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Rainbow Song

America

RockAdvanced for beginners3 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

Em7
F#m7Diagram coming soon
Bm7Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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Intro: Em7  F#m7  Em7  F#m7 
 
 
Em7                  F#m7                Em7        F#m7 
   Window frames a picture of winter time within my room 
Em7                      F#m7               Em7        F#m7 
   Sometimes then I laugh at the funny times we had in school 
        Em7            F#m7 
Blowing leaves, broken dreams 
     Em7           F#m7 Em9       F#m7 Em9 
Seventeen, dancing queen, dancing queen 
 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hiding from the wake of the tide 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hoping for the rest of the ride 
 
Em7  F#m7  Em7  F#m7 
 
Em7                  F#m7               Em7              F#m7 
   Can you feel it moving inside of you?  Can you let it go? 
Em7                      Em7                 Em7                 F#m7 
   The purple ghost of England in winter time, and who I used to know 
        Em7            F#m7 
Blowing leaves, broken dreams 
     Em7           F#m7 Em9       F#m7 Em9 
Seventeen, dancing queen, dancing queen 
 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hiding from the wake of the tide 
Bm7 
I am a sleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hoping for the rest of the ride 
 
Em7  F#m7  Em7  F#m7  Em7  F#m7  Em7  F#m7 
 
        Em7            F#m7 
Blowing leaves, broken dreams 
     Em7           F#m7 Em9       F#m7 Em9 
Seventeen, dancing queen, dancing queen 
 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hiding from the wake of the tide 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hoping for the rest of the ride 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hiding from the wake of the tide 
Bm7 
I am asleep on a rainbow 
Em7 
Hoping for the rest of the ride 
          
 

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Chord set

Em7 · F#m7 · Bm7

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.