Biography:
Rainbow was a British rock band formed by Deep Purple founder and former guitarist Ritchie Blackmore in 1975. In addition to Blackmore, the band originally consisted of former Elf lead singer Ronnie James Dio, bassist Craig Gruber, drummer Gary Driscoll, and keyboardist Micky Lee Soule. Over the years, Rainbow went through many lineup changes. including bringing in other vocalists Graham Bonnet and Joe Lynn Turner, before it folded in 1999.
The name of the band was inspired by the Rainbow Bar and Grill
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[INTRO]
(Power for Electric or Barre Chords for Acoustic)
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C C D D
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C D
(whoooaaa)
[VERSE]
(Major Chords)
G D Em D
I get the same old dreams same time every night,
C Bm Am D
fall to the ground and I wake up
G D Em D
So I get out of bed, put on my shoes, and in my head
C Bm Am D
Thoughts fly back to the break-up
[BRIDGE]
Eb *
These four walls are closin' in,
look at the fix you've put me in.
[CHORUS]
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Since you've been gone, Since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C C D D
I'm out of my head, cant take it.
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C D
you've cast a spell so break it.
WAILS...
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C C D D
...since you've been gone.
[VERSE]
G D Em D
So in the night I stand beneath the back street light
C Bm Am D
I read the words that you sent to me
G D Em D
I can take the afternoon, the night-time comes around too soon
C Bm Am D
You can't know what you mean to me
[BRIDGE]
Eb *
Your poison letter, your telegram
Just goes to show you don't give a damn
[CHORUS]
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Since you've been gone, Since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C C D D
I'm out of my head, cant take it.
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C D
you've cast a spell so break it.
WAILS...
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C C D D
...since you've been gone.
[GUITAR SOLO]
(and Breakdown)
G Am Bm Dsus2 D7 Em+ C D
G Am Bm
If you will come back
Dsus2 D7 Em+ C D
Baby, you know you'll never do wrong
D D D, D D.
***Key Change*** (two frets up)
[Chorus]
Notes:
*
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------7------------------------------|
A|----8-----8--6---------------3--4--5-|
E|--8----------------8--6--5-----------|
Em+
3 (Hammer on/off)
0
0
2
X
X
The Intro/Chorus part is Barre or Power Chords, the Verse
and breakdown part is Major chords, you can
break up the chord, hitting the low strings first,
walk it up to the higher strings and back.
(Power for Electric or Barre Chords for Acoustic)
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C C D D
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C D
(whoooaaa)
[VERSE]
(Major Chords)
G D Em D
I get the same old dreams same time every night,
C Bm Am D
fall to the ground and I wake up
G D Em D
So I get out of bed, put on my shoes, and in my head
C Bm Am D
Thoughts fly back to the break-up
[BRIDGE]
Eb *
These four walls are closin' in,
look at the fix you've put me in.
[CHORUS]
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Since you've been gone, Since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C C D D
I'm out of my head, cant take it.
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C D
you've cast a spell so break it.
WAILS...
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C C D D
...since you've been gone.
[VERSE]
G D Em D
So in the night I stand beneath the back street light
C Bm Am D
I read the words that you sent to me
G D Em D
I can take the afternoon, the night-time comes around too soon
C Bm Am D
You can't know what you mean to me
[BRIDGE]
Eb *
Your poison letter, your telegram
Just goes to show you don't give a damn
[CHORUS]
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Since you've been gone, Since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C C D D
I'm out of my head, cant take it.
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
Could I be wrong, but since you've been gone
G G G D Em C C D
you've cast a spell so break it.
WAILS...
G G G D D Em Em Em C C
G G G D Em C C C D D
...since you've been gone.
[GUITAR SOLO]
(and Breakdown)
G Am Bm Dsus2 D7 Em+ C D
G Am Bm
If you will come back
Dsus2 D7 Em+ C D
Baby, you know you'll never do wrong
D D D, D D.
***Key Change*** (two frets up)
[Chorus]
Notes:
*
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|------7------------------------------|
A|----8-----8--6---------------3--4--5-|
E|--8----------------8--6--5-----------|
Em+
3 (Hammer on/off)
0
0
2
X
X
The Intro/Chorus part is Barre or Power Chords, the Verse
and breakdown part is Major chords, you can
break up the chord, hitting the low strings first,
walk it up to the higher strings and back.
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