Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
🎸 Intro:
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G x2
🎸 Verse 1:
G Em
Red and yellow, pink and green
G Em
Is the start of a rainbow song
G Em
But confusion, what’s to follow
G Em C
Some are right and some are wrong, but who cares
D6 C Dsus4 D
It’s in the pictures that are made by the young and the old
🎸 Chorus:
G
Let’s rock the lockdown
C
Stay safe in your town
Am Dsus4 D
See the rainbows all around in the windows that you pass
G
Let’s rock the lockdown
C
Say goodbye to your frown
Am
Keep your faith on solid ground
Dsus4 D
And make a rainbow today
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G x2
🎸 Verse 2:
G Em
Orange bright as the morning sunshine
G Em
Blue and purple are also there
G Em
Every colour of the rainbow
G ' Em C
Seems to lay our emotions bare, but who cares
D6 C Dsus4 D
It’s in the pictures that are made by the young and the old
🎸 Chorus:
G
Let’s rock the lockdown
C
Stay safe in your town
Am Dsus4 D
See the rainbows all around in the windows that you pass
G
Let’s rock the lockdown
C
Say goodbye to your frown
Am
Keep your faith on solid ground
Dsus4 D
And make a rainbow today
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
🎸 Bridge:
Cmaj7 Bm7
Take your rainbow and colour it with sound
Am Dsus4 D Dsus4 D
Find yourself an instrument, let’s rock the world round
🎸 Chorus:
G
Let’s rock the lockdown
C
Stay safe in your town
Am Dsus4 D
See the rainbows all around in the windows that you pass
G
Let’s rock the lockdown
C
Say goodbye to your frown
Am
Keep your faith on solid ground
Dsus4 D
And make a rainbow,
Dsus4 D
Let’s make a rainbow,
Dsus4 D
Let’s make a rainbow today
🎸 Outro:
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Let's rock the lockdown
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Let's rock the lockdown
Gsus4 G Gsus2 G
Song History
Published: June 29, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025