Catch The Rainbow chords by Rainbow (Official Version)

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em7 
When evening  (E minor7) falls
G 
She'll run to  (G major) me
Am 
C 
Like whispered  (A minor) dreams  (C major) 
Em 
D 
C 
D 
Your eyes can't  (E minor) see  (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 
Em7 
Soft and  (E minor7) warm
G 
She'll touch my  (G major) face
Am 
C 
A bed of  (A minor) straw  (C major) 
Em 
D 
Em 
Against the  (E minor) lace  (D major)  (E minor) 

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Chorus 1

We believed we'd catch the rainbow

Ride the wind to the sun

Sail away on ships of wonder

But life's not a wheel

With chains made of steel

So bless me

Bridge 1
Am 
Come  (A minor) the dawn
Em 
Come  (E minor) the dawn
C 
Come  (C major) the dawn
Em 
Come  (E minor) the dawn
D 
C 
D 
 (D major)  (C major)  (D major) 

Solo 1
Em 
G 
 (E minor) [Slide]  (G major) 
Am 
C 
Em 
D 
 (A minor)  (C major)  (E minor)  (D major) 
Em 
G 
 (E minor)  (G major) 
Am 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
C 
Am 
 (C major)  (A minor) 
Em 
D 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (E minor) 

Chorus 2
Am 
Em 
We believed  (A minor) we'd catch the rainbow  (E minor) 
D 
A 
Em 
Ride the wind  (D major)  (A major) to  (E minor) the sun
Am 
Em 
And sail away  (A minor) on ships of  (E minor) wonder
C 
B 
But  (C major) life's not a  (B major) wheel
C 
D 
With  (C major) chains made of  (D major) steel
Em 
So bless  (E minor) me,
G 
Am 
D 
Em 
oh  (G major) bless  (A minor) me,   (D major) bless  (E minor) me

Bridge 2

Come the dawn

Outro 1
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor) [Slide]  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
Am 
Em 
C 
Em 
 (A minor)  (E minor)  (C major)  (E minor) 
[Fade out]

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Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: EasyKey: E minorBPM: 65

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
B: x-2-4-4-4-x

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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This is the definitive original version of Catch The Rainbow by Rainbow, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of E minor. It suits players who want to learn Catch The Rainbow the way Rainbow intended, without oversimplifying the arrangement.