Since You Been Gone chords by Rainbow (Official Version)

GuitarPianoUkulele

G5
D5
E5
C5
G
D/F#
Em
Dsus2
C
G/B
A
Eb
F
Am7
D
G/D
B7
Em/D
Am
A5
F#5
A/E

Intro 1

Whoa

Verse 1
G 
D/F# 
I get the same old dreams,
Em 
Dsus2 
same time ev       ery night
C 
G/B 
A 
Dsus2 
Fall to the ground and I wake up
G 
D/F# 
So I get out of bed,
Em 
Dsus2 
put on my shoes, and in my head
C 
G/B 
A 
Dsus2 
Thoughts fly back  to the breakup

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Pre-chorus 1

These four walls are closing in

Am7

Look at the fix you've put me in!

Chorus 1
G5 
D5 
Since you've been gone,
E5 
C5 
since you've been gone
G5 
D5 
E5 
C5 
D5 
I'm out ta my head, can't take it
G5 
D5 
Could I be wrong,
E5 
C5 
but since you've been gone
G5 
D5 
E5 
C5 
D5 
You cast the spell, so  break it
G5 
D5 
E5 
C5 
G5 
D5 
E5 
Oh, whoa, oh
C5 
D5 
Since you've been gone

Verse 2
G 
D/F# 
So in the night I stand
Em 
Dsus2 
beneath the backstreet light
C 
G/B 
A 
I read the words that you sent to me
Dsus2 
G 
D/F# 
I can take the af     ternoon,
Em 
Dsus2 
the night-time comes around too soon
C 
G/B 
You can't know
A 
Dsus2 
what you mean to me

Pre-chorus 2

Your poison letter, your telegram

Am7

Just goes to show you don't give a damn

Chorus 2
G5 
D5 
Since you've been gone,
E5 
C5 
since you've been gone
G5 
D5 
E5 
C5 
D5 
I'm out ta my head, can't take it
G5 
D5 
Could I be wrong,
E5 
C5 
but since you've been gone
G5 
D5 
E5 
C5 
D5 
You cast the spell, so  break it
G5 
D5 
E5 
C5 
G5 
D5 
E5 
Whoa, whoa, whoa
C5 
D5 
Since you've been gone

Bridge 1
G 
Am7 
G/B 
C 
G/D 
B7 
Em 
Em/D 
C 
Am 
G 
Am7 
G/B 
If you will  come back
C 
G/D 
Ba by you know
B7 
Em 
You'll nev er do wrong,
Em/D 
C 
Am 
D5 
uh

Chorus 3
A5 
E5 
Since you've been gone,
F#5 
D5 
since you've been gone
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
E5 
I'm out ta my head, can't take  it
A5 
E5 
Could I be wrong,
F#5 
D5 
but since you've been gone
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
E5 
You cast the spell, so  break it
A5 
E5 
F#5 
F 
Whoa, oh
A/E 
E5 
F#5 
F 
Oh,   oh
A/E 
E5 
A5 
Ev    er since you've been gone

Outro 1
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
E5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
E5 
A5 
E5 
Since you've been gone,
F#5 
D5 
since you've been gone
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
E5 
I'm out ta my head, can't take  it
A5 
E5 
Since you've been gone,
F#5 
D5 
since you've been gone
A5 
E5 
F#5 
D5 
E5 
I'm out ta my head, can't take  it
[Fade out]

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GuitarPianoUkulele

G5
D5
E5
C5
G
D/F#
Em
Dsus2
C
G/B
A
Eb
F
Am7
D
G/D
B7
Em/D
Am
A5
F#5
A/E

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: G majorBPM: 120

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

G5: 3-5-x-x-x-x
D5: x-5-7-x-x-x
E5: 0-2-x-x-x-x
C5: x-3-5-x-x-x
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
D/F#: 2-x-0-2-3-x
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
G/B: x-2-0-0-0-3
A: x-0-2-2-2-0
Eb: x-6-8-8-8-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
G/D: x-x-0-0-0-3
B7: x-2-1-2-0-2
Em/D: x-x-0-0-0-0
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
A5: x-0-2-x-x-x
F#5: 2-4-x-x-x-x
A/E: 0-x-2-2-2-0

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This is the definitive original version of Since You Been Gone 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 G major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Rainbow's performance.