blue
Then you'll know that I am staying
And my yacht belongs to you
Bb F
Now captain, listen to my instructions
Bb Ab G
And then you'll know if in Rael I'll stay
G G G/F# C/G C/G G A A A/Ab D/A D/A A G
|| || || ...
Bb Bb Bb/A Eb/Bb Eb/Bb Bb
|| ||
Ooh ooh ooh
Bb A Ab Eb Bb Eb/Bb Bb
D/C Dsus4 D5/C D/C
| || | ||
D|-4----||--5---0-------|-4----||
A|-5----||--5---5-------|-5----||
F|-4----||.-4---4-------|-4---.||
C|(0)---||.-0---0-------|(0)--.||
G|------||--------------|------||
D|------||--------------|------||
C C5 Csus2 D/C
|| | || |
D||-2----|-5---0--||--4-----|
A||-3----|-3---3--||--5-----|
F||.2----|-2---2-.||--4-----|
C||.0----|-0---0-.||--------|
G||------|--------||--------|
D||------|--------||--------|
D/C Dsus4/C D5/C D/C Dsus4/C D5/C
He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again
C C5 Csus2 D/C Dsus4/C D5/C
He's crazy if he thinks we're coming back again
C C5 Csus2 D/C
He's crazy, anyway
D/C C D/C C D/C
|(bass only )| | |
D|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
A|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
F|--------|--------------|---------|-------------|
C|2-0x----|--2-0---------|2-0x-----|-2-0---------|
G|--------|------3-2-0---|---------|-----3-2-0---|
D|--------|------------3-|---------|-----------3-|
C Bb/C C Bb/C
| | |
D|---------|-------------------|
A|---------|-------------------|
F|---------|-------------------|
C|0--------|--0----------------|
G|---3x----|-----3--2--0-----0-|
D|---------|--------------3----|
A
|| | ||
D||----------------|---------------||
A||----------------|---------------||
F||----------------|---------------||
C||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
G||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
D||----------------|---------------||
(Open C pedal throughout)
D/C C D/C C G/C D/C C D/C C D/C
| | | | |
D|4---2------|--4---2---5--|4---2-----|--4---2---4--|
A|5---3------|--5---3---5--|5---3-----|--5---3---5--|
F|4---2------|--4---2---6--|4---2-----|--4---2---4--|
C|0---0------|--0---0---0--|0---0-----|--0---0---0--|
G|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
D|-----------|-------------|----------|-------------|
E/C D/C E/C D/C E/C F/C
| | | | |
D|6---4----|---6---4---6--|7------|-------|
A|7---5----|---7---5---7--|8------|-------|
F|6---4----|---6---4---6--|7------|-------|
C|0---0----|---0---0---0--|0------|0------|
G|---------|--------------|-------|-------|
D|---------|--------------|-------|-------|
F/C Fsus4/C F/C Fsus2/C F/C F/C Fsus4/C F5/C
|| | x2 | |
D||-7-----8-----7----|-------------||7-----8-----|10------|
A||-8-----8-----8----|-10-8-10-8---||8-----8-----|8-------|
F||-7-----7-----7----|-----------7-||7-----7-----|7-------|
C||(0)---------------|-------------||------------|0-------|
G||------------------|-------------||------------|--------|
D||------------------|-------------||------------|--------|
F/C Fsus4/C F/C A
| | || | ||
D|7-----8----|-7-------||----------------|---------------||
A|8-----8----|-8-------||----------------|---------------||
F|7-----7----|-7-------||----------------|---------------||
C|-----------|-0-------||------------4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||
G|-----------|---------||-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
D|-----------|---------||----------------|---------------||
D/C Dsus4
If a yellow flag is fluttering
D5/C D/C Dsus4/C
Sickly herald against the morn
D5/C C C5
Then you'll know my courage has ended
Csus2 C D
And you'll send your boat ashore
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(Approx organ changes; can be played tuned down or in standard tuning: EADGBE)
C
What I see is all I've seen
F C
In my sweetest sleeping dreams
F C
What I feel is all I've felt
F Am
When by newborn babes I've knelt
F C Am
What I know now is all I've known
F
That has been good while I have grown
C
Bless the thoughts that made me sail
F A5
And the god who made Rael
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