Distant Early Warning Chords by Rush

Tempo:
72.675 bpm
Chords used:

G

Dm

C

F

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rush - Distant Early Warning chords
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[B] [Am]
[C] [G]
[Am] [C]
[Gm] [A] [Am]
[D] [Am]
[F] [F] [G] [G] [F] [G] [Am] I'm yelping tongues 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, [G] red alert.
[C] It's so hard to stay together, has to do involving [G] goals.
We need someone to talk to and someone to [A] sweep the [Am] floors in complete.
[Am] [D] [Am] [D]
[F] [G] [F] [G] [G] The [Dm] world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[G] [D] You sometimes drive me [C] crazy, [Dm] but I worry [F] about you.
[G] [D] I know it makes no [C] difference [Dm] to what you're going [F] through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] nimb of the iceberg [Dm] and I'm worried about [G] you.
[C]
[G] [Am] You sing [C] under your radar, satellites.
[G] Pick a [Dm] page from the red book and keep them [Am] in your sights.
Red alert, [G] red alert.
Black [Am]
and white's a passage, [C] black and [G] white's a view.
Based on knowledge that the [Dm] truth is not [Am] the truth, obsolete.
Absolutely!
[D] [Am] [F] [F] [G]
[F] [F] [G] [D] The world weighs on [C] my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[F] [G] [Dm] You sometimes drive [C] me crazy, [Dm] but I worry about [F] you.
[G] [D] I know it makes [C] no difference [Dm] to what you're going through.
[F] [G] But [D] I see the nimb of [C] the [Dm] iceberg and I'm worried about you.
[G] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[F] [G] [Dm] [C] [Dm]
[F] [G] [Dm]
[C]
[G] [Dm] [G] [Am]
[Dm] [Am]
[F] [G] [F] [G] [G] [G] [Dm] The world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to [F] do?
[G] [D] You sometimes drive me [C] crazy, [Dm] but I worry about [F] you.
[G] [D] I know it makes no [C] difference [Dm] to what you're going through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] nimb of the iceberg [Dm] and I'm worried about [G] you.
[Dm] [C] [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm]
[C] [Dm] [G] [D]
[C] [Dm] [F] [G] [D]
[Dm] [Gm]
Key:  
G
2131
Dm
2311
C
3211
F
134211111
Am
2311
G
2131
Dm
2311
C
3211
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To learn Rush - (Album Version) Distant Early Warning chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Dm, F, G, D, C, Dm, C, Dm and G. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 36 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 73. Considering the song's key of D Minor, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[B] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [Am] _
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] [Am] I'm yelping tongues 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, [G] red alert.
_ [C] It's so hard to stay together, has to do involving [G] goals.
We need someone to talk to and someone to [A] sweep the [Am] floors in complete.
_ _ [Am] _ [D] _ _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
[F] _ _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] The [Dm] world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[G] [D] You sometimes drive me [C] crazy, [Dm] but I worry [F] about you.
[G] [D] I know it makes no [C] difference [Dm] to what you're going [F] through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] nimb of the iceberg [Dm] and I'm worried about [G] you.
[C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Am] You sing [C] under your radar, _ satellites.
[G] Pick a [Dm] page from the red book and keep them [Am] in your sights.
Red alert, [G] red alert.
Black _ _ [Am] _
and white's a passage, [C] black and [G] white's a view.
_ Based on knowledge that the [Dm] truth is not [Am] the truth, obsolete.
_ Absolutely! _
[D] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [F] _ [F] _ [G] _
[F] _ [F] _ [G] [D] The world weighs on [C] my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to do?
[F] _ [G] [Dm] You sometimes drive [C] me crazy, [Dm] but I worry about [F] you.
[G] [D] I know it makes [C] no difference [Dm] to what you're going through.
[F] [G] But [D] I see the nimb of [C] the [Dm] iceberg and I'm worried about you.
[G] _ [Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _
_ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _
[F] _ [G] _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ [Dm] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ [G] _ [F] _ [G] _ [G] _ [G] _ [Dm] The world [C] weighs on my shoulders, [Dm] but what am I to [F] do?
[G] _ [D] You sometimes drive me [C] crazy, [Dm] but I worry about [F] you.
[G] [D] I know it makes no [C] difference [Dm] to what you're going through.
[G] [D] But I see the [C] nimb of the iceberg [Dm] and I'm worried about [G] you.
[Dm] _ _ [C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _
[C] _ _ [Dm] _ _ [F] _ [G] _ [D] _ _
_ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _

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