Chords for I'll Build you a Rainbow by Kapena
Tempo:
152 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
Bm
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
I'll build you [G] a rainbow,
[A] way high up [F#m] [A] above.
[Bm] Send [G]
down the [D]
[A] sunbeams, [F#m] flowers full of love.
[Bm] Sprinkle down [D]
[A] raindrops, teardrops [F#m] of joy.
[Bm] I'll be happy in [Em] springtime, [G] [A] watching over [D] my home.
[Bm] Once there was a boy named Jamie.
He had lots [G] of great friends, [A] but his greatest friend was his mom.
[D] [A] Not in some [Bm] sissy way or anything like that.
She just was [G] different from all the other moms.
See, while the other moms were going [A] to their fashion shows and to their bridge parties,
[D] she'd stay home and [Bm] have long talks and bike rides with [D] Jamie.
[G] And at one time she was even considered to be one of the best [D] football players on [A] the block.
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] One day Jamie [D] was called [G] home from school.
And as he [A] was running home, he saw this great big ambulance parked in front of [D] his house.
[F#m]
[Bm] And as he entered down the hallway, [G] he saw his dad talking to a doctor.
[A] His dad said, Jamie, [F#m] come in, your mom [D] wants to see you.
[F#m]
[Bm] And as he opened the door, he saw his mom [D] laying there.
[G] [A] And she turned her head and said, hey big J.
And that day, [D] [F#m] even though he wasn't [Bm] big, but he had a big heart.
[G] She said, Jamie, I'm [A]
leaving and [F#m] I won't be [D] coming back.
[A]
[Bm] Jamie says, but why mom?
[G] Who am I going to play with?
And who am I going to talk to?
[A] And how am I going to know that [D] you're there mom?
[Bm] And his mom says, because Jamie, families are forever.
[G]
[D] I'll build [G] you a rainbow,
[Bm] [A] way high up [F#m] above.
[Bm] Send down [G] the [D] [G]
[A] sunbeams, plums [F#m] full of love.
[Bm] Sprinkle down [G] raindrops,
[A]
teardrops [F#m] of joy.
[A] [B] I'll be happy [Bm] in [Em] heaven, [A] watching over [Dm] my boy.
[E]
[D#]
[D]
[Bm] She closed her eyes [G] and she was gone.
As the ambulance [A] pulled away, Jamie's dad [D] broke down and started to [A] cry.
[Bm]
As [G] Jamie felt his dad's teardrops [D] on his cheek, [A] he started to cry too.
[D] But as he looked [Bm] up over the sky, sure enough, [G] there's a great, great big rainbow [A] over his house.
And he said, [D] dad, [F#m]
[Bm] daddy, it's all right.
[G] Because families are forever.
[A]
[D] I'll build [G] you a rainbow, [A] way high up [F#m] above.
[Bm] Send down the
[A] sunbeams, plums [F#m] full of
[A] love.
[B] Sprinkle [G] down
[A] raindrops, teardrops [F#m] of joy.
[A]
[B]
[C] I'll be happy [D] in [Em] heaven,
[A]
[F#m]
[A] [B]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] watching over [Dm] my boy.
[E]
[D#]
[D]
I love you, mom.
I'll build you [G] a rainbow,
[A] way high up [F#m] [A] above.
[Bm] Send [G]
down the [D]
[A] sunbeams, [F#m] flowers full of love.
[Bm] Sprinkle down [D]
[A] raindrops, teardrops [F#m] of joy.
[Bm] I'll be happy in [Em] springtime, [G] [A] watching over [D] my home.
[Bm] Once there was a boy named Jamie.
He had lots [G] of great friends, [A] but his greatest friend was his mom.
[D] [A] Not in some [Bm] sissy way or anything like that.
She just was [G] different from all the other moms.
See, while the other moms were going [A] to their fashion shows and to their bridge parties,
[D] she'd stay home and [Bm] have long talks and bike rides with [D] Jamie.
[G] And at one time she was even considered to be one of the best [D] football players on [A] the block.
[D] [F#m]
[Bm] One day Jamie [D] was called [G] home from school.
And as he [A] was running home, he saw this great big ambulance parked in front of [D] his house.
[F#m]
[Bm] And as he entered down the hallway, [G] he saw his dad talking to a doctor.
[A] His dad said, Jamie, [F#m] come in, your mom [D] wants to see you.
[F#m]
[Bm] And as he opened the door, he saw his mom [D] laying there.
[G] [A] And she turned her head and said, hey big J.
And that day, [D] [F#m] even though he wasn't [Bm] big, but he had a big heart.
[G] She said, Jamie, I'm [A]
leaving and [F#m] I won't be [D] coming back.
[A]
[Bm] Jamie says, but why mom?
[G] Who am I going to play with?
And who am I going to talk to?
[A] And how am I going to know that [D] you're there mom?
[Bm] And his mom says, because Jamie, families are forever.
[G]
[D] I'll build [G] you a rainbow,
[Bm] [A] way high up [F#m] above.
[Bm] Send down [G] the [D] [G]
[A] sunbeams, plums [F#m] full of love.
[Bm] Sprinkle down [G] raindrops,
[A]
teardrops [F#m] of joy.
[A] [B] I'll be happy [Bm] in [Em] heaven, [A] watching over [Dm] my boy.
[E]
[D#]
[D]
[Bm] She closed her eyes [G] and she was gone.
As the ambulance [A] pulled away, Jamie's dad [D] broke down and started to [A] cry.
[Bm]
As [G] Jamie felt his dad's teardrops [D] on his cheek, [A] he started to cry too.
[D] But as he looked [Bm] up over the sky, sure enough, [G] there's a great, great big rainbow [A] over his house.
And he said, [D] dad, [F#m]
[Bm] daddy, it's all right.
[G] Because families are forever.
[A]
[D] I'll build [G] you a rainbow, [A] way high up [F#m] above.
[Bm] Send down the
[A] sunbeams, plums [F#m] full of
[A] love.
[B] Sprinkle [G] down
[A] raindrops, teardrops [F#m] of joy.
[A]
[B]
[C] I'll be happy [D] in [Em] heaven,
[A]
[F#m]
[A] [B]
[Bm] [Em]
[A] watching over [Dm] my boy.
[E]
[D#]
[D]
I love you, mom.
Key:
A
D
G
Bm
F#m
A
D
G
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll build you [G] a _ rainbow, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] way high up [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] above.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Send [G]
down the _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ sunbeams, _ _ _ _ [F#m] flowers full of _ _ _ love.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ Sprinkle _ down _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ raindrops, _ _ _ teardrops [F#m] of _ _ joy. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I'll be happy in [Em] _ _ _ springtime, _ [G] _ _ _ [A] watching over _ [D] my _ _ _ home.
_ [Bm] _ _ Once there was a boy named Jamie.
_ _ _ _ _ He had lots [G] of great friends, [A] _ but his greatest friend was his mom.
[D] _ _ [A] Not in some [Bm] sissy way or anything like that.
She just was [G] different from all the other moms. _ _
See, while the other moms were going [A] to their fashion shows and to their bridge parties,
_ [D] _ she'd stay home and [Bm] have long talks and bike rides with [D] Jamie.
_ [G] _ And at one time she was even considered to be one of the best [D] football players on [A] the block. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ One day Jamie [D] was called [G] home from school. _ _ _ _ _
_ And as he [A] was running home, he saw this great big ambulance parked in front of [D] his house.
_ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ And as he entered down the hallway, _ [G] he saw his dad talking to a doctor.
_ _ _ [A] His dad said, Jamie, _ [F#m] come in, your mom [D] wants to see you.
_ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ And as he opened the door, he saw his mom [D] _ _ laying there.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] And she turned her head and said, hey big J.
And that day, _ [D] _ _ [F#m] even though he wasn't [Bm] big, _ _ _ but he had a big heart.
[G] _ _ _ _ She said, Jamie, _ _ I'm [A] _ _ _ _
_ leaving and [F#m] I won't be [D] coming back.
_ [A] _
_ [Bm] Jamie says, but why mom? _
[G] Who am I going to play with?
_ _ And who am I going to talk to?
_ [A] _ And how am I going to know that _ _ [D] _ you're there mom?
[Bm] _ _ _ And his mom says, because Jamie, _ _ _ families are forever.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ I'll build [G] you a _ rainbow, _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] way high up [F#m] _ _ _ _ above. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Send down [G] the _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] sunbeams, _ _ _ _ plums [F#m] full of _ _ _ _ love.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ Sprinkle down [G] _ _ raindrops, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
teardrops [F#m] of _ _ joy. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] I'll be happy [Bm] in [Em] _ _ heaven, _ _ _ _ [A] watching _ over _ [Dm] my _ _ boy. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ She closed her eyes _ [G] and she was gone. _ _ _
_ As the ambulance [A] pulled away, Jamie's dad _ _ _ [D] broke down and started to [A] cry.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
As [G] Jamie felt his dad's teardrops [D] on his cheek, _ _ [A] he started to cry too. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ But as he looked [Bm] up over the sky, _ sure enough, _ [G] there's a great, _ great big rainbow _ [A] over his house. _
And he said, [D] dad, _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] daddy, it's all right. _ _ _
_ [G] Because families _ are forever.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ I'll build [G] you a _ rainbow, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] way high up _ [F#m] _ _ above. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Send down the _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ sunbeams, _ _ _ plums [F#m] full of _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ love.
[B] _ _ Sprinkle [G] down _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ raindrops, _ _ _ teardrops [F#m] of _ _ _ _ joy.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I'll be happy [D] in _ _ [Em] _ heaven, _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] watching over _ [Dm] my _ boy. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I love you, mom. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ I'll build you [G] a _ rainbow, _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] way high up [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ [A] above.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Send [G]
down the _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ sunbeams, _ _ _ _ [F#m] flowers full of _ _ _ love.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ Sprinkle _ down _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ raindrops, _ _ _ teardrops [F#m] of _ _ joy. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ I'll be happy in [Em] _ _ _ springtime, _ [G] _ _ _ [A] watching over _ [D] my _ _ _ home.
_ [Bm] _ _ Once there was a boy named Jamie.
_ _ _ _ _ He had lots [G] of great friends, [A] _ but his greatest friend was his mom.
[D] _ _ [A] Not in some [Bm] sissy way or anything like that.
She just was [G] different from all the other moms. _ _
See, while the other moms were going [A] to their fashion shows and to their bridge parties,
_ [D] _ she'd stay home and [Bm] have long talks and bike rides with [D] Jamie.
_ [G] _ And at one time she was even considered to be one of the best [D] football players on [A] the block. _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ One day Jamie [D] was called [G] home from school. _ _ _ _ _
_ And as he [A] was running home, he saw this great big ambulance parked in front of [D] his house.
_ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ And as he entered down the hallway, _ [G] he saw his dad talking to a doctor.
_ _ _ [A] His dad said, Jamie, _ [F#m] come in, your mom [D] wants to see you.
_ [F#m] _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ And as he opened the door, he saw his mom [D] _ _ laying there.
_ [G] _ _ _ [A] And she turned her head and said, hey big J.
And that day, _ [D] _ _ [F#m] even though he wasn't [Bm] big, _ _ _ but he had a big heart.
[G] _ _ _ _ She said, Jamie, _ _ I'm [A] _ _ _ _
_ leaving and [F#m] I won't be [D] coming back.
_ [A] _
_ [Bm] Jamie says, but why mom? _
[G] Who am I going to play with?
_ _ And who am I going to talk to?
_ [A] _ And how am I going to know that _ _ [D] _ you're there mom?
[Bm] _ _ _ And his mom says, because Jamie, _ _ _ families are forever.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ I'll build [G] you a _ rainbow, _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [A] way high up [F#m] _ _ _ _ above. _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Send down [G] the _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ [A] sunbeams, _ _ _ _ plums [F#m] full of _ _ _ _ love.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ Sprinkle down [G] _ _ raindrops, _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
teardrops [F#m] of _ _ joy. _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ [B] I'll be happy [Bm] in [Em] _ _ heaven, _ _ _ _ [A] watching _ over _ [Dm] my _ _ boy. _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ She closed her eyes _ [G] and she was gone. _ _ _
_ As the ambulance [A] pulled away, Jamie's dad _ _ _ [D] broke down and started to [A] cry.
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _
As [G] Jamie felt his dad's teardrops [D] on his cheek, _ _ [A] he started to cry too. _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ But as he looked [Bm] up over the sky, _ sure enough, _ [G] there's a great, _ great big rainbow _ [A] over his house. _
And he said, [D] dad, _ _ [F#m] _
[Bm] daddy, it's all right. _ _ _
_ [G] Because families _ are forever.
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ I'll build [G] you a _ rainbow, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] way high up _ [F#m] _ _ above. _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ _ Send down the _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ sunbeams, _ _ _ plums [F#m] full of _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ love.
[B] _ _ Sprinkle [G] down _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ raindrops, _ _ _ teardrops [F#m] of _ _ _ _ joy.
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] I'll be happy [D] in _ _ [Em] _ heaven, _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [F#m] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] watching over _ [Dm] my _ boy. _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I love you, mom. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _