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Emajor

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Works best if all chords played as barred chords so you can mute entire chord
So E like A barred on 7.th (A 7.)  fret etc  E(A 7.)   Cm#(Am 4.) A(E 5.)
[Intro]
Erepeat C#m4 times
[Verse 1]
ESeen her rockin' the C#mRainbow Store
EThat pretty little doll that I'd C#mseen before
AStayed too long with the Bborderline
AMy emotional landscape Bwas street mind
EWhat's left of my heart came out to C#mcause a stir
EShe knew I was C#mwatchin' her
ALookin' like she'd love to give Ball things form
AStarted gettin' glad that BI was born
[Chorus]
She F#walked right up to Bme
Said, E"What's it gonna Abe?"
F#At the Erainbow BstoreB/D  
[Verse 2]
EShe came over and she C#mpulled my hair
ESaid, "hey boy, what ya C#mdoin' here?"
A"Just shoppin' for my sister, it's her Bbirthday soon"
AShe knew it wasn't true but Bshe was cool
EPushed my neck against the C#melevator door
EKissed me like I'd never been kissed C#mbefore
AMade a face so sweet Band mean
AI went down like a Bsubmarine
[Chorus]
She F#walked right up to Bme
Said, E"What's it gonna Abe?"
F#At the Erainbow Bstore
[Instrumental]
E     C#m
A     B
E     C#m
A     B
F#  B  E     A
F#  E      B
[Verse 3]
EWent all the way down to C#mthe abyss
EIt felt like almost C#mhappiness
ANever thought I'd find Bmyself here
AWithout guilt and Bwithout fear
EI never knew it could C#mbe alright
EI never knew bliss not to C#mbe finite
AYou never know despair or Blanguishment
AOnce you live through complete Bdisillusionment
[Chorus]
She F#walked right up to Bme
Said, E"What's it gonna Abe?"
F#At the Erainbow Bstore
[Chorus]
She F#walked right up to Bme
EThere went my Aennui
F#At the Erainbow Bstore
[Outro]
E                   C#m
ARepeat & fadeB  

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Rainbow Store

by New York Dolls

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

B/D

Works best if all chords played as barred chords so you can mute entire chord

So E like A barred on 7.th (A 7.) fret etc E(A 7.) Cm#(Am 4.) A(E 5.)

[Intro]

E C#m

repeat 4 times

[Verse 1]

E C#m

Seen her rockin' the Rainbow Store

E C#m

That pretty little doll that I'd seen before

A B

Stayed too long with the borderline

A B

My emotional landscape was street mind

E C#m

What's left of my heart came out to cause a stir

E C#m

She knew I was watchin' her

A B

Lookin' like she'd love to give all things form

A B

Started gettin' glad that I was born

[Chorus]

F# B

She walked right up to me

E A

Said, "What's it gonna be?"

F# E B B/D

At the rainbow store

[Verse 2]

E C#m

She came over and she pulled my hair

E C#m

Said, "hey boy, what ya doin' here?"

A B

"Just shoppin' for my sister, it's her birthday soon"

A B

She knew it wasn't true but she was cool

E C#m

Pushed my neck against the elevator door

E C#m

Kissed me like I'd never been kissed before

A B

Made a face so sweet and mean

A B

I went down like a submarine

[Chorus]

F# B

She walked right up to me

E A

Said, "What's it gonna be?"

F# E B

At the rainbow store

[Instrumental]

E C#m

A B

E C#m

A B

F# B E A

F# E B

[Verse 3]

E C#m

Went all the way down to the abyss

E C#m

It felt like almost happiness

A B

Never thought I'd find myself here

A B

Without guilt and without fear

E C#m

I never knew it could be alright

E C#m

I never knew bliss not to be finite

A B

You never know despair or languishment

A B

Once you live through complete disillusionment

[Chorus]

F# B

She walked right up to me

E A

Said, "What's it gonna be?"

F# E B

At the rainbow store

[Chorus]

F# B

She walked right up to me

E A

There went my ennui

F# E B

At the rainbow store

[Outro]

E C#m

A B

Repeat & fade

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