rainbow road chords by Percy Sledge

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Verse 1
Em 
D 
Bm 
C 
G 
Em 
 (E minor)  (D major)  (B minor)  (C major)  (G major) I was born  (E minor) a poor,
Bm 
poor man  (B minor) 
D 
G 
C 
All my life I  (D major) had  (G major) hardworkin' hands  (C major) 
Cm 
But I sang a song  (C minor) as I carried my load
G 
 (G major) 'Cuz I had a dream
C 
about  (C major) Rainbow
G 
 (G major) 

Verse 2
Em 
Then one day,  (E minor) my chance came along
Bm 
 (B minor) A man heard me singin'
G 
and  (G major) playing these old songs
C 
 (C major) He bought me fine clothes,
Cm 
 (C minor) paid the money I owed
G 
C 
 (G major) Started me on my way  (C major) down
Rainbow
G 
 (G major) 

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Verse 3

Then one night, a man with a knife

Pushed me till I had to take his life

Fast as fallin',

all my friends were gone

That old judge traded me a

sentence for a song

Verse 4
Em 
Just livin' with  (E minor) this ball n' chain
Bm 
G 
Had  (B minor) to wear a number  (G major) for
C 
they never call  (C major) my name
Cm 
Like a dream,  (C minor) I'm growin' old
G 
C 
Em 
D 
 (G major) But we still sing about  (C major)  (E minor) Rain (D major) bow