Song: Rainbow
Artist: Marmalade
Composers: William Campbell & Thomas McAleese
Tabbed by DJ ('DiddyD') for ultimateGuitar.com
20th Sept 2016
Video of Marmalade performing this song live:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLCL1mp6Kz4
D = xx0232 Bm = x24432 A7sus4 = x02030
G/D = xx0433 F#m7 = 242222 A7 = x02020
G/D * = xx0787 Em = 022000 A = x02220
D/C# = x40232 G = 320003
Optional hammer-on riff on the F#m7 chords:
F#m7
e |---2--------------|
B |---2--------------|
G |---2--------------|
D |---2--------2-----|
A |---4---2-h4-------|
E |---2--------------|
On the record the coda repeats and fades, I've included their
live ending as it appears in the video clip noted above.
Personally, I think it would have sounded better ending on
the vocal harmonies on the three 'rainbows', without adding
the couple of bars on the end.
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[Intro]
D G/D G/D * D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D G/D G/D * D D D/C#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
Bm F#m7 Em D
Rain--------bow, look me up, look me down,
Bm F#m7 G A7sus4 A7
Rain--------bow, you were fun to have a - round,
Bm F#m7 Em D
I was ...dream-----ing ...of a love I had to share,
Bm F#m7 G A
Never ...think----ing ...you were here, you were there!
[Verse 1]
D G/D
Not a word, not a sound,
G/D * D
Couldn't see, or even feel the ground,
D G/D
A pot of gold, I was sold,
G/D * D D D/C#
By the way you let it ...fly!
[Chorus]
Bm F#m7 Em D
Rain--------bow, look me up, look me down,
Bm F#m7 G A7sus4 A7
Rain--------bow, you were fun to have a - round,
Bm F#m7 Em D
And I was ...dream-----ing ...of a love I had to share,
Bm F#m7 G A
Never ...think----ing ...you were here, and you were there!
[Break]
D G/D G/D * D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
D G/D G/D * D D D/C#
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Chorus]
Bm F#m7 Em D
Rain--------bow, look me up, look me down,
Bm F#m7 G A7sus4 A7
Rain--------bow, you were fun to have a - round,
Bm F#m7 Em D
Now I'm ...chang------ing ...for the better, for the day,
Bm F#m7 G A
Feel like ...sing-----ing ...all the colours you con - vey!
[Verse 2]
D G/D
Come on home, ...keep me warm,
G/D * D
And love me 'til the new day's born,
D G/D
And I pray ...that you will stay...
G/D * D D D/C#
...Forever in my eyes!
[Coda]
Bm F#m7 Em D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Bm F#m7 G A
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Live ending]
D G/D G/D * D
Rainbow, rainbow, rain-----bow!
D A D A D
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