Distant Early Warning Chords by Rush
Tempo:
73.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
Dm
C
F
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [Am]
[C] [G]
[D] [Am]
[C] [G] [A]
[Am]
[D] [F] [G] [G] [F] [G] [G] [C]
I'm the old [Am] wind comes rising across the cities of the plain.
[G] There's no swimming in the heavy water, no singing in the acid [Am] rain.
Red alert, red [G] alert.
It's [C] so hard to stay together.
Acid-involving [G] boys.
We need someone to talk to and someone to [Am] sweep the floors incomplete.
Incomplete!
[Am]
[D] [Am] [F] [G] [F] [F] [G]
The [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [F] but what am I to do?
[G]
[D] You're sometimes [Dm] driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G]
[D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going through.
[G]
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about you.
[G]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [C] Squeezing under your rainbow, like a satellite.
[C] [G] Take [Dm] a page from the red book, keep them [A] in your [C] sights.
Red alert, [G] red alert.
[Am] Black and white's a passage, [C] black and [G] white's a view.
We face the knowledge that the [Dm] truth is [Am] not the truth.
Absolute.
Absolute, yeah!
[Am] [F]
[F] [G] [F] [F] [G] [D] The world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to [F] do?
[G] [Dm] You're sometimes driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G] [Dm] I know it [C] makes no difference, [Dm] through what you're going [F] through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about [F] you.
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [G]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[F] [F] [G] The [F] [F]
[G] [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[G] [D] You're sometimes [C] driving crazy, [Dm] but I worry [F] about you.
[G] [D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going [G] through.
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry [F] about [G] you.
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [F] That's a [G] lot, that's a [Dm] lot, that's [C] [Dm]
[G] [D] [C] [Dm] [F]
[G] [Dm] a lot.
[Gm]
[C] [G]
[D] [Am]
[C] [G] [A]
[Am]
[D] [F] [G] [G] [F] [G] [G] [C]
I'm the old [Am] wind comes rising across the cities of the plain.
[G] There's no swimming in the heavy water, no singing in the acid [Am] rain.
Red alert, red [G] alert.
It's [C] so hard to stay together.
Acid-involving [G] boys.
We need someone to talk to and someone to [Am] sweep the floors incomplete.
Incomplete!
[Am]
[D] [Am] [F] [G] [F] [F] [G]
The [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [F] but what am I to do?
[G]
[D] You're sometimes [Dm] driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G]
[D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going through.
[G]
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about you.
[G]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [C] Squeezing under your rainbow, like a satellite.
[C] [G] Take [Dm] a page from the red book, keep them [A] in your [C] sights.
Red alert, [G] red alert.
[Am] Black and white's a passage, [C] black and [G] white's a view.
We face the knowledge that the [Dm] truth is [Am] not the truth.
Absolute.
Absolute, yeah!
[Am] [F]
[F] [G] [F] [F] [G] [D] The world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to [F] do?
[G] [Dm] You're sometimes driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G] [Dm] I know it [C] makes no difference, [Dm] through what you're going [F] through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about [F] you.
[G] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [C]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [G]
[Am] [D]
[Am]
[F] [F] [G] The [F] [F]
[G] [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[G] [D] You're sometimes [C] driving crazy, [Dm] but I worry [F] about you.
[G] [D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going [G] through.
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry [F] about [G] you.
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [F] That's a [G] lot, that's a [Dm] lot, that's [C] [Dm]
[G] [D] [C] [Dm] [F]
[G] [Dm] a lot.
[Gm]
Key:
G
Dm
C
F
Am
G
Dm
C
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] _ [C]
I'm the old [Am] wind comes rising across the cities of the plain.
[G] There's no swimming in the heavy water, no singing in the acid [Am] rain.
Red alert, red [G] alert.
It's [C] so hard to stay together.
Acid-involving [G] boys.
We need someone to talk to and someone to [Am] sweep the floors incomplete.
Incomplete!
[Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [F] _ [G]
The [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [F] but what am I to do?
[G] _
[D] You're sometimes [Dm] driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G]
[D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going through.
[G]
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about you.
[G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] [C] Squeezing under your rainbow, like a satellite.
[C] [G] Take [Dm] a page from the red book, keep them [A] in your [C] sights.
Red alert, [G] red alert. _ _ _
[Am] Black and white's a passage, [C] black and [G] white's a view.
We face the knowledge that the [Dm] truth is [Am] not the truth.
Absolute.
Absolute, yeah!
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [F] _ [G] [D] The world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to [F] do?
[G] [Dm] You're sometimes driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G] [Dm] I know it [C] makes no difference, [Dm] through what you're going [F] through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about [F] you.
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [F] [G] The [F] _ [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[G] [D] You're sometimes [C] driving crazy, [Dm] but I worry [F] about you.
[G] [D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going [G] through.
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry [F] about [G] you.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] That's a [G] lot, that's a [Dm] lot, that's _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ a lot. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] _ [C]
I'm the old [Am] wind comes rising across the cities of the plain.
[G] There's no swimming in the heavy water, no singing in the acid [Am] rain.
Red alert, red [G] alert.
It's [C] so hard to stay together.
Acid-involving [G] boys.
We need someone to talk to and someone to [Am] sweep the floors incomplete.
Incomplete!
[Am] _ _ _ _
[D] _ [Am] _ [F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [F] _ [G]
The [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [F] but what am I to do?
[G] _
[D] You're sometimes [Dm] driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G]
[D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going through.
[G]
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about you.
[G] _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] [C] Squeezing under your rainbow, like a satellite.
[C] [G] Take [Dm] a page from the red book, keep them [A] in your [C] sights.
Red alert, [G] red alert. _ _ _
[Am] Black and white's a passage, [C] black and [G] white's a view.
We face the knowledge that the [Dm] truth is [Am] not the truth.
Absolute.
Absolute, yeah!
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [F] _ [G] [D] The world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to [F] do?
[G] [Dm] You're sometimes driving crazy, but I worry about you.
[G] [Dm] I know it [C] makes no difference, [Dm] through what you're going [F] through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry about [F] you.
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _
_ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [G] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F] _ [F] [G] The [F] _ [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] world weighs [C] on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[G] [D] You're sometimes [C] driving crazy, [Dm] but I worry [F] about you.
[G] [D] I know it [C] makes no difference, [F] through what you're going [G] through.
[D] But I see the [C] tip of the iceberg, [Dm] and I worry [F] about [G] you.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] That's a [G] lot, that's a [Dm] lot, that's _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
[G] _ [D] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ _ a lot. _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _