Rising Red Lung

Wilco - Rising Red Lung

transcribed by: robertdanielmaher (at) gmail (com)

tuning: CGCFAD (drop C)
please note: chord names are the ACTUAL chords; not relative to chord shape

the picking pattern varies (so fool around!), but here is the basic pattern:

 Cadd9            Am/C             Cadd9            Gmadd4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3--3----|--5-----5----5--|--3-----3---3---|
|-----2-------2--|4----4-------4--|2----2-----2----|5----5-------5--|
|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|0---0---0---0---|
|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---|----------------|

 Cadd9            Gmadd4           Fadd4
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|--5-----5--5----|--3-----3---3---|0----0-----0--0-|0----0-----0----|
|2----2-------2--|5----5-------5--|--5-----5----5--|--5-----5----0--|
|--4---4---4---4-|--2---2---2---2-|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
|----------------|0---0---0---0---|----------------|----------------|
|0---0---0---0---|----------------|5---5---5---5---|5---5---5---5---|

verse:

Cadd9            Am/C
saw a rising red lung
Cadd9            Gmadd4
glisten under the sun
Cadd9                Gmadd4
i wonder when it will pop
       Fadd4 (only one bar)
in the snow

Cadd9            Am/C
the melody’s a mistake
Cadd9            Gmadd4
an embrace at the wake
Cadd9           Gmadd4
how long does it take
          Fadd4
for us to know

Cadd9                    Am/C
i want a wig that’s been blown
Cadd9         Gmadd4
by something unknown
Cadd9         Gmadd4
buried under a mile
   Fadd4
of snow

Cadd9               Am/C
found a fix for the fits
Cadd9         Gmadd4
come listen to this
Cadd9           Gmadd4
as intimate as a kiss
       Fadd4
over a phone
        Dm9
and it goes…

instrumental:

 Dm9
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|7--7-5--7--7-5--|7--7-5--7--7-5--|
|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|----------------|----------------|

 C                Dm9                  Gmadd9   (let ring)
|----------------|----------------|   |----7s8---------|
|----------------|----------------|   |---5------------|
|----------------|----------------|   |--5-------------|
|7--7-5--7--7-5--|5--7-5--5--7-5--|x3 |-7--------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|   |7---------------|
|----------------|----------------|   |----------------|

*(important note: i think this is what Jeff Tweedy is actually playing during the 
instrumental, but I suggest picking or strumming the chords if playing alone...i will note the 
chord shapes at the bottom)

verse:

Cadd9               Am/C
found a fix for the fits
Cadd9         Gmadd4
come listen to this
Cadd9                Gmadd4
it’s buried under the hiss
       Fadd4  (only one bar)
and It glows

Cadd9           Am/C
like a powerful smile
Cadd9      Gmadd4
a car radio dial
Cadd9           Gmadd4
as intimate as a kiss
       Fadd4
over a phone
        Dm9
and it goes…

instrumental:

Dm9

C Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9

F Gm  F Gm  Dmadd9  Am
F Gm  F Gm  Dmadd9  C

Dm9 C Dm9 C Dm9 C


chords used:

    Dm9  x7577x or xx2032
      C  x5777x or xx0232
      F  5x0003
     Gm  x02210
 Dmadd9  xx2002
     Am  x24432