Rainbow Connection (v1) (D Major) & E♭ Major
Artist: Paul Williams & Kenneth Ascher    Genre: Folk    Tempo: 3/4    Roman Numerals: I, II, m2, ii, iii7, IV, IVmaj7, V, vi, VI7    Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E]    Entered by: ICDb   
D
(D,F♯,A)
- - D A D F♯
E
(E,G♯,B)
E B E G♯ B E
E♭
(E♭,G,B♭)
G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -
Em
(E,G,B)
E B E G B E
F♯m7
(F♯,A,C♯,E)
4fr > x,x,4,6,5,5
- - F♯ C♯ E A
G
(G,B,D)
G B D G B G
Gmaj7
(G,B,D,F♯)
- - D G B F♯
A
(A,C♯,E)
- A E A C♯ E
Bm
(B,D,F♯)
F♯ B F♯ B D F♯
B7
(B,D♯,F♯,A)
- B D♯ A B F♯
E♭
(E♭,G,B♭)
G B♭ E♭ B♭ - -
Fm
(F,A♭,C)
- - F A♭ C F
Gm7
(G,B♭,D,F)
F B♭ D G D -
A♭
(A♭,C,E♭)
A♭ C E♭ A♭ C -
A♭maj7
(A♭,C,E♭,G)
- C E♭ A♭ C G
B♭
(B♭,D,F)
- B♭ F B♭ D -
Cm
(C,E♭,G)
- C E♭ G C -
C7
(C,E,G,B♭)
- C E B♭ C E

Riff    (playing options: v1   v2   v3   v4   )
E|-----2--5--2--5--2---|-----2--5--2--5--2--| B|--3------------------|--3-----------------| G|---------------------|--------------------| D|---------------------|--------------------| A|---------------------|--------------------| E|---------------------|--------------------|


Intro
[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] /		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison]

Verse 1
{D} [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Why are there		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] so many		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] songs about		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] rainbows
and [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] what's on the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] other		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] side?		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Rainbows are		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] visions, but		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] only ill-		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] usions
and [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rainbows have		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] nothing to		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] hide.		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[Gmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] So we've been told and some choose to believe it.
[F♯m7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] I know they're wrong, wait and see.

Chorus
[EmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Someday we'll		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] find it, the		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rainbow		 [B7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] connection.
The [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] lovers, the		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreamers and		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.
Repeat Intro

Verse 2
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Who said that		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] every wish would		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] be heard and		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] answered
when [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] wished on the		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] morning		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] star?		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Somebody		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] thought of that and		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] someone		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] believed it.
[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Look what it's		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] done so		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] far.		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[Gmaj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] What's so amazing that keeps us stargazing
and [F♯m7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] what do we think we might see?
Repeat Chorus

Bridge
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] All of us		 [BmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] under its		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] spell.
[AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] We		 [GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] know that it's		 [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] probably		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] magic.
We [DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] know that it's		 [AMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] probably		 [EMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] ma-		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Minor Second] gic.

Verse 3
Key changes to E♭ Major
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Have you been		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] half asleep and		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] have you heard		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] voices?
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] I've heard them		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] calling my		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] name.		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Is this the		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] sweet sound that		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] calls the young		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] sailors?
The [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] voice might be		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] one and the		 [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] same.		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth]
[A♭maj7Major 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,M7)
on the Perfect Fourth] I've heard it too many times to ignore it.
It's [Gm7Minor 7th Chord (U,m3,P5,m7)
on the Major Third] something that I'm supposed to be.

Chorus
[FmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Second] Someday we'll		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] find it, the		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] rainbow		 [C7Dominant 7th Chord (U,M3,P5,m7)
on the Major Sixth] connection,
[A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] the lovers, the		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] dreamers and		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] me.
[B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] La da da		 [CmMinor Chord (U,m3,P5)
on the Major Sixth] dee da da		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] doo
La [A♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] da de dee		 [B♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] da dee da		 [E♭Major Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] doo

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