Rush - Tai Shan (from Hold Your Fire, 1987) Chords
Tempo:
130.2 bpm
Chords used:
F#
B
E
C#m
C#
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[B] [F#m]
[F#]
[B] [G#]
[F#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[B] High on the sacred mountain, [F#] up the seven thousand [B] steps,
In the golden light of autumn, [F#] there was magic in the [B] air.
[E] Clouds surrounded the summit, [F#] the wind blew strong and [D#m] cold.
[E] Among the silent temples, [F#] and the writings carved in gold,
[C#] [F#]
[C#] Somewhere in my instincts, [B] the primitive took to the throne.
I stood at the [C#m] top of [F#] the mountain,
[C#m] and China sang [F#] to me,
[B] In the peaceful [F#] days of harvest time, [G#] [Bm] a [C#m]
song of [E] eternity.
[B] If you raise your hands to heaven, [C#] a hundred [B] years,
I stood there like a mystic, lost in the atmosphere.
Clouds were suddenly [F#] parted, [B] for a moment I could see,
[Em] Patterns [B] of the [F#] landscape, [D#m] reaching to the eastern [F#] sea.
[C#]
A prison, [B]
spanning forty centuries.
I stood at the top of [F#] the mountain,
[C#m] and China sang [F#] to me,
[B] In the peaceful days of [F#] harvest time, [G#m] [C#m] a song of [E] eternity.
[F#] [F] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#] I've [F#] been this [A#m] dance, [B] the hardships of history.
I heard the [F#] home fan, the home girl,
[G#m] [C#m] when China sang to [E] me,
When China sang to [B] me.
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[B] [E]
[F#]
[D#m] [E]
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[G#] [B]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[B] [G#]
[F#m] [C#m]
[G#m] [E]
[F#]
[E]
[F#]
[B] High on the sacred mountain, [F#] up the seven thousand [B] steps,
In the golden light of autumn, [F#] there was magic in the [B] air.
[E] Clouds surrounded the summit, [F#] the wind blew strong and [D#m] cold.
[E] Among the silent temples, [F#] and the writings carved in gold,
[C#] [F#]
[C#] Somewhere in my instincts, [B] the primitive took to the throne.
I stood at the [C#m] top of [F#] the mountain,
[C#m] and China sang [F#] to me,
[B] In the peaceful [F#] days of harvest time, [G#] [Bm] a [C#m]
song of [E] eternity.
[B] If you raise your hands to heaven, [C#] a hundred [B] years,
I stood there like a mystic, lost in the atmosphere.
Clouds were suddenly [F#] parted, [B] for a moment I could see,
[Em] Patterns [B] of the [F#] landscape, [D#m] reaching to the eastern [F#] sea.
[C#]
A prison, [B]
spanning forty centuries.
I stood at the top of [F#] the mountain,
[C#m] and China sang [F#] to me,
[B] In the peaceful days of [F#] harvest time, [G#m] [C#m] a song of [E] eternity.
[F#] [F] [C#] [F#]
[C#] [F#] [C#] I've [F#] been this [A#m] dance, [B] the hardships of history.
I heard the [F#] home fan, the home girl,
[G#m] [C#m] when China sang to [E] me,
When China sang to [B] me.
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[B] [E]
[F#]
[D#m] [E]
[F#]
[B]
[F#]
[G#] [B]
[F#]
[E]
Key:
F#
B
E
C#m
C#
F#
B
E
[B] _ _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ High on the sacred mountain, [F#] _ up the seven thousand [B] steps,
_ In the golden light of autumn, [F#] _ there was magic in the [B] air.
[E] _ _ _ Clouds surrounded the summit, [F#] _ _ the wind blew strong and [D#m] cold.
[E] _ _ Among the silent temples, [F#] _ and the writings carved in gold,
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ Somewhere in my instincts, _ _ [B] _ _ _ the primitive took to the throne. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I stood at the [C#m] top of [F#] the mountain, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ and China sang [F#] to me, _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ In the peaceful [F#] days of harvest _ time, _ [G#] [Bm] a [C#m] _ _ _ _
song of _ [E] eternity. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ If you raise your hands to heaven, _ _ _ [C#] a hundred [B] years,
_ I stood there like a mystic, _ _ lost in the atmosphere.
_ _ _ Clouds were suddenly [F#] parted, [B] for a moment I could see,
_ _ _ [Em] Patterns [B] of the [F#] landscape, _ _ [D#m] reaching to the eastern _ [F#] sea.
_ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ A prison, _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
spanning forty _ centuries. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I stood at the top of [F#] the mountain, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ and China sang [F#] to me, _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ In the peaceful days of [F#] harvest _ time, _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ a song of [E] _ eternity. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [C#] _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] I've [F#] been this [A#m] dance, _ [B] _ _ _ the hardships of history. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I heard the [F#] home fan, the home girl, _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ when China sang to [E] me,
_ _ When China sang to [B] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _
_ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ High on the sacred mountain, [F#] _ up the seven thousand [B] steps,
_ In the golden light of autumn, [F#] _ there was magic in the [B] air.
[E] _ _ _ Clouds surrounded the summit, [F#] _ _ the wind blew strong and [D#m] cold.
[E] _ _ Among the silent temples, [F#] _ and the writings carved in gold,
_ _ [C#] _ _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ Somewhere in my instincts, _ _ [B] _ _ _ the primitive took to the throne. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I stood at the [C#m] top of [F#] the mountain, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ and China sang [F#] to me, _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ In the peaceful [F#] days of harvest _ time, _ [G#] [Bm] a [C#m] _ _ _ _
song of _ [E] eternity. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ If you raise your hands to heaven, _ _ _ [C#] a hundred [B] years,
_ I stood there like a mystic, _ _ lost in the atmosphere.
_ _ _ Clouds were suddenly [F#] parted, [B] for a moment I could see,
_ _ _ [Em] Patterns [B] of the [F#] landscape, _ _ [D#m] reaching to the eastern _ [F#] sea.
_ [C#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ A prison, _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
spanning forty _ centuries. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I stood at the top of [F#] the mountain, _ _ _
_ _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ and China sang [F#] to me, _ _ _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ In the peaceful days of [F#] harvest _ time, _ _ [G#m] _ [C#m] _ _ _ a song of [E] _ eternity. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ [F] _ [C#] _ [F#] _
_ [C#] _ _ [F#] _ _ [C#] I've [F#] been this [A#m] dance, _ [B] _ _ _ the hardships of history. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ I heard the [F#] home fan, the home girl, _
_ [G#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _ _ when China sang to [E] me,
_ _ When China sang to [B] me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D#m] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _